I've been loading nickel .38sp cases since ?'70.
Prefer them for light w/c loads. Have seen splits at case mouth after as few as 8 loadings. Have some that nickel has partially worn off of after in excess of 80 loadings. I just inspect each case at some point for splits and discard 'em. Purely anecdotal not scientific. I quite counting loadings in light loads some years ago. As I get older I find I shoot fewer heavy loads.
Prefer them for light w/c loads. Have seen splits at case mouth after as few as 8 loadings. Have some that nickel has partially worn off of after in excess of 80 loadings. I just inspect each case at some point for splits and discard 'em. Purely anecdotal not scientific. I quite counting loadings in light loads some years ago. As I get older I find I shoot fewer heavy loads.
