Nickel plated

[dexstoy]

These have a brass core, so can these be safely reloaded?

[hermosabeach]

Yes

[bruce381]

yes OK, sometimes I seperate the nickel for Special loads to make easy to see what they are like different powder or wt bullets.

Over a liong time the nickel ones to me seem to split earler but i still give it no mind.

[mif_slim]

I use nickel to tell the difference between my brass and the other shooters brass at my old USPSA club..they all shot brass so nickel was easy for ID.

[Droppin Deuces]

I use nickel in my target gun to make it easier to sort from my blaster brass and stuff other people toss in my bag. To further differentiate, I only use CCI primers so I can more quickly tell the difference between my own multi fired casings and donated ones.

I find that nickel plated seems to get maybe 4 firings as opposed to the typical 5-6 of brass.

[RR.44]

I must agree with the last 2 pposts, in my experience the nickel plated cases have always split on me quite rapidly ~ 3-4 reloads tops, I tend to avoid them now.

[UnknownShooter]

separate the nickel cases when tumbling - they don't need nearly as long in the tumbler to look great & you can wear through the nickel if you leave them tumbling for too long..

['ol shooter]

separate the nickel cases when tumbling - they don't need nearly as long in the tumbler to look great & you can wear through the nickel if you leave them tumbling for too long..

That, plus when the cases are plated, they are more brittle compared to brass, and they will crack the necks sooner than the brass. I save them for defense loads that will sit in the gun for longer periods, that's why they are plated in the first place.

[Dutch Henry]

+1 for nickel cases having a short reloading life. I still reload them but prefer brass.

Many years ago, it was explained to me that nickeled cases were preferred by law enforcement because of the cases coming in contact with chrome tanned leather belts and accouterments which were popular until the early 1990s. Brass caused verdigris to form but nickel seemed to withstand long storage in belt loops and ammo pouches.

This may be hearsay but it always made sense to me.