5.56 Nickel plated brass qn

[Chemist]

Anyone know what this is being used for? Nickel plated 5.56 brass, nato stamp, LC 03. I haven't seen nickel plated 5.56 nato before thats all.

Ryan

 

[bear.23]

LC is lake city arsenal..
03 is made in 2003


and they use this stuff in guard units and the like...

 

[Chemist]

Thanks. I know what the LC and 03 are, I'd just never seen it in nickel.

 

[bear.23]

Thanks. I know what the LC and 03 are, I'd just never seen it in nickel.

I've been seeing it pop up in the US for last couple years.. I think it was on THR that someone explained where it was coming from...

 

[daBear]

sounds like a marine application such as Coast Guard issue.....
dB

 

[joe-nwt]

I've picked up bunch at our range.

We're a long way from the coast......

 

[crashcollins]

I bought some nickel plated 62gr SS109 bullets off ebay before they banned the sale of bullets. They would look neat loaded into nickel cases. I think they were for marine use, not sure though.

 

[sahara]

I read somewhere a long time ago that proof loads are sometimes nickle plated but you wouldn't find these at the range.

 

[Canuck223]

I believe that Federal loaded the non-tox sintered copper bullets in nickeled cases. {yes, in LC cases}