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Old June 27, 2013, 09:41 PM   #7
jimbob86
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normally the case will split when fired. This is just pistol ammo with low pressures.
You have issues other than aluminum cases going on, methinks ......



I concur with the guys thinking nickel plated ........ and those do work just fine.

I re-used a couple hundred nickel plated .357 magnum cases that I got as factory ammo ..... they have been reloaded a good 1/2 dozen times, and I have had a few split at the neck, and the nickel plating is flaking off the necks of others...... which is understandable, as I use a pretty firm roll crimp on magnum revolver rounds......

I have .45 ACP nickel plated brass, but have not had any of that split yet- not as much work hardening with the light taper crimp and low pressure round, I guess. It seems to feed better than the regular "brass" brass, and does not tarnish.

I also have a bag of .270WIN plated brass, but have not used that at all ...... I neck size for that rifle, so I imaging it will last pretty well.
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