Very touching, Advoc. But, really, a bit of research off-line before you even bought your first powder, and you should have encountered some reference to nickel-plated brass.
If you follow this forum long enough - especially the reloading section - you will find much, dare I say, most, of the "guidance" you get will be wrong. CGN Reloading would be a last desperate grasp at a broken straw for reloading advice. Just starting out, you can't be expected to know that, but keep that in the back of your mind as you peruse these pages. There are a couple of ballisticians on board - much of what they write is credible - and a couple of serious match shooters of games where accuracy, not repeatability, count, and their input in that regard is generally credible. But, there are a couple of contributors whose advice will get you hurt, even though their contribution is couched in very authoritative language.
Their input is amusing to the experienced, but not helpful to the novice. Hard copy items previously referred to as books, published by major manufacturers of components are an absolute must for reference. When they fail, most component manufacturers offer on-line, or better, live technical support. Go there when you have a newbie question, and then you can read CGN for entertainment.
