Brittle nickel brass
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Thursday, March 04, 2021, 19:17 (1360 days ago) @ bj
I’ve reloaded plenty of .38 and .357 nickeled brass with no trouble, even having some 38 brass that is mostly brass as it’s been reloaded so many times that the nickel has mostly worn off. But, I still remember a 100 piece bag of Remington nickel brass I bought brand new. I had I bet 1/4 to 1/3 of them split the first firing. And about the same amount the second firing or while resizing. Not case mouths either, splits from mouth about 90% of the way to the extractor groove. I’m prettty sure I pitched the rest just to me safe, and that was back when I was young and really broke, so that meant something! I’ve been leery of nickeled brass since then!
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- 32-20 Brass -
Dave B,
2021-03-03, 15:25
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Cherokee,
2021-03-03, 16:38
- 32-20 Brass -
Dave B,
2021-03-03, 20:14
- 32-20 Brass - Cherokee, 2021-03-04, 06:33
- 32-20 Brass -
Dave B,
2021-03-03, 20:14
- anneal? -
bj,
2021-03-03, 18:06
- anneal? -
Dave B,
2021-03-03, 20:22
- Front sight... - Paul, 2021-03-04, 06:49
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Paul,
2021-03-04, 07:15
- Web site - Dave B, 2021-03-05, 19:15
- anneal? -
bj,
2021-03-04, 11:46
- Brittle nickel brass -
Slow Hand,
2021-03-04, 19:17
- Brittle nickel brass - Dave B, 2021-03-05, 19:16
- Brittle nickel brass -
Slow Hand,
2021-03-04, 19:17
- anneal? -
Dave B,
2021-03-03, 20:22
- 32-20 Brass -
RayLee,
2021-03-03, 18:28
- 32-20 Brass - Dave B, 2021-03-03, 20:15
- Used to go the other way! My how times change... -
Hobie,
2021-03-04, 13:53
- Used to go the other way! My how times change... - Slow Hand, 2021-03-04, 19:19
- Used to go the other way! My how times change... - Dave B, 2021-03-05, 19:16
- 32-20 Brass -
Cherokee,
2021-03-03, 16:38