A-shot Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Me too, I love loading nickel cases.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Not everyone uses new brass for major matches--at least level II matches I've worked.Ive picked up some grubby looking stuff some time.Looks like the open guys use the better looking brass or nickle . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Most of mine comes from ACME in Wisconsin.$22.00 for 500, $44.00 for 1k or $85.00 for 2000 of once fired mostly Federal/Speer and Winchester. They come clean with a few extra thrown in for good measure. I use once fired for major and what I can pick up for practice rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerassassin22 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 For Major Matches Level II & III I use RP Nickle Cases, Pushed Thru Sized, Deprimed, Trimmed to .840, Flash Hole Resized and then Wet Tumbled, Primed with Federal Match Grade Small Pistol Primers, Ramshot Comp and a BBI Bullet then each is barrel checked. Lots of extra work but I have nothing better to do sometimes. I know for a fact I won't have an issue with ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lknbigfish Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Most of mine comes from ACME in Wisconsin.$22.00 for 500, $44.00 for 1k or $85.00 for 2000 of once fired mostly Federal/Speer and Winchester. They come clean with a few extra thrown in for good measure. I use once fired for major and what I can pick up for practice rounds. Thanks, I'll check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justsomeguy Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Betcha Wiley Coyote uses ACME brass too... betcha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) It looks as if or own Blam-Tec site member has the best pricing on brass and beats Wiley Coyote's supplier by a bunch if what you want is in stock. Edited April 27, 2014 by bowenbuilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty4313 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Hey Gang Another headstamp to look for and avoid is GFL. I have no idea what brand loads this brass, but, inside the case, AFTER firing there is some kind of sticky goo in there, which causes dry tumbler media to get clogged up in there. This may not be a problem for you dudes that are using the ultra-sonic cleaners. But, it sucks with a traditional dry media tumbler. Just my .02 Smitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Another forum vendor, Shooters Source has .40 for about $36 shipped if you buy the big flat rate box. I have used a lot of brass from Jeremy and it has always been ready to load! Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob01 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Thanks Chuck. Just ordered 3900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 my 650 run into problems only with federal brass marked ''NT'' for ''non toxic'' as the primers are crimped . seating a new primer in those is nearly impossible unless the primer pocket is reamed. all other stamps runs smoothly ,while I try to avoid sellier bellot brass too for the same issue while not as problematic ; I can seat Winchester primers in them with a little more pressure on the lever as they're harder than federal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouptherapy Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Another forum vendor, Shooters Source has .40 for about $36 shipped if you buy the big flat rate box. I have used a lot of brass from Jeremy and it has always been ready to load! Later, Chuck So that's 1000 rounds nickel 35 shipped? Gimme the link plz. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckols Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Shooters Source: http://www.theshooterssource.com/brass-c-51.html Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justsomeguy Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 @Bowenbuilt... Hi buddy. I did just buy some 9mm brass from Blamtech. Max seems like a good guy and his service was excellent. The 3000 I ordered all came nice and shiny and look ready to reload. I received the brass in only a couple of days after I ordered, so if anyone else needs some I would give them a try. On another note, I finally got to try out some of that e3 I got last fall and so far I kind of like the stuff for mid-velocity 9mm loads with 124grn bullets. In the next few days I will be trying to determine if the new SNS coated 124grn bullet is even less smoky with e3 than it is with their regular 124 RN lead bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohn Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 @Bowenbuilt... Hi buddy. I did just buy some 9mm brass from Blamtech. Max seems like a good guy and his service was excellent. The 3000 I ordered all came nice and shiny and look ready to reload. I received the brass in only a couple of days after I ordered, so if anyone else needs some I would give them a try. On another note, I finally got to try out some of that e3 I got last fall and so far I kind of like the stuff for mid-velocity 9mm loads with 124grn bullets. In the next few days I will be trying to determine if the new SNS coated 124grn bullet is even less smoky with e3 than it is with their regular 124 RN lead bullet. How did the inside of the cases look? Were they as clean as the outside of the cases? Any crimped primer pockets? Mostly USA made brass or alot of foreign brass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I have witnessed Fiocchi brass blow out the bottom on 3 occasions(all in Glocks) with bullets that had been loaded by 3 experienced people none of whom were out to make major. It was at an indoor range so we were able to find 2 case heads. Out of curiosity I split a piece of Fiocchi and Federal brass. It was obvious why the Fiocchi blew up in a Glock as the Fiocchi case was much thinner in the unsupported area above the feed ramp. The fun goes out of it when the magazine blows out the bottom of your gun. I would not have believed you could get the extractor out of a Glock without taking the gun apart but it was gone. We found it and to Glocks credit the extractor was undamaged. Just passing the experience on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshine402 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Shooters Source: http://www.theshooterssource.com/brass-c-51.html Chuck Another forum vendor, Shooters Source has .40 for about $36 shipped if you buy the big flat rate box. I have used a lot of brass from Jeremy and it has always been ready to load! Later, Chuck I also ordered a large box from here a while ago. A few .357 sig and 10mm snuck in there, so inspect that stuff before dumping it into the case feeder. The variety of .357 sig has been particularly troubling b/c if I miss it, when the sizing die punches out the primer, the primer pocket was so tight on a few that it ripped my de-priming pin right out of the die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 today was christmas LOL...a club member showed up with a case of 1000 40S&W.he and his buddy fired them all and they left the treasure on the ground....guess who had a good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Just Some Guy, I don't think you will see any smoke using the coated bullets. I don't as long as I load them at 3.6 or better. At 3.8 e3 gets super clean and consistent with the 124/125 grain bullets. Glad you had a good experience. I still haven't found anything I like better for minor 9, minor .40, major .40 and major .45. One powder doing everything except 9 major is pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbrew Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Whatever is free!!! No matter the brand. Seriously though OP, it just doesn't matter. As long as primers aren't falling out, run it. Edited May 22, 2014 by cactusbrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tac_driver Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 My preference is in this order: Starline, Win, Federal, Remmington, Speer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandog56 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I'm trying to remember the last time I bought .40 brass. It was a long, long time ago. From before I figured out there was tons of the stuff sitting on the floor of the range I used free for the picking up. I have no favorite brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouptherapy Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Ppu seems to have tighter flash holes than others. Broke and bent more than one pin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandog56 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) I scrap Amerc and S&B....heard too many bad things about those two brands. I do not like S&B rifle brass, that's for sure. I have a Lee Enfield in .303 Brit. It has had about five case separations. You might think it's the rifle, but every single separation has been S&B brass. No other headstamped brass has ever separated in it. And this was NOT just one production run of S&B, it was many cases collected and traded for over a few years. I don't have too much S&B pistol brass, but don't recall them giving me any special problems. But I'm going to toss any .303 S&B cases I have left after I shoot them. Edited July 16, 2014 by gandog56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Once fired + push thru sizer or case pro will work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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