does anyone make nickel .41 magum brass

rabbit · February 22, 2013, 05:28 PM

hi , does anyone make nickel .41 magum brass ?? the brass shels keep getting jgunkie in my ammo loops, many thanks, rabbit

Webleymkv · February 22, 2013, 05:34 PM

Starline makes nickel plated .41 Magnum brass but it's currently on backorder.

JT-AR-MG42 · February 23, 2013, 06:50 AM

Try some Pecard's leather dressing.
It is good stuff that should help cut down, if not eliminate, the verdigris.

I use it for collectible military holsters and slings.

JT

kcub · February 23, 2013, 08:04 AM

Isnt nickel brass harder on reloading dies?

steveno · February 23, 2013, 12:46 PM

the nickel plating is softer than the steel or carbide insert and won't hurt the dies. if you choose to shoot some factory loads the 41 mag Winchester 240 grain platinum tip is nickel plated brass. I think the Fedral cast core load is also nickel plated. the Winchester load was very accurate in a TC super 14

dahermit · February 23, 2013, 01:09 PM

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Isnt nickel brass harder on reloading dies?

Some hand loaders have reported issues with the Nickel building up in their dies and galling hand loads. I have never had that happen. What I have had happen, is nickeled .357 and .38 Special brass body cracking way before brass cases. In short, if I get Nickled brass for free (range pick-up), I will hand load it. But, when ordering new, I will not buy Nickled.

steveno · February 23, 2013, 02:05 PM

I like the nickel plated brass a little better because the lubricity of the plating makes it feed a little better in semi-auto pistols. I have never seen the galling from the plated brass

Dan-O · February 24, 2013, 12:19 AM

I concur with dahermit.

I find nickel plated cases to be more brittle than brass.

FrankenMauser · February 24, 2013, 02:28 AM

I've seen some Remington nickel-plated .41 Mag brass before.
I don't know that they have offered any recently, though.

Crankylove · February 24, 2013, 02:26 PM

Nickle may be more brittle, but case life depends on other factors as well. I have some .357 nickel brass my dad picked up in the early 80's and loaded 13 times before giving it to me when I picked up my .357 mag. Since then, I have another 15 or so loadings through that same 50 cases, without a single split case, or any issue with bullet tension. Stay away from high pressure, max loads and excessive case mouth expansion, and your brass can last for years, be it nickel plated or plain brass.

dahermit · February 24, 2013, 02:49 PM

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Nickle may be more brittle, but case life depends on other factors as well. I have some .357 nickel brass my dad picked up in the early 80's and loaded 13 times before giving it to me when I picked up my .357 mag. Since then, I have another 15 or so loadings through that same 50 cases, without a single split case, or any issue with bullet tension. Stay away from high pressure, max loads and excessive case mouth expansion, and your brass can last for years, be it nickel plated or plain brass.

I do not segregate my cases for the .357 when doing fast double-action shooting with very light loads. So, I have a large amount of mixed, Nickled and Brass cases in a bulk lot. I noticed that, it was just the nickled cases that split and I had to discard. Rarely, a brass case would split, but my brass scrap container contents consists of almost all nickled cases. I have nothing against nickled cases, they look neat, but the life of the Nickled cases I have reloaded is much shorter than the brass.

February 22, 2013, 05:28 PM	#1
rabbit Member Join Date: September 15, 2011 Posts: 37	does anyone make nickel .41 magum brass hi , does anyone make nickel .41 magum brass ?? the brass shels keep getting jgunkie in my ammo loops, many thanks, rabbit

February 22, 2013, 05:34 PM	#2
Webleymkv Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,498	Starline makes nickel plated .41 Magnum brass but it's currently on backorder. __________________ Smith, and Wesson, and Me. -H. Callahan Well waddaya know, one buwwet weft! -E. Fudd All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures. -J. Caesar

February 24, 2013, 02:28 AM	#9
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2008 Location: 1B ID Posts: 5,415	I've seen some Remington nickel-plated .41 Mag brass before. I don't know that they have offered any recently, though. __________________ "Such is the strange way that man works -- first he virtually destroys a species and then does everything in his power to restore it."

February 24, 2013, 02:26 PM	#10
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: The land of green Jello and vanilla icecream Posts: 1,200	Nickle may be more brittle, but case life depends on other factors as well. I have some .357 nickel brass my dad picked up in the early 80's and loaded 13 times before giving it to me when I picked up my .357 mag. Since then, I have another 15 or so loadings through that same 50 cases, without a single split case, or any issue with bullet tension. Stay away from high pressure, max loads and excessive case mouth expansion, and your brass can last for years, be it nickel plated or plain brass. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

February 23, 2013, 06:50 AM	#3
JT-AR-MG42 Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2008 Posts: 225	Try some Pecard's leather dressing. It is good stuff that should help cut down, if not eliminate, the verdigris. I use it for collectible military holsters and slings. JT

February 23, 2013, 08:04 AM	#4
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Posts: 982	Isnt nickel brass harder on reloading dies?

February 23, 2013, 12:46 PM	#5
steveno Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Location: Minden , Nebraska Posts: 1,194	the nickel plating is softer than the steel or carbide insert and won't hurt the dies. if you choose to shoot some factory loads the 41 mag Winchester 240 grain platinum tip is nickel plated brass. I think the Fedral cast core load is also nickel plated. the Winchester load was very accurate in a TC super 14

February 23, 2013, 02:05 PM	#7
steveno Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Location: Minden , Nebraska Posts: 1,194	I like the nickel plated brass a little better because the lubricity of the plating makes it feed a little better in semi-auto pistols. I have never seen the galling from the plated brass

February 24, 2013, 12:19 AM	#8
Dan-O Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2011 Location: Kansas City Posts: 308	I concur with dahermit. I find nickel plated cases to be more brittle than brass.