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BillCA · April 25, 2007, 12:16 PM

+1 on Smokey Joe's comments.

Besides the corrosion resistance of nickled brass, it chambers and extracts much easier than plain brass which is a big advantage for self-loading mechanisms.

In the past, I've sorted out my once-fired nickle cases from multi-use ones. In reloading, I use plain brass for practice loads. Multi-use nickle cases were used for higher powered practice loads and packed in paper boxes. Once-fired nickle brass was reserved for higher quality defensive ammo and boxed in plastic boxes.

April 25, 2007, 12:16 PM	#7
BillCA Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, Ca Posts: 7,117	+1 on Smokey Joe's comments. Besides the corrosion resistance of nickled brass, it chambers and extracts much easier than plain brass which is a big advantage for self-loading mechanisms. In the past, I've sorted out my once-fired nickle cases from multi-use ones. In reloading, I use plain brass for practice loads. Multi-use nickle cases were used for higher powered practice loads and packed in paper boxes. Once-fired nickle brass was reserved for higher quality defensive ammo and boxed in plastic boxes. __________________ BillCA in CA (Unfortunately)