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I stumbled across some empty .45 acp shell casings. NOT brass. Head stamp is N 100 and maybe R? I've never seen this before. Can they be reloaded? Or should I just toss them? I have only 3, so it's not a big deal either way.
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They could also be steel, so try a magnet on them. If not steel, weigh em on your reloading scale and compare to one of your brass cases.
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Hadn't even thought about them being steel, but my magnet proved that they are not. I'll do the weight test later, when I am at the reloading bench.
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Nickel will shine more than aluminum. If in doubt scrape the base of the case and if its nickle the brass under it will show thru.
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Pretty sure they are aluminum. I weighed a brass casing and then weighed one of the mystery casings. Mystery casing weighed basically nothing. I tossed all 3 into the scrap bin.
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Re: Aluminum or nickel?
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CCI puts out aluminum cased "practice" rounds. These are useful
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