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Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - Mopardoctor - 04-10-2020
Picked up some 6.5 Grendel Starline nickel cases and with all of the time I have decided to load up some cases. I'm using #41 primers and they are taking extra effort to get the primers to seat flush. I had to bump all of the primer pockets with a primer pocket uniformer to clean up the pockets. Are plain brass Starline 6.5 Grendel cases hard to prime?
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Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - Rosecrans1 - 04-10-2020
I never had problems with Starline's brass cases in regard to priming. I always thought they required more trimming compared to Hornaday brass but not overly much more. In may in fact be my imagination. I never worked with nickel cases or nickel plated cases but I know someone will chime in if there is an issue.
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - BluntForceTrauma - 04-10-2020
Nothing to add, sorry, but I want to say I had to go and buy some of that nickel-plated Grendel brass just for the novelty of it!
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - hill37 - 04-10-2020
Do you think the plated cases may be over runs from a bulk order?
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - VASCAR2 - 04-10-2020
New one on me as I have never heard of or seen a nickel plated 6.5 Grendel case. I suspect your right where Starline sold overruns from brass sold to a ammo manufacturer.
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - BluntForceTrauma - 04-10-2020
I got my Starline nickel-plated Grendel brass from Midway HERE.
Was just watching a Johnny's Reloading Bench Youtube video on Starline brass (not nickel) in 224 Valkyrie and he mentioned it was difficult to prime. Maybe it's just a Starline thing?
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - hill37 - 04-11-2020
The only rifle ammo loaded in nickel cases I can think of is Speer Gold Dot Personal protection.
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - A5BLASTER - 04-11-2020
BluntForceTrauma Wrote:I got my Starline nickel-plated Grendel brass from Midway HERE.
Was just watching a Johnny's Reloading Bench Youtube video on Starline brass (not nickel) in 224 Valkyrie and he mentioned it was difficult to prime. Maybe it's just a Starline thing?
It's a nickel plated thing, not a Starline thing. I have Starline grendel and gpc brass and it's not hard to prime.
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - bbqncigars - 04-11-2020
I'll just say that my nickeled 45-70 cases are noticeably harder to resize with all other things being equal.
Starline nickel cases hard to prime? - Mopardoctor - 04-11-2020
It must be the thickness of the plating