Upsizing Nickel Brass

[Shane296]

Good day folks.
I need some educated opinions on Nickel plated brass.
Is it feasible or recommended to upsize it? The plating obviously makes it harder than standard brass, but will this be an issue?

I plan on handloading for my .338 Federal and would like to know if this is an option. I may one day find myself with nothing but a large quantity of Nickel 308 brass that I need to use.

Any experience upsizing anything nickel would be greatly appreciated.

 

[CyaN1de]

I would say run one through the die and see how it turns out.

My guess is, if anything negative is going to happen, that the nickel plating may flake or crack being harder the brass it is plated to.

 

[prosper]

Don't try anything too radical and you'll be fine. 30-06 ot 25-06, or to 35 whelen is about as far as I'd try to go.

Personally, I avoid nickle brass outright. The last thing I want to deal with is flaked off bits of metal in my chamber or dies

 

[Longwalker]

I have expanded factory new Remington nickel plated 30-06 to .35 whelen. The first half dozen, I had two or three neck splits.
So I annealed the case necks, ran them through a Hornady .35 tapered expander, and no more trouble. I have loaded these cases a couple more times so far, no problems.