Reload Wolf ammo?
I'm just wondering if it's okay to reload this stuff.I know it's steel, but the .45ACPs are boxer primed,and because I clean up the range a lot , I have tons of it. Any thots? Thank you.
Bart
Bart
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I know people who have done it. Only two problems. IF you reload them, it is best to lube the cases when sizes ass the steel isn't real good on dies, even the carbide ones. Also you cannot reload then as often as steel is not as pliable as brass and therefore does not reform as well. With all the brass around, I wouldn't waste my tine on steel cases.
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I myself have done it. It shot fine, its just reloading it was a hassle. They stick in your dies like nuts, and they are a pain depriming. It takes about three times as long and twice as much hastle to reload them. I honestly say just stick with plain brass.
If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
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Bart, if you clean up the range, you must also get some brass casings? I picked up several thousand R-P brass 1xF .45 at a show last year for less than a penny each, in the boxes. Granted bargains like that don't happen every day, but for the amount of extra work involved with steel cases . . . ?? Just lubing them & then cleaning the lube from them would kill it for me. I've done it when I was young and freebie EC 43 cases with wheelweight bullets was all my budget could handle, but I'd sure not do it again if it could be avoided. 0 -
Why bother. It is very hard on your dies, and they are expensive to replace, and it sounds like a pain in the br 'ass'.
There is a good supply of brass cases out there that dont have the associated problems, and last a lot longer than steel.
The factories that load steel case ammo never intended it to be reloaded. Wouldn't you know it... the only cases that most everyone considers trash are the only ones that can be picked up with a magnet.
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Thank you all, that pretty much tells me what I want to know.I still have three or four ammo boxes of brass from the navy days,I haven't reloaded since 81, and now for some reason I want to start again, I know it saves money but there's something else, I remember I liked doing it,for one.
I was invited to a range by my brother in law, he had tried it the week before. It's a nice size outdoor range, covered from the elements.You can rent a Browning 30 cal machine gun etc. if you want. that sort of stuff.I think there are about 60 stations,for rifle and pistol and then a skeet range too.What realy astonished me is that no one has ever cleaned up the brass. You walked on it like it was driveway gravel, everywhere! about 8-10 inches deep, all over the place.I've never seen anything like this before, but then again, I dont go to public/civilian ranges much.There was a lot of brass there, enoght to make a trip to the scrap yard worthwhile.
I think this is what must have re-booted the reloading program in my head,
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Bart, you must be shooting where the income is high or the IQ low. I cannot conceive of a range where the shooters would simply toss that much brass. Most ranger operators love to clean that up; they sort it & sell the good stuff for reloading, the junk to scrap dealers and make a nice little side income. As someone who handloads, I'd feel like I walked into a candy store! In all seriousness, if you have the time, you might talk to the range operator about collecting the brass. With that amount of brass just kicking around, you could make some serious money. 0
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