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You, like the others, have been very helpful. Thank you.
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Nickel plated cases being porous enough to carry abrasive particles into the dies causing scratches seems a bit like flyschitt in the pepper to me. But hey, what do I know. Definitely more flyschitt than pepper. I've been using Winchester nickel plated brass for almost 9, maybe 10 years exclusively for my .280 Remington. I use it because it's the easy way to tell my .280 Rem. and .270 Win. brass that get tumbled together when I'm working with both cartridges. My .280 sizing die is working just fine, no scratches, no abrasion, no problems. I anneal on the fifth reload cycle and no necks have split from the get go. Methinks that may have been a problem in years long past, but is most likely negligible with current production brass. Paul B.
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i never have got any Nikel plated 22 Hornet cases if some ammo manufacture ever did plate them but always wanted some , to fireform 22 Hornets to 22 K-Hornets . dang it
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I must be the odd guy out.
Have tried the stuff 2x and felt it was harder to size than standard brass. Just a year ago I sized 50 R-P 30-06 brass. Felt like I was trying to size a chunk of cast iron. Maybe the die is a fuzz tight I don't know but that was enough for me. Sized 50 pieces of same except for standard brass at the same time, slick as butter in and out of the die.
Had some peel off as well while cleaning up case mouths years ago which is why I hadn't tried it since.
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I must be the odd guy out.
Have tried the stuff 2x and felt it was harder to size than standard brass. Just a year ago I sized 50 R-P 30-06 brass. Felt like I was trying to size a chunk of cast iron. Maybe the die is a fuzz tight I don't know but that was enough for me. Sized 50 pieces of same except for standard brass at the same time, slick as butter in and out of the die.
Had some peel off as well while cleaning up case mouths years ago which is why I hadn't tried it since. What sizing lube to you use? Yes, nickel-plated brass tends to be harder to resize, but have found the job is pretty easy with Imperial wax.
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One Shot.
Probably just one of those "burn me once" instances but enough to stick with me, like a Hornady brass issue 20 years ago makes me very leary to mess with it now.
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Tend to use One-Shot only on smaller varmint rounds, where FL sizing isn't difficult, and I crank a lot of ammo. Good examples are the .17 and .22 Hornets.
Otherwise I neck-size or use Imperial.
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Ballistol is great case lube.
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Once you go "Imperial" .....:) love the stuff!
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I've always used standard RCBS lube with the pad when FL sizing nickel-plated brass, and it's smooth and fairly effortless.
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The RCBS lube is pretty good, and has the advantage of being water-soluble. But Imperial is even more slippery....
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Yeah, very true. I've got some Imperial that I use occasionally, as well, but I find the RCBS pad to be a little quicker in lubing 10-12 cases at once, compared to one at a time with Imperial. And because time is often in short supply, I typically default to RCBS lube.
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