Steel Cased 9MM

[Johnch]

Just a heads up

I was getting ready to load 9mm
All of this batch of brass was range pickup from a few weeks ago

So I looked at the 9mm brass I had vibrated to sort out the Aluminium and any steel cases

But after I did that I passed a magnet over what looked to be all brass colored cases

When I was shocked to see a bunch of cases stuck to the magnet

These all looked to be the standard yellow brass
But I guess some one is plating steel cases with a brass layer

Capital was the brand IMO as I remember several of that brand boxes when I cleaned up


John

[jsizemore]

Thanks for the head's up.

[ACC]

There are a couple of brands that did that although I can't for the life of me remember their names. I have gotten a few when I get range pick up.

ACC

[steve urquell]

Ran into the same thing finding some S&B steel. The one on the right is steel. Headstamp exactly like the other S&B brass. Slight orange color.

[Kestrel4k]

Are all these newer steel cases boxer-primed ?

[JFoster48386]

Hmm. I guess I need to dig out a big magnet and check the range brass I have.

Jon.

[Johnch]

Are all these newer steel cases boxer-primed ?

Yes
The cases I found that were brass plated
Were Boxer primed

John

[Zadokite]

There are some SIG cases also I ran into recently. An email to/from SIG says they do NOT produce steel case...yet here they are. The letters are slightly different though. I loaded them once and never picked them up again. Visually, I would have sworn before a jury of my peers it was brass...the magnet does not lie.

[Kestrel4k]

OK Thx John

[Bazoo]

Thanks for the the headsup. It's the first I've heard of it.

[jsizemore]

Checked all I have (few thousand) and didn't find any steel. Dumb luck at it's finest.

[Texas by God]

I have a small stash of Wolf Boxer primed .45 auto steel cases.
I use them for hunting ammo so loss isn’t a concern.
But they are the gray laquered ones.


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[Bmi48219]

Some MagTech and Monarch 9mm cases are nickel plated steel too. Virtually all shotshells too.

[deltaenterprizes]

A friend told me about the brass colored 9mm cases !
What will they think of next!

[Kosh75287]

I'm going back over all my imported brass with a magnet. Thanks.

[Noah Zark]

Ran into the same thing finding some S&B steel. The one on the right is steel. Headstamp exactly like the other S&B brass. Slight orange color.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the steel case was just chromate passivated, given the orange cast to it. Applying a layer of true brass plating to those cases would add a half cent to a penny per case (plating basket load density would be low b/c the cases are light) but a quick dip in yellow chromate might add only a couple hundredths of a cent and the appearance would be that of brass.

Noah

[ACC]

Some MagTech and Monarch 9mm cases are nickel plated steel too. Virtually all shotshells too.

That's the brands I was thinking of. Getting old is hell.

ACC

[biffj]

Is there a problem with steel cases? I've run a ton of the Wolf 45 cal cases through a lot of subguns and never had any problems. They last as long as the brass and run just fine. Why would plated steel cases be a problem?

Frank

[steve urquell]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the steel case was just chromate passivated, given the orange cast to it. Applying a layer of true brass plating to those cases would add a half cent to a penny per case (plating basket load density would be low b/c the cases are light) but a quick dip in yellow chromate might add only a couple hundredths of a cent and the appearance would be that of brass.

Noah

Whatever is on it is peeling where the extractor grabbed the rim.