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#1: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: Dimitri,

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:47 pm
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What do you prefer and why ?? Confused

Dimitri

#2: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: Vince, Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:44 pm
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Have used nickel .357 cases in the past, but only because they started off as factory loads. Apart from that I only ever bought and used brass cases.

I believe that brass is much more user friendly and also shows developing problems before nickel cases do.

Cheers, Vince

#3: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: PaulS, Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:21 am
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I began shooting with plated brass for my 357. I would load it a few times and the neck would split. I trimmed them down to 38 spl length and load them a few more times. It wasn't until I got my 357 Maximum that I found out why the nickel cases were splitting. Now I use only brass cases - no plated cases in my reloads. When I switch the 357 mag to brass cases they stopped splitting. I do still have a few 38 spl cases headstamped 357 but I don't load plated cases for anything else.

#4: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: mc223, Location: S/E Kansas

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:08 am
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Nickel is a tough material. Try drillin a hole in a nickel. Then heat a nickel with a torch, let it cool then try drillin it. It does get harder, just like in a fired case. Hence the split cases.

#5: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: rrogacki, Location: Pennsylvania

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:18 pm
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I like brass better, nickel is too brittle.

#6: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: ripper007, Location: Colorado

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:09 pm
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I would chose brass.

from what I have read and heard, brass last longer, and is easier on your reloading equipment, becuase it is softer, nickel is not as forgiving, like the other guys in above post have said.

#7: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: skb2706,

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:59 am
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I have not found one good thing about nickel cases in 37 years of handloading.

#8: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: Crackshot, Location: Mich

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:49 pm
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I'll reload nickel cases 1 time then leave them for some one else to get, Dont care for them at all.

#9: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: temmi,

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:34 pm
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I have used both extensively and while I prefer Brass, I have never had any problem with performance or longevity of nickle casesâ€¦ The one â€œdifferentâ€ thing about nickel cases is that they donâ€™t seem to â€œgrowâ€ as much when you FL size them.

#10: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: calsibley,

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:24 pm
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My problem with nickel cases is they're terribly tough on the reloading dies, and they dull your neck bevelling tool. I don't use them at all. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

#11: Re: Nickle vs Brass Cases Author: Dimitri,

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:22 pm
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Guess this isnt one of thouse reloading questions with 2 camps of "thought" with different veiws. It seems to be pretty much the same school of thought on this Smile

Dimitri

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