Is this reloadable?

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I found these laying around the range and picked them. You know cause I am a reloader so I am cheap...like most of us....

Are these reloadable? Obviously they are not berdan primed so no issue there.

Is there anything special about these ones? I have only used brass Winchester with a lee loader classic and yes I am new-ish to reloading.

Thanks for any help. If this is a dumb question please keep hazing creative.

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Nickel plating is for improved corrosion resistance esp for those who carry their ammo more than they shoot it. At least that's the theory.
Also I've heard that nickel cases are easier to extract as they don't expand as much as brass after firing.
Personally I've never noticed any significant difference between both that makes me want to buy one over the other.
 
Hypothetically the nickel should be a little 'slicker' than brass cases making extraction easier but that assumption is pretty subjective. They sure do look pretty when you polish them up good though. I use nickel cases for all my vampire/zombie killing ammo.
 
As this is range pickup brass, not fired in your rifle, and As the Lee loader only neck sizes, the cases may not chamber in your rifle. They would need full length sizing. Or you might get lucky.
 
I founnd that nickel plated brass is harder to run through the sizing die and have had them get stuck easier than brass - can't explain why. I don't use nickel plated brass to reload any longer. Just my experience...ymmv
 
And I am somewhere under ten loadings on the Federal cases I loaded up on the last time I bought any factory ammo for my hunting rifle ($7/box of 20) at the Regina Co-op a long time ago...I seem to remember you being married back then. We were young!

Still no sign of loose primers. Not pushing loads hard either though. But a lotta deer couldn't tell the difference.

About the only sure advice you can get on this stuff is to try it and see how it works for your needs!

Cheers
Trev
 
I just resized and neck expanded to 8mm some nickel plated Federal brass for my trusty old 8mm-06. I use nickel plated only for that rifle, then there is no mixing up. If it is not nickel plated, it is not 8mm-06. (for my purpose)
 
kjohn said:
I just resized and neck expanded to 8mm some nickel plated Federal brass for my trusty old 8mm-06. I use nickel plated only for that rifle, then there is no mixing up. If it is not nickel plated, it is not 8mm-06. (for my purpose)
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I used nickle plated brass exclusively for my 280. otherwise it looked too much like 270.
 
Ganderite said:
I used nickle plated brass exclusively for my 280. otherwise it looked too much like 270.
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What is your experience in neck tension consistency and annealing with nickled brass? I've found it difficult to get consistent neck tension unless crimping a bullet with a deep cannelure, which leaves out most small bores, although I suppose one could use a smaller neck expander, or simply remove remove it altogether. I've never attempted to anneal a nickle cases, but assume the nickle wouldn't soften enough to loose its springiness.
 
Boomer said:
What is your experience in neck tension consistency and annealing with nickled brass? I've found it difficult to get consistent neck tension unless crimping a bullet with a deep cannelure, which leaves out most small bores, although I suppose one could use a smaller neck expander, or simply remove remove it altogether. I've never attempted to anneal a nickle cases, but assume the nickle wouldn't soften enough to loose its springiness.
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Each rifle comes to me with a bag of 100 pieces of brass. With hunting rifles I seldom fire each piece as often as 5 times, so I have never annealed a case.

The only time I have annealed is when case forming a new caliber.

Short answer - I have no idea about how a nickled case would anneal.
 
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