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Nickel plated brass

sweaversweaver Member Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 2005 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I just bought some once-fired (I hope) nickel plated brass. Anything different in reloading this? I only noticed that it costs alot more when you buy it new and this was a good deal (1000 pieces for $20).

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  • sweaversweaver Member Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have about 70-80 once fired casing from Winchester Supreme rounds. Is it possible to reload these? Is there any special steps needed to these shells?
    Thanks in advance
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  • sweaversweaver Member Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    looking for rifle brass to reload i noticed three lots for sale all in the same condition. one lot nickel plated and the other two brass. no one bidding on the nickel stuff, is there a downside to nickel plated brass. i load it in pistol cases without any problems.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can only speak for myself in this matter. In the past I've had problems with reloading nickel plated brass. It hasn't proved as durable as conventional brass when reloading 10 mm pistol. It seems to more prone to cracking and failure. Because of this I prefer Winchester conventional brass.

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  • old single shotsold single shots Member Posts: 3,594
    edited November -1
    In my experience with nickel plated pistol brass,it will develop splits much sooner than regular brass caseings.In other words,I agree with Rufe-Snow.
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  • jimbowbyjimbowby Member Posts: 3,496
    edited November -1
    [8D]It looks fantastic,it fractures,cracks,hard to trim,RUINS DIES,after 4/10 reloads-bad investment-unless you're taking pictures[:(][:(][:(][:p][:D]

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  • DONDALINGERDONDALINGER Member Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with everyone about the nickel plated brass. I just got through sifting through a bunch of .38 brass to load and every one that had a split case mouth was nickel plated. I'll only be buying regular brass in the future, but the deal you got was too good to pass up. I would have bought it too.

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  • sweaversweaver Member Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow, not the kind of answers i had hoped to hear. I guess I thought since it costs so much more new then it was probably better. From the opinions here that doesnt look to be the case. But given the price I got them I'll still come out way ahead if I only load them once.

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  • tatercatstatercats Member Posts: 711 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i dont like it-it seems it stretches to easy or it is softer

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  • GaBobGaBob Member Posts: 613 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I never use nickle plated brass nowdays. I had too many problems with it in the past[:(!]

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  • brier-49brier-49 Member Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    not trying to start a fight here but, i have been reloading winchester nickle-brass since last summer, with no cracks yet. only been loaded 7 times,maybe i haven't loaded them enough times yet. my son loads .45 acp and alot of his brass is midway nickle-brass he picked up 2 years ago. every now and then he'll mention he had a cracked case or two,but nothing to worry about.

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  • brier-49brier-49 Member Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    not trying to start a fight here but, i have been reloading winchester nickle-brass since last summer, with no cracks yet. only been loaded 7 times,maybe i haven't loaded them enough times yet. my son loads .45 acp and alot of his brass is midway nickle-brass he picked up 2 years ago. every now and then he'll mention he had a cracked case or two,but nothing to worry about.

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  • shootlowshootlow Member Posts: 5,425
    edited November -1
    what the others said except brier-49
    i also had a bunch of new ARMSCOR brass in 38 rimless split on there virgin and 1st reload cant recomend that brass at all

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  • dakotashooter2dakotashooter2 Member Posts: 6,186
    edited November -1
    I get a FREE supply from the local PD and haven't had any problems yet but don't have many firings on my cases. If you are using standard dies I might see some potential for damage but with carbides it seems unlikely. I think the cracking may depend on how much you work the brass. If in doubt load them up and use them when the potential for brass recovery is low.
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  • GaBobGaBob Member Posts: 613 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Before carbide dies were popular it took twice as much elbow grease to resize nickle plated brass in full length resizer as plain brass. The carbide dies eliminated that problem so nickle may be OK now but I still have a bad taste in my mouth.

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  • ballous dadballous dad Member Posts: 25 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I surprised myself with a load of Midway (and 'Texas' marked nickle-plated .45 ACP brass.) Left it in the polisher too long, and the nickeling wore off.
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