nickle or brass?

telejojo

whats better to reload and last longer?

Tailgunner1954

It's a matter of personal opinion, and the nickle is only a thin plating over a brass case (the origional purpose was to resist corrosion due to contact with leather belt loops).
I've used both, and find that nickle RIFLE cases are slightly harder to work with (nodules on the inside of the neck), but other than that I have no troubles.
On Pistol brass, I find the life of both to be about equil, with nickle haveing a tendency to split at the mouth 1-2 loadings sooner, 've also had brass split on the 2nd loading, so there is no hard and fast rule.

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Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.

gskyhawk

I think brass last longer but I use both , I try to use nickle cases for my hotter hunting loads just because its easy to tell with a look what I have

Pearyw

In pistol cartridges, the brass will out last the nickle. Nickle will crack quicker.

ContacFront

Brass.

JustC

nickel is harder on rifle dies than brass.

why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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shoff14

I will add a question to this.

Does the nickel cases stretch less then brass cases?

shootlow

brass
the nickel will hide cracks in the brass and is brittle

Lt.RRG

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heavyiron

For all practical purposes, I don't think it makes a bit of difference. Like Tailgunner said the nickel is just plated on the exterior to prevent corrosion while in a duty belt.

Regards,

Heavyiron


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Hunter375

Brass life is more a question of munufacture than yellow vs. nickel. I have had excellent life out of Remington brass, nickel or yellow, whereas Federal brass has not worked out so well for me. My best example is 10mm, since it is the only caliber I reload that I shoot a ton of. I buy the UMC 180 grain factory ammo and have used the cases in excess of 15 times. As for rifle, the only round I use literally thousands of is .223 and I have had good luck with Remington brass there too. My .223 loads are hot and cases usually are only good for 5-7 loadings. I found Win. brass cracking after only 2 or 3 loads. I really dislike Norma brass, as it seems to be both thick and brittle. I think Remington has the strongest caseheads.

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