TicoCafe Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Hey Guys...New to reloading here. I bought 2k pieces of 9mm once fired brass from Precision Delta and they showed up today. My concern is that ALL the brass is a silver color... I will be using a Dillon 550B to reload 9mm... Is this brass OK to reload on my Dillon...? I just never seen silver color brass. Are they Nickel Plated? I attached a photo. Cheers Philip Edited January 23, 2013 by TicoCafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerjunky Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yea I would say they are nickel plated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ85Combat Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I like Nickel Plated Brass. you will find that it works jusy fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Nickel plated. It reloads fine but does not typically last as long as brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicoCafe Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks for the input guys... good to know it will work just fine...I was ready to send it back...haha Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfrog Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks for the input guys... good to know it will work just fine...I was ready to send it back...haha Cheers Glad we don't have to send it back, that would have been a bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHARPPOINT Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I would package it back up... and send it TO ME!! Just kidding, nickle loads great, spray a small amount of Dillon (or make your own) lube on it and its great brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicoCafe Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I would package it back up... and send it TO ME!! Just kidding, nickle loads great, spray a small amount of Dillon (or make your own) lube on it and its great brass. Haha... Do you spray the lube on the brass while its on the box and shake it around or do you do it individually as you are placing it on the Press? I'm new to reloading so any insight on the Lube part is appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHARPPOINT Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I have all my brass (that i'm loading that day) in a bin beside my Dillion. Just a couple of sprays in the bin, give it a few min to dry and start loading. You can also just pour the brass out in the box it came in, couple of sprays, shake it around couple more sprays and shake it around. For 2000rds that should be enough, if not just spray it again. You will be able to tell as your reloading if they are lube or not. A bottle of Dililon will last a long time. I made a gallon of lube, givin some away and the rest will out last me :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryShoots Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Nickel will run through your Dillon dies no sweat. The better if you use their case lube to prep. The only thing to remember is that nickel brass doesn't hold up under multiple firings and loadings quite the same as brass brass. Keep on eye out for brass showing through the nickel plating and when this shows up discard that casing. I've never tried annealing nickel to revive it so I can't say that it would be a good thing or not. Honestly if you can afford to use once fired only 1 time and then leave it behind your probably better off. Also I've found that nickel is more likely to raise a rim around the base of the bullet in the crimp stage. That wrinkle will cause it to not fit the case gauge or more importantly the chamber. Just take it easy with the crimp to avoid that problem. It should be enough that you can't push the bullet down into the case but not so much that you can't feel the case mouth around the bullet with your fingers. Welcome to reloading btw. I actually enjoy it more than shooting..... almost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19852 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hornady One Shot is my case lube of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieHunter Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Everyone always says that it doesn't "hold up" as well; but I've seen zero proof of this statement in any test of significant magnitude. I've reloaded them dozens and dozens of times with zero problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicoCafe Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Hornady One Shot is my case lube of choice. Is it applied the same way as the Dillon Lube...little spray here, little spray there and shake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBandit Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Hornady One Shot is my case lube of choice. Is it applied the same way as the Dillon Lube...little spray here, little spray there and shake? Yep, it's that easy. Then give it a min or two to dry. Edited January 25, 2013 by BlueOvalBandit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicoCafe Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hornady One Shot is my case lube of choice. Is it applied the same way as the Dillon Lube...little spray here, little spray there and shake? Yep, it's that easy. Then give it a min or two to dry. Thanks... Do you clean the lube off the finished round once you are done with alcohol and get any residue off or just leave as is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberiad Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Many people clean or tumble loaded ammunition but I leave it as is. I use a very small amount of Dillon case lube, especially for 9mm and have never felt the need to clean it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfrog Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Everyone always says that it doesn't "hold up" as well; but I've seen zero proof of this statement in any test of significant magnitude. I've reloaded them dozens and dozens of times with zero problems. Well I'm glad to hear that, because I've got 2000 (-35 we shot off yesterday) nickel plated casings to load up! We've got some brass brass as well so we're good to go for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Steal one of the gallon zip-lock bags from your wife. Put in the 200-300 that you plan to load that day. Spray the One-Shot in the bag on the cases and also on the bag. Zip it and rotate to mix. Doesn't have to be a lot if using carbide dies. Let dry. No cleaning after. Makes reloading smoother and easier to feel when something goes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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