wolf brass

mniesen89 · December 12, 2007, 05:16 PM

is it alright to reload wolf cartridges even though its not brass? If not,why?

MDman · December 12, 2007, 05:20 PM

no, its steel and steel is not as flexible as brass is, it is much more prone to cracking. Also it would be rough on the dies as they too are steel.

dogfood · December 13, 2007, 07:22 AM

Several have tried this with their .45 ACP cases ... me included. I'm not sure how hard it is on your dies (whether hardened steel or carbide), but the cases will definitely split. I was able to get one reload out of them; another shooter I know was able to get two.

It's not worth it, even with the high price of brass today.

dogfood

mniesen89 · December 13, 2007, 05:45 PM

thanks guys, definitely cleared it up.

Ozzieman · December 13, 2007, 10:04 PM

No, NO, NOOOOO!

jsflagstad · December 13, 2007, 10:38 PM

I have done it just to see if I could. Inspected it very closely and only did a couple. It did work, but along with the other I wouldn't recommend it.

donttellthewife · December 14, 2007, 12:23 AM

I played around with wolf polymer coated 7.62x39 cases, the metal was so soft I could barely set a bullet without the case collapsing. I only primed and set a few bullets just to "see" if it could be done for eotwawki

mniesen89 · December 14, 2007, 01:17 AM

I thought the rifle case would hold up better than the handgun case but i guess not

December 12, 2007, 05:16 PM	#1
mniesen89 Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2007 Location: deland,fl Posts: 238	wolf brass is it alright to reload wolf cartridges even though its not brass? If not,why?

December 12, 2007, 05:20 PM	#2
MDman Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2007 Location: maryland Posts: 535	no, its steel and steel is not as flexible as brass is, it is much more prone to cracking. Also it would be rough on the dies as they too are steel. __________________ I dont have super powers, I have guns.

December 13, 2007, 10:04 PM	#5
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 4,312	No No, NO, NOOOOO!

December 13, 2007, 07:22 AM	#3
dogfood Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2004 Location: Southwestern OH Posts: 218	Several have tried this with their .45 ACP cases ... me included. I'm not sure how hard it is on your dies (whether hardened steel or carbide), but the cases will definitely split. I was able to get one reload out of them; another shooter I know was able to get two. It's not worth it, even with the high price of brass today. dogfood

December 13, 2007, 05:45 PM	#4
mniesen89 Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2007 Location: deland,fl Posts: 238	thanks guys, definitely cleared it up.

December 13, 2007, 10:38 PM	#6
jsflagstad Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Up Nort Posts: 381	I have done it just to see if I could. Inspected it very closely and only did a couple. It did work, but along with the other I wouldn't recommend it.

December 14, 2007, 12:23 AM	#7
donttellthewife Member Join Date: April 9, 2007 Posts: 25	I played around with wolf polymer coated 7.62x39 cases, the metal was so soft I could barely set a bullet without the case collapsing. I only primed and set a few bullets just to "see" if it could be done for eotwawki

December 14, 2007, 01:17 AM	#8
mniesen89 Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2007 Location: deland,fl Posts: 238	I thought the rifle case would hold up better than the handgun case but i guess not