Brass that doesnt have to be resized?

Lavid2002 · May 12, 2008, 01:08 PM

I saw ammo one time, it was a casing, with a brass headstamp...but fr m the but up, the walls, neck and mouth were all made from some sort of moly compound. It came in numerous colors to identify different loads, and said the casing would never require resizing, annealing, trimming or tumbling. Wow...anyone else hear of this. I saw it months ago and thats the only time. Maybe its a POS hah
Rh..just looked around for alittle, couldnt find it. OH well...anyone else hear of it?

BAD_KARMA · May 12, 2008, 01:47 PM

http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/bl.../?s=2005_side3

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2002infantry/husseini.pdf

arizona hunter · May 26, 2008, 10:56 AM

Cool. I did notice though that at Ammo Bank, they say these cases cannot be reloaded and are not reccomended in AK type actions or in rifles with "fluted chambers".

amamnn · May 26, 2008, 12:19 PM

I guess if you can't reload it, it never would need sizing, tumbling, trimming, annealing, etc......moving to the er, um, factory ammo forum?

snuffy · May 27, 2008, 01:41 AM

Yup, PCA stands for Plastic Cased Ammunition.

And don't say to me CAN'T, cuz I did it. It reloads the same as any brass cased ammo. I run it through a FL die, seated a new primer, charged an appropriate charge of powder, and seated a bullet. Problem is, the neck don't "TAKE" the resize, it don't grip the bullet at all. I could pull the bullet out with my fingers. That would mean the bullet would likely unseat whan chambered in a semi-auto. It may also squib fire in a bolt or single shot, because one thing neck tension does is hold the bullet long enough for the powder to ignite. I never fired the couple I reloaded, just had to try it.

When made, the bullet had the case formed around the bullet. It had a good grip on it. There's a ledge under where the bullet was in the neck, so it couldn't be driven deeper into the neck.

Lavid2002 · May 27, 2008, 12:20 PM

Cool

May 12, 2008, 01:08 PM	#1
Lavid2002 Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2007 Posts: 2,568	Brass that doesnt have to be resized? I saw ammo one time, it was a casing, with a brass headstamp...but fr m the but up, the walls, neck and mouth were all made from some sort of moly compound. It came in numerous colors to identify different loads, and said the casing would never require resizing, annealing, trimming or tumbling. Wow...anyone else hear of this. I saw it months ago and thats the only time. Maybe its a POS hah Rh..just looked around for alittle, couldnt find it. OH well...anyone else hear of it? __________________ Math>Grammar

May 26, 2008, 12:19 PM	#4
amamnn Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2006 Location: WA, the left armpit of the USA Posts: 1,323	I guess if you can't reload it, it never would need sizing, tumbling, trimming, annealing, etc......moving to the er, um, factory ammo forum? __________________ "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal

May 27, 2008, 01:41 AM	#5
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	Yup, PCA stands for Plastic Cased Ammunition. And don't say to me CAN'T, cuz I did it. It reloads the same as any brass cased ammo. I run it through a FL die, seated a new primer, charged an appropriate charge of powder, and seated a bullet. Problem is, the neck don't "TAKE" the resize, it don't grip the bullet at all. I could pull the bullet out with my fingers. That would mean the bullet would likely unseat whan chambered in a semi-auto. It may also squib fire in a bolt or single shot, because one thing neck tension does is hold the bullet long enough for the powder to ignite. I never fired the couple I reloaded, just had to try it. When made, the bullet had the case formed around the bullet. It had a good grip on it. There's a ledge under where the bullet was in the neck, so it couldn't be driven deeper into the neck. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

May 27, 2008, 12:20 PM	#6
Lavid2002 Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2007 Posts: 2,568	Cool __________________ Math>Grammar

May 12, 2008, 01:47 PM	#2
BAD_KARMA Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2000 Posts: 171	http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/bl.../?s=2005_side3 http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2002infantry/husseini.pdf

May 26, 2008, 10:56 AM	#3
arizona hunter Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2005 Location: phoenix, AZ Posts: 212	Cool. I did notice though that at Ammo Bank, they say these cases cannot be reloaded and are not reccomended in AK type actions or in rifles with "fluted chambers".