Has anyone tried to anneal nickel plated brass? If so what was the result?
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Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
No one? Well, I guess I will give it a shot and see how they turn out.
No one? Well, I guess I will give it a shot and see how they turn out.
Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
I have never heard of anybody annealing Nickle brass. Maybe
do to reading the temp of the brass would be difficult and probally
inconsitant, that and reading here on the forums alot of people
seem to shy away from nickle brass because it flakes. Hope this helps.
I have never heard of anybody annealing Nickle brass. Maybe
do to reading the temp of the brass would be difficult and probally
inconsitant, that and reading here on the forums alot of people
seem to shy away from nickle brass because it flakes. Hope this helps.
Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
I would guess that it's going to flake off, but I'm interested to hear how it works out.
I would guess that it's going to flake off, but I'm interested to hear how it works out.
Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
From the wisdom of Varmint Al:
<span style="font-weight: bold">Note</span> that if you anneal your nickel plated necks, you are hardening the nickel plating. It can be harder than many alloyed steels before you anneal and can increase is hardness as much as 2 fold by precipitation hardening. I sure wouldn't want those tiny little hard pieces inside the neck getting embedded in the bullet's copper surface and then fire lapping my nice shiny barrel.
From the wisdom of Varmint Al:
<span style="font-weight: bold">Note</span> that if you anneal your nickel plated necks, you are hardening the nickel plating. It can be harder than many alloyed steels before you anneal and can increase is hardness as much as 2 fold by precipitation hardening. I sure wouldn't want those tiny little hard pieces inside the neck getting embedded in the bullet's copper surface and then fire lapping my nice shiny barrel.
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I have always been told that annealing NP brass is not a good thing to do! NP brass is pretty and all but no to practical for reloaders.
Terry
I have always been told that annealing NP brass is not a good thing to do! NP brass is pretty and all but no to practical for reloaders.
Terry
Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
Load them once...leave them in the forest. JMHO
Load them once...leave them in the forest. JMHO
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I was under the impression that nickel plated brass was the solution to annealing regular brass, since it hardens it. I dont see the point in hardening it more.
I was under the impression that nickel plated brass was the solution to annealing regular brass, since it hardens it. I dont see the point in hardening it more.
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Thanks for all the input. You all just answered my question...I'm not going to try it. I used nickel brass in highpower comp. for years because I could pick my brass out of everyone elses on the line and the "Brass Rats" didn't get a chance to scarf it up. I also like it for woodchuck hunting as it sticks out in the grass better than brass.
Thanks for all the input. You all just answered my question...I'm not going to try it. I used nickel brass in highpower comp. for years because I could pick my brass out of everyone elses on the line and the "Brass Rats" didn't get a chance to scarf it up. I also like it for woodchuck hunting as it sticks out in the grass better than brass.
Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Load them once...leave them in the forest. JMHO </div></div>
Yup!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Load them once...leave them in the forest. JMHO </div></div>
Yup!
Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Load them once...leave them in the forest. JMHO </div></div>
Yup! </div></div>
You should both be ashamed of yourselves. It's bad for the environment, leeches into the soil, and poisons the fish. (I made that up)
Pick it up, and make sh#! out of it!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Load them once...leave them in the forest. JMHO </div></div>
Yup! </div></div>
You should both be ashamed of yourselves. It's bad for the environment, leeches into the soil, and poisons the fish. (I made that up)
Pick it up, and make sh#! out of it!
Re: Annealing Nickel plated brass
Hard to solder that nickled case. JMHO
Hard to solder that nickled case. JMHO
