Reloading aluminum cases

[rockquarry]

With regard to 9mm brass...once-fired may not be plentiful at the moment, but that will probably change as it always has. Once-fired 9mm brass is very cheap, probably the cheapest of all brass when dealers have it. Once-fired with the same headstamp (preferred) is only minimally more than the second rate mixed stuff.

 

[Rule3]

Do have another question don't know the answer to. The ratio I have of .38 special verses .357mag and .44 special verses .44 mag are 80% verses 20% to special cases.. Can I trim magnum cases down to special lengths with some kind cutting machine that isn't overly time consuming ????

On the nickel one shot cases have a few hundred of, because mine came in the form of the higher power .38 +P assumed that companies utilized nickel for high pressure applications. This is to say although my weekend shooting is brass wad cutters through 8 3/8th barrels was thinking it best on the hotter loads going to do for my little Body-Guard J-frame needed nickel as "proper" (for the lack of a better term) ?????

Sounds like a BIG waste of Time.(trimming) But then the headstamp will be incorrect. Why bother 38 special brass lasts a LONG time,



There is no difference in 38 special and 38+P brass. Only the head stamp, so the shooter knows that it is a +P load.


As to the original question NO do not load aluminum. Just because someone gets away with it once or twice it was not intended to be reloaded.

 

[jag312]

I have a source of free nickle plated 9mm cases. Free is the key word. I don't care how many reloads I get, I just more cases.

 

[bigggbbruce]

Do have another question don't know the answer to. The ratio I have of .38 special verses .357mag and .44 special verses .44 mag are 80% verses 20% to special cases.. Can I trim magnum cases down to special lengths with some kind cutting machine that isn't overly time consuming ????

I use a Forster trimmer, set to desired trim length..I shorten 44 mag cases for my Mdl 24. Takes about 30 seconds per case..

 

[noshow]

Yes, aluminum cases can be reloaded. But many are Berdan primed and case life is very short (sometimes just one or two reloadings). Steel cases can be reloaded, but lose their elasticity/mailability quickly. Yes they both can be reloaded but even today with the shortages, one would have to be very hard pressed to reload any except for a "I wanna try it" experiment...

Speer are the most common brand of aluminum cases I find at the range and are Berdan primed. Who else makes them that might be boxer primed? I would use them for rubber and wax bullets without a powder charge for use during the long cold winter in my basement.

 

[Moe Mentum]

Just be patient, you will collect a lot of .38 special brass, as well as .357's. No need to trim now, .38's can be reloaded many times before splitting. But to answer your second question, they can be trimmed.