Nickle cases anyone reload them?

[tigerrose01]

I have loaded .357 Mag., 44 Mag, 45 ACP, and 30-06 Ni plated for over 20 years. I never have had any issues with any of it. I run them on the hot side in the 30-06 and still get 6-8 reloads from them. Any flaking and they are out. Magnified inspection is the best early detection. No problems at all with 357 or 44 Mag.

 

[FEENIX]

I have loaded .357 Mag., 44 Mag, 45 ACP, and 30-06 Ni plated for over 20 years. I never have had any issues with any of it. I run them on the hot side in the 30-06 and still get 6-8 reloads from them. Any flaking and they are out. Magnified inspection is the best early detection. No problems at all with 357 or 44 Mag.

See #20. The article I read was only about rifle dies, as most handgun-sizing dies are already made with carbide. As with anything else, YMMV.

 

[Short Round]

My .300 win mag brass was of three types

Federal Classic brass cases. They split on factory firing after being stored for 25 years. Longitudinal splits in the belly of the case.

Remington Nickle cases baought as components. Lord they screeched when the expander ball came out the neck on the first sizing. After the first blowtorch firing they were quiet. That was enough for me to swear off buying anymore plated cases for reloading. (I had Winchester nickel .357 brass that split all the time too.)

The third batch was Speer nickeled cases. They were ok but I ended up giving them away to a friend for his gun in loaded ammo.


After the Remington cases I pretty much just avoid nickeled cases.

 

[VinceMule]

I can't prove it, but Ni-plated brass will take more pressure than regular brass of the same brand.... can't prove it. Throw this in the bucket with "old wives' tales".

My first experience with Ni brass was in 243 Win, and the brass was easier to find when ejected out during coyote hunting.

 

[TexSavage]

Ditto on using the nickel plated on 300WSM! Got 10 reloads and actually still have them. I moved to Norma and after 4-5 reloads in having case head separations. Got some Lapua on order.

 

[ARlife4me]

Ditto on using the nickel plated on 300WSM! Got 10 reloads and actually still have them. I moved to Norma and after 4-5 reloads in having case head separations. Got some Lapua on order.

i'll be in amarillo saturday at dick bivens to watch my daughter and the hs band march at district comp.

 

[cape cove]

Long story short, those nickel cases ruined my die by scratching it to hell and back. Never again.
I also noticed that some of the nickel plate had come off the necks on 4 cases, so I assume that's what wrecked my die.

Had the same experience with nickel plated cases. Never again.

 

[skipglo]

Load em and shoot them...I have gotten 4 loads before I toss them in 300 bee !

 

[baldhunter]

When I first got one of my 7mags in 1994,I bought a hundred Remington nickle cases.They were great.I loaded some of those cases a dozen times and I really don't remember but maybe a case or two ever getting a split neck.I never anneal any of those cases either.I had such good luck with that batch of brass I bought another hundred cases and they were pure junk from the start.They were very hard and brittle.I ended up annealing the cases before using them.I guess you never really know about brass.I've had issues with regular brass being so soft that the primer pockets would not hold a primer after the first firing,when another brand with the same case capacity could easily handle two more grains of powder with zero primer pocket issues.

 

[tigerrose01]

See #20. The article I read was only about rifle dies, as most handgun-sizing dies are already made with carbide. As with anything else, YMMV.

Understood. My regular rifle dies are all I've ever used although I tried to find some carbide ones for a while...I gave that up and bought a set of dies just for those Ni-plated cases. I use more expensive dies for my standard 30-06 rounds. I like match grade accuracy for my hunting ammo and I have two 30-06's, one for each.