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What should a newby to handloading know about using nickel cases? I have about 100 cases and have fl sized them and had no issues. So tell me what I don't know......thanks.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29th, 2009 11:13 PM |
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umm they work ? lolz theories and opinions abound , i opinion that they do look purty and dont tarnish as quick or as bad....they are a lil harder to size ( u may or may not feel it ) i only buy them in one caliber ( only way i can get it) i prefer brass, some opinion that they could be thinner on the brass because of allowing for the layer of nickel plating ,i'd not choose them for something i was reforming ( except as a last resort )but depending on the caliber ( pistol vs. rifle etc )i'd treat them just as brass cases
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29th, 2009 11:47 PM |
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There are some usual grips about them. Supposedly they are harder on dies and the nickel plating flakes off very easily if the metal is worked, i.e. FL resize. I dunno about the former but I've found the later to be true. I FL sized 20 308 nickel casings but haven't used them yet, just don't need them in my inventory right now. Have them saved in a baggy along with other oddball brass in case WWIII breaks out.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31st, 2009 03:31 PM |
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I like the nickel cases for handgun loads that will be kept in a magazine or shell loops, as they don't corrode or turn green.
I do not use them for rifle cases. Just my personal preference.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 03:20 PM |
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My experience is with 357 mag brass and nickle cases. I will tell you that given a choise, I prefer the Brass. Why? I have has so many nickle cases split at the mouth vs the brass ones I prefer the brass ones. Not shooting heavey loads, lead bullets at modest speeds.
I like the way nickle looks - but through a few years of experience, I like the brass better for this reason - others may have had different experiences.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 03:56 PM |
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In bottle neck rifle cases the nickle tends to flake of the neck and inbed into the sizer die. This flake of nickle will make a scratch on every peice of brass you run into the sizer after this.
I have several 223 & 308 ruined by nickel brass.
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@Dragon 88;
Put some good copper wire in those bags and ammo-boxes, could be handy to snare some rabbits-tip from my late grandfather who had the "Privilege" to live in WWI and WWII.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 09:08 PM |
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Except for some Palma Match ammo that is nickled, I keep them separated and matched to head stamp. I think they are pretty much the same. I keep all of my shells clean and polished before reloading. If I need to store the shells. they go in a vacuum bag and then into a G.I. ammo can.
The Palma Match ammo is purdy! When I can get some I make swagger sticks for some people I have know in the military over the years, with a very shiny cartridge on the sticks.
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I've reformed lots of nickel .45 ACP cases into .38/45 Clerke and experienced no metal flake-off. This is a fairly drastic reform (.45 down to a bottleneck .355 dia. casemouth). I suppose that it depends on who made the cases (I use Remington) and how the plating was applied and...
I also have some .38 Special cases that have been fired and cleaned so many times that the nickel is wearing off but not flaking off.
Sooo, I think the main difference is that the nickel ones don't tarnish like the plain brass so they stay nicer looking,longer.
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I've used nickle plated cases when I find them. I have a couple 'sets' of them for .45 ACP bullseye competition and also for .38 Special PPC shooting.
I've heard people say they are a bit more brittle due to something in the plating process, but I've worn a bunch down to where the plating is gone and they're still intact.
Load them as normal. Win trophies.
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Montgomery,
How many years did your plated cases last you? I seem to lose more than I wear out in 38 Spl and 45 ACP.
Jerry
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