Nickel plated brass, ANNEAL?

[308win]

Starline 223 nickle plated brass on it's 5th firing, do I anneal it? Can I anneal it?

 

[Justice1327]

Yes, this is posted/discussed on LRH even recently.

 

[LVJ76]

Have used nickel plated brass for 30+ years and no, not needed.

 

[MagnumManiac]

I annealed nickel 338WM brass once, the nickel plating starting coming off soon after every time it was sized. Don't recommend it.

Cheers.

 

[FEENIX]

I stopped using them quite some time ago.

 

[MagnumManiac]

I stopped using them quite some time ago.

Haven't used it since then either, used those cases until they separated, took 8 loadings on most but some lasted 10 loadings and I discarded them at that point.
Longest lasting Federal brass I have ever used.

Cheers.

 

[308win]

I annealed nickel 338WM brass once, the nickel plating starting coming off soon after every time it was sized. Don't recommend it.

Cheers.

Was that factory ammo that you had reloaded? I was hoping that being I got this directly feomStarline it would be a little better quality and take the heat?

 

[338 dude]

Treat it the same as any other brass but once you see the first flake coming off discard it

 

[LVJ76]

Treat it the same as any other brass but once you see the first flake coming off discard it

Agreed.

Growing up in Mexico there weren't many options of brass available, for whatever reason nickel plated brass was easier and sometimes all you could get. For 308 Win and later on 7mm-08 it's what we could get so that's what dad and I used mostly.

No issues or damage to chamber or dies reloading it either.

 

[MagnumManiac]

Was that factory ammo that you had reloaded? I was hoping that being I got this directly feomStarline it would be a little better quality and take the heat?

Yes it was factory ammo, IIRC it was Federal Safari Grade 250g Partitions.

Cheers.