Brass Plated Steel

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Bear Ammunition Golden Bear .223 Remington 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket Steel Cased Centerfire Rifle Ammunition AG223FMJ Caliber: .223 Remington, Number of Rounds.​



Can You use this Brass Plated Steel for reloading ??

just Learning about reloading before getting into it.


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Bit of a hijack but kind of similar question, I have some Fed nickel coated brass that came from their 6.5 cm loaded with Berger 135 gr hybrid hunter.

It was good shooting ammo, I don't have a lot of it, but I do have these cases in a box on the shelf and was just wondering if they are worth even messing with.

I'm thinking probably not.

And any idea why this ammo has nickel plated brass?

Cheers
 
There are some threads about nickel plate brass. I have some for my 280 I use for hunting ammo. It seems to size the same as regular brass, I can't tell any real difference. I have only reloaded some of it 3x at most.
 
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Nickel plate cases provide some corrosion protection in wet environments. However, they react a differently than brass when sized and since Nickel is harder than brass, they could notably increase wear on dies. I suspect that is why no one recommends them for reloading.

Jim G
 
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