poly case

skizzums · October 30, 2013, 09:56 PM

http://www.guns.com/2012/11/27/ployc...-shipping-380/

i haven't personally heard of these before, looks like they have been going for under a year. it's a scary thought though, if they indeed perfect this method for cases, that could be the end of affordably reloading ammo in the future. or it could be a great thing, if instead of reloading brass, you just buy a bag of new poly cases for a couple cents a round, but then you have to deal with availability issues during periods of high demand. but the more i pondered on this, the more i think at some point, this will be the future of ammunition at some point in my lifetime. i'm sure brass will always be available at a cost, but maybe no more range pick-up

. don't fret just yet, i tried googling the business and all of their webpages are gone, so i dont think it worked oout this time....yet

nevermind...the web pages are fine
http://polycaseammunition.com/

Valornor · October 30, 2013, 10:27 PM

It's an interesting development. I'll have to start keeping an eye out for empties. They say it can't be reloaded, and I trust that probably true with conventional dies, I'm curious if someone develops something that will do the trick. I'm stick really skeptical about the performance of such cases in rifle ammo.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · October 30, 2013, 11:04 PM

Doesn't surprise me.

lll Otto lll · October 30, 2013, 11:27 PM

PCA Spectrum made poly .223 ammo back in '04. It never took off and was generally considered to be junk with neck separations, failures-to-fire and signs of high pressures. To make things worse, it was rather expensive. It's only real advantage was that it saved on weight but few people seemed to really care.

Edited to add that they went bankrupt in '07. Maybe this new company will have better luck.

October 30, 2013, 09:56 PM	#1
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	poly case http://www.guns.com/2012/11/27/ployc...-shipping-380/ i haven't personally heard of these before, looks like they have been going for under a year. it's a scary thought though, if they indeed perfect this method for cases, that could be the end of affordably reloading ammo in the future. or it could be a great thing, if instead of reloading brass, you just buy a bag of new poly cases for a couple cents a round, but then you have to deal with availability issues during periods of high demand. but the more i pondered on this, the more i think at some point, this will be the future of ammunition at some point in my lifetime. i'm sure brass will always be available at a cost, but maybe no more range pick-up . don't fret just yet, i tried googling the business and all of their webpages are gone, so i dont think it worked oout this time....yet nevermind...the web pages are fine http://polycaseammunition.com/ __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

October 30, 2013, 11:27 PM	#4
lll Otto lll Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2008 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 295	PCA Spectrum made poly .223 ammo back in '04. It never took off and was generally considered to be junk with neck separations, failures-to-fire and signs of high pressures. To make things worse, it was rather expensive. It's only real advantage was that it saved on weight but few people seemed to really care. Edited to add that they went bankrupt in '07. Maybe this new company will have better luck. Last edited by lll Otto lll; October 30, 2013 at 11:41 PM.

October 30, 2013, 10:27 PM	#2
Valornor Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 244	It's an interesting development. I'll have to start keeping an eye out for empties. They say it can't be reloaded, and I trust that probably true with conventional dies, I'm curious if someone develops something that will do the trick. I'm stick really skeptical about the performance of such cases in rifle ammo.

October 30, 2013, 11:04 PM	#3
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	Doesn't surprise me.