GOSHOOT,

Now I understand your train of thought and it does make sense.

There is no excuse for the brass makers to cut off the supply,

unless orders for a certain caliber drop way off. Now the

likelyhood of that happening with 470 NE orders is quite

small. But with the other calibers based on the same case,

including the 500 itself, the future is not as secure. This is

because the 470 caliber is REALLY selling in new rifles. The

others just don't get close to the number of orders the 470 does.

Again this is an issue of headstamping at the factory. It's the

same "stuff" with different markings and slightly different bends

in it as it comes out of the maufacturer's plant originally.