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reloader28 · April 7, 2011, 11:28 PM

I'm with the brass boys.

I've used both also and I much rather prefer brass.

Its softer and easier to size and work with, and if annealed once in a while and you take care of them (minimal sizing and not max loads), you get many reloads from them. I've heard of guys getting over 40 reloads from properly cared for brass. I have some that are going on 15+ loadings now with no problems. I tried annealing nickel pistol cases to see if they would last longer, but I'm not sure if it worked or not.

I started going to nickel plated once when I first started reloading and after getting a couple hundred I stopped and once these go bad I'll never get anymore. I rarely shoot those ones now, so they'll probly last the rest of my life anyway.

Whenever someone gives me a can of empties I usually throw away any nickel cases that are in there.

April 7, 2011, 11:28 PM	#5
reloader28 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2009 Location: nw wyoming Posts: 1,061	I'm with the brass boys. I've used both also and I much rather prefer brass. Its softer and easier to size and work with, and if annealed once in a while and you take care of them (minimal sizing and not max loads), you get many reloads from them. I've heard of guys getting over 40 reloads from properly cared for brass. I have some that are going on 15+ loadings now with no problems. I tried annealing nickel pistol cases to see if they would last longer, but I'm not sure if it worked or not. I started going to nickel plated once when I first started reloading and after getting a couple hundred I stopped and once these go bad I'll never get anymore. I rarely shoot those ones now, so they'll probly last the rest of my life anyway. Whenever someone gives me a can of empties I usually throw away any nickel cases that are in there.