Reeder Custom Guns - Starline Nickel Plated 44-40 WCF Brass...

Huey
Starline Nickel Plated 44-40 WCF Brass...
Wednesday, June 03, 2020, 07:21

Back 20+ years ago, I bought 1000 Rem Nickel Plated 25-20 Brass. They were a whopping $72/500 ppd.

Those cases have been loaded countless times with 10.8 grn of Lil Gun pushing a 75 grn V-Max at 2400 fps. The cases have never been trimmed and I don't recall ever loosing one.

They are a little thicker than brass cases due to the plating. I believe (right or wrong) that the plating has contributed to their long life.

Fast forward to the 44-40s I've been playing with. Last week I ordered a batch of Starline 44-40 Nickel Plated Brass.

Sure enough, the mouths measure a full .0005" thicker than their brass counterparts. Remains to be seen if this causes chambering issues.

I've read, but never encountered, negative about reloading nickel cases. Wondering about other's experience with nickel brass?

Starline Nickel Plated 44-40 WCF Brass... - Huey, 2020-06-03, 07:21
- I mixed up and shot .44-40 in .45 Colt once! - WB, 2020-06-03, 13:36
  - I recently measured some Starline Brass... - Huey, 2020-06-03, 13:44
    - My reloads are more tapered than bottlenecked in .44-40. - WB, 2020-06-03, 14:16
      - Starline 44-40 Brass comes tapered. Blows out the shoulder.. - Huey, 2020-06-03, 14:29
- I have some Starline Nickel 45 Auto Rim brass - ChrisG, 2020-06-03, 11:38
- I ESPECIALLY PREFER NP BRASS FOR - JT, 2020-06-03, 09:15
- Had avoided because of the stories, I do have a couple - Asa, 2020-06-03, 08:19
  - It may be different in straight cases than bottleneck cases. - Huey, 2020-06-03, 08:29
    - Was going to ask your thoughts on that, seems to have been - Asa, 2020-06-03, 09:30
- Picture... - Huey, 2020-06-03, 07:39
  - Gonna have to get me some of those in 45 Lc (nm) - Derek, 2020-06-03, 15:37
    - I figure ideal to segregate hot loads in vintage cartridges - Huey, 2020-06-03, 16:06
  - This a porn site now??? (nm) - ChrisG, 2020-06-03, 11:56
  - That pic makes me smile! Woo hooo! (nm) - Jk, 2020-06-03, 07:43