Aluminum or nickel?

Started by Froogal, May 07, 2023, 12:58:49 PM

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Froogal

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.

DeaconKC

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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Froogal

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.

wildman1

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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Froogal

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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CCI puts out aluminum cased "practice" rounds. These are useful
for those times when you are not allowed to collect your brass,
such as certain ranges, qualification, etc.

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