I'd love to./beagleBeagle never used to postulate these conundrums when Miss Penny was alive!
I think he needs looking into getting another Dachshund or two!
I'd love to./beagleBeagle never used to postulate these conundrums when Miss Penny was alive!
I think he needs looking into getting another Dachshund or two!
So, I've damaged two FL dies from flaking nickel rifle cases. So I do try to avoid nickel rifle cases. I wonder if the flaking has to do with triming? or maybe the the bottle neck shape and the actions of expansion, FL sizing, bumping shoulder has more to do with that? Because I rarely see flaking on nickel straight wall pistol cases.
You are correct.I wonder if it's a regional thing?
The local police use our range, if I am lucky with my timing, I get to pick up all the spent cases after a Qual shoot. It's mostly 45acp and 223/556...just about all brass, and a few nickel 45s from every shoot, maybe they are blasting/replacing ammo they carried.
On somebody else's dime? Hell yes!If it were me, I'd put my heart into the effort and shoot it off every month.
Typically not an option.On somebody else's dime? Hell yes!
Yeah, I know that. But in general, if somebody is going to pay for ANY amount of ammo I'm going to use it. And I bet certain categories of police - SWAT maybe - get extra practice time and ammo.Typically not an option.
Most agencies do not allow officers to just burn through duty ammo as they wish.
Agencies budget for those expenses, including the amount of duty ammo the agency purchases per year.
Yes, and that practice ammo largely consists of FMJ, brass cased cartridges with a bullet weight similar to the duty round................ And I bet certain categories of police - SWAT maybe - get extra practice time and ammo.
This is a great gig if you can make good ammo. Going to run out 10,000 on your Dillion? Not so good.round here they spend their money on new SUV's and Trucks for the city cops and sheriffs to drive.
ammo,,, sure...
our old police chief was kind of a buddy of mine and when he found out i could put down ammo at a good rate for a good price he was constantly trying to get me to work out a contract to supply them with practice ammo just so his guys could actually practice.
he even showed me a room in their offices where i could setup my stuff ''and be on staff' as he put it.
This is a great gig if you can make good ammo. Going to run out 10,000 on your Dillion? Not so good.
See. they're being efficient and frugal by using what they haveit doesn't actually throw cinders out behind it as it goes, they just sort of fall out the back and leak out the holes in the bottom of the bed.
Its kind of like High Brass on Shotgun shells. It was originally used on the paper Hulls to keep from burn through with magnum powder charges. It serves ZERO purpose with plastic hulls.Was sitting in the shop today priming a bunch of .357 Magnum brass. Nice thing about priming, it don't require much thought. Ki.Inda like the man employing a crew of blondes to lay sod. No great knowledge just keep shouting out the window, "Green side up".
I was thinking about .357 brass. Just dug into my stash and sent Ben's grandson some. It's amazing to me that most .357 is nickel plated. A lot of .45 ACP is too as is a large percentage of .38 Special. I wondered why?
Okay, my dad ran a prison in NC when I was a kid. I was use to being around guys carrying shotguns and .38 Specials. Back then the brass was nickel plated because it got wet and rode in leather holders which caused corrosion. The nickel still corroded but not as fast as the unplated. My dad inspected and regularly replaced the .38s and paper shotgun shells. I got the 12 gauge buck for my SS 12 gauge. Worked well for turtles and feral dogs at the dump. In those days the Highway Patrol carried the .357 Magnum and used plated ammunition for the same reason other LEOs did. Protection from the elements.
When Law Enforcement fell in love with the 9mm, then .45 ACP, 10mm and finally the .40 S&W 20 years ago, this trend continued.
My thoughts today is why do the ammunition makers still make so much nickel plated ammunition. Carrying spare magazines is the thing and no exposure to the elements.
The cost to nickel plate brass cases seems to me that it would be a huge drain to the manufacturer's bottom line when it's not needed. For sure nickel plating shortens the life of brass caase as it makes them brittle and splits.
Just wonder if anyone can explain this to me./beagle