BlueHeelerFl
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I just finished up removing a decent amount spent aluminum Blazer cases from my moon clips.
Can they be dropped in my recycle bin without any issues?
Can they be dropped in my recycle bin without any issues?
Ive done it with Federal, boxer primed aluminum cases in 9mm. Did it as a test just to see if it was viable and if it could be done. I loaded them the same as the brass cases I load, which are just below the max. They load the same as brass, and you dont have to do anything different.If your brave and they are boxer primed you can reload them. I reload a fair amount of Blaze Aluminum 45 ACP a few years ago cause everyone said it would not work. I could reload them twice before most of them split at the case mouth. The third reloading got the rest. Not sure I would try it with higher pressure 9mm or 40S&W but it was a fun experiment. YMMV and "don't try this at home kids..."
I am impressed you got that many reload without them splitting. The most I got out of 45 ACP was three. About half of them were split by the second firing and the rest split went I pressed a third bullet in or fired them the third time. The smaller diameter of 9mm must offset the stress cause by the higher pressure. Good to know.Ive done it with Federal, boxer primed aluminum cases in 9mm. Did it as a test just to see if it was viable and if it could be done. I loaded them the same as the brass cases I load, which are just below the max. They load the same as brass, and you dont have to do anything different.
I quit on the 6th or 7th reload. I started out losing one or two cases the first couple of loadings, and then 3 to 5 cases each loading after that. Splits in the case necks were the issue.
In a pinch, if they are all you have, they will work.
Im not sure why there seems to be such a difference in the number of loads between the 45's and 9mm. Maybe is just as simple as a run of cases. Or maybe the 45s, since they are bigger, and have less pressure, arent as heavy/strong. Seems kind of weird there would be a difference.How often you can reload them will vary, likely by charge weight. I loaded midrange 45cal. This winter I am going to load a few aluminum lower end loads for in my S&W model 625. Don't have to worry about enough power to run the slide with it. Then I'll see if I can get 3 or 4 loads out of each