About three years ago I bought some new nickel plated Remington .45 Colt brass. I almost never buy handgun brass but .45 Colt isn't something you find at the range every day and I wanted something nickel plated. Remington was all the guy had in stock, so I bought 100. I loaded most of them up with a not-too-heavy load and after the first firing the nickel plating had blown off almost all the case mouths! It was peeling off in large flakes. I could grab pieces and pull large strips off the brass. I have been loading nickel plated pistol and rifle brass for a long time and this is the first time I ever had a problem. It's definitely a Remington problem.

Dave Sinko