Another "New guy" question. Brass

[Karl Peterson]

In the past, I have been shooting factory ammo. I have 60 - 100 brass cases of several different kinds of ammo. About 200 casings in all. WIN, Hornady, Remington, etc.
Now that I am reloading, should I get rid of this brass and start with new brass? Also, what is the general opinion on nickel brass.

[Adam Helmer]

Karl Peterson,

Welcome to the Forum; I see this is just your 6th post.

I suggest you separate your brass by by manufacturer and keep them separate; plastic baggies are made for this task. Check each lot of brass for length and trim as needed. Be sure to champfer and deburr your cases before reloading. Do not get rid of that brass, especially if you fired it in the arms you will reload for in the near term.

I like nickel brass. In the .38/.357 it never grew green crud while in leather belt loops on my duty belt like brass cases always did. I like nickel .30-06 cases because I reform them for my .35 Whelen and never get my .35 Whelen and .30-06 ammo mixed up.

Again, welcome to this site. Be well.

Adam

[Talon]

Re-load it. Pay attention to detail check brass always for signs of stress.Keep a simple log of each time you re-load the same brass.

Dont worry about it being nickle

Talon

[Catfish]

If your shooting a bolt gun it would probly be a good idea to seperate your brass by manufacture if your wanting the best accuracy you can get as the case capicaty will very a small amount from 1 brand to another. I carry an AR some when hunting coyotes and for it I pay no attention to brass manufacture. With mixed brass I have no trouble getting sub moa groups and this rifle I carry when expecting shooting a running coyotes. As for nickle brass if you have it use it, if you don`t have any don`t by any. The problem with nickeled brass is that the cases will split with alot fewer loadings than regular brass. There is no differance in velocity or accuracy.

[Karl Peterson]

Thanks for your time and advice.
Karl

[Karl Peterson]

Thanks again for your help.
Karl