Reloading Wolf cases...

Yoosta B. Blue · February 1, 2010, 01:53 PM

Hey Guys,

I went to the range this morning and had a great time with my shooting buddy. In the process of picking up the brass that I was interested in keeping, I picked up a bunch of pinkish-copper colored Wolf .380 brass. (I've never seen any of this stuff before today.) My first thought is that it looks like something that I can clean up and reload. Then I got to thinking that I'd better ask whether it is reloadable? Your help is appreciated. Thanks!

Yoosta B. Blue

Hammonje · February 1, 2010, 02:08 PM

I would check to make sure it is boxer primed before you go and break of a decaping pin on your resizer die. I would not reload if only copper washed since steel is too hard and may damage your dies.

69MachOne · February 1, 2010, 07:28 PM

I wouldn't risk it. Wolf is generally a non reloadable shell, that is why it is cheaper. Kinda like the Blazer aluminum.

Yoosta B. Blue · February 2, 2010, 06:37 AM

Thanks for the replies, folks. After doing more research on these Wolf casings, I see that reloading them is a no-no. So it's off to the trash bin they go. :barf:

Yoosta B. Blue

CowTowner · February 2, 2010, 07:55 AM

Send them to the recycling yard. No sense trashing steel that could be used for other things.

February 1, 2010, 01:53 PM	#1
Yoosta B. Blue Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2008 Location: Just a tad NE of the Alamo... Posts: 252	Reloading Wolf cases... Hey Guys, I went to the range this morning and had a great time with my shooting buddy. In the process of picking up the brass that I was interested in keeping, I picked up a bunch of pinkish-copper colored Wolf .380 brass. (I've never seen any of this stuff before today.) My first thought is that it looks like something that I can clean up and reload. Then I got to thinking that I'd better ask whether it is reloadable? Your help is appreciated. Thanks! Yoosta B. Blue Last edited by Yoosta B. Blue; February 1, 2010 at 01:58 PM.

February 1, 2010, 07:28 PM	#3
69MachOne Member Join Date: April 10, 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 56	I wouldn't risk it. Wolf is generally a non reloadable shell, that is why it is cheaper. Kinda like the Blazer aluminum. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

February 2, 2010, 07:55 AM	#5
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	Send them to the recycling yard. No sense trashing steel that could be used for other things. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

February 1, 2010, 02:08 PM	#2
Hammonje Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2010 Location: Lilburn, GA Posts: 117	I would check to make sure it is boxer primed before you go and break of a decaping pin on your resizer die. I would not reload if only copper washed since steel is too hard and may damage your dies.

February 2, 2010, 06:37 AM	#4
Yoosta B. Blue Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2008 Location: Just a tad NE of the Alamo... Posts: 252	Thanks for the replies, folks. After doing more research on these Wolf casings, I see that reloading them is a no-no. So it's off to the trash bin they go. :barf: Yoosta B. Blue