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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: TeacherMan on February 09, 2009, 08:27:12 AM

Title: Brass or Nickel?
Post by: TeacherMan on February 09, 2009, 08:27:12 AM: Im buying a bunch of cases for my 300, 243, 7mm, etc and I'm ordering it off of Midway and one of the guys at work told me to buy Nickel plated because they don't thin out at the neck as quick, they are only $3 more per 100, what are your thoughts?

thanks...
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Post by: GoldTip on February 09, 2009, 08:28:13 AM: I would agree with your guy at work.
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Post by: Gutpile on February 09, 2009, 02:23:31 PM: Ive been told they are hard on dies but dont know for sure
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Post by: Bigshooter on February 09, 2009, 02:47:36 PM: You will not get the life out of nickel that you do out of brass. After 3 or 4 reloads of nickel you will start getting split necks. Also if a nickel case gets damaged you might as well through it away. They are very hard to straighten back out.
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Post by: boneaddict on February 09, 2009, 02:53:59 PM: I like brass better.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on February 09, 2009, 02:55:01 PM: Brass all the way. I really don't like the Nickle.
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Post by: boneaddict on February 09, 2009, 03:00:05 PM: I also like lead better than copper, and lead better than sabot and carbon better than aluminium, but I am a fi[nicky one
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Post by: ELKBURGER on February 09, 2009, 03:04:35 PM: Hey Bone, I thought you liked wood?
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Post by: Slenk on February 09, 2009, 03:15:07 PM: Buy Brass.
Nickle cartriges pick up dirt and inbed it into your loading dies. And can scratch the hell out of them.
Loned a set to a guy and he loades nickle brass and ruined my dies that way. :bash:
Slenk
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Post by: alanger on February 09, 2009, 03:42:16 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on February 09, 2009, 02:53:59 PM
I like brass better.

:yeah:
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Post by: 12Gauge on February 10, 2009, 11:11:36 AM: I like nickle for my .38Super, but that's all. Nickle is harder on your dies.
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Post by: boneaddict on February 11, 2009, 09:32:13 AM: Shoot carbon, but would like to dive into making my own wood. Have even attempted making my own arrowheads.
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Post by: MHWASH on February 12, 2009, 06:11:01 AM: Nickel is more brittle and will not "stretch" as much. Resulting in shorter brass life.

Last time I tried to shoot Carbon out of one of my guns it didn't do so well. :chuckle:
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Post by: gadwall on February 12, 2009, 03:15:08 PM: Quote from: Bigshooter on February 09, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
You will not get the life out of nickel that you do out of brass. After 3 or 4 reloads of nickel you will start getting split necks. Also if a nickel case gets damaged you might as well through it away. They are very hard to straighten back out.

I agree here. You may also see alot of variation in the thickness of the metal at the case mouth with nickel. They look cool but are not worth a damn.
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Post by: mossback91 on February 12, 2009, 05:05:32 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on February 11, 2009, 09:32:13 AM
Shoot carbon, but would like to dive into making my own wood. Have even attempted making my own arrowheads.

know a guy who used to make em!!! I'll have to get some pics of knives he made that i have