TomJ
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I picked up a case of 9mm 115 Grain TulAmmo. They use a steel case. I'm wondering if those cases are safe to reload, as so far all I've reloaded are brass cases, or if there are any issues I should be aware of.
Reloading 9mm Steel Case TulAmmo
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Some people have done it. I don't know why. Just to say they tried it I guess. My feeling is why bother? 9mm brass is plentiful.
As a reloader, why would you buy a bunch of factory ammo anyhow? Just make it.
As a reloader, why would you buy a bunch of factory ammo anyhow? Just make it.
rcmodel
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Don't bother.
9mm brass is a dime a dozen everywhere.
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9mm brass is a dime a dozen everywhere.
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TomJ
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Walkalong, I forgot about the search function. Thanks, and sorry.
I reload almost everything I shoot with the exception of what I use for SD, but at $170 for 1000 rounds I couldn't pass it up.
I reload almost everything I shoot with the exception of what I use for SD, but at $170 for 1000 rounds I couldn't pass it up.
TimSr
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literally!
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TomJ
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Leaving my spent cases on the ground goes against every instinct I have, but I took a look at the other links and I'll take a pass on reloading these.
mahansm
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I feel your pain. I left 60 5.56 (steel) cases at the range last Saturday.
Not everything, every decision is made on a cost/money basis. Sometimes curiosity is the deciding factor. I have prolly 1,000-1,200 45 ACP cases, yet I tried to reload some 45 ACP steel cases. And I did. It certainly wasn't because I was too cheap to "use up" my brass cases, I just wanted to. Same with my 7.62x54r steel cases. I have now more experience/knowledge in reloading than if I had weighed the cost of brass vs. steel and figgered "it ain't worth it". 
BTW; steel case reloads will work, once or twice. Case life very short; cases split after one or two reloads...
BTW; steel case reloads will work, once or twice. Case life very short; cases split after one or two reloads...
LiveLife
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How hard is steel cases on your dies?
Cheesemaker
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Aren't TulAmmo steel cases Berdan primed? - A bit more work depriming if so.
Hondo 60
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Are they safe? sure, but just not worth it in my opinion.
9mm is by far the easiest case to find laying around at ranges.
Steel does NOT spring back like brass.
9mm is by far the easiest case to find laying around at ranges.
Steel does NOT spring back like brass.
This is moot at this point in the thread, but I HAVE reloaded steel cases. Not on purpose............. I have on occasion been cranking out ammo on a progressive press and loaded a steel case without realizing it at the time.
Nothing Happened.
It loaded and fired without issue.
So you can reload steel cases. There is no point in it for me since I have 10s of thousands of brass 9mm cases. But you can do it.
Nothing Happened.
It loaded and fired without issue.
So you can reload steel cases. There is no point in it for me since I have 10s of thousands of brass 9mm cases. But you can do it.
Like bds, my concern would be the effect reloading steel cases (with any regularity) would have on dies that were designed, sized and hardened to process brass cases.
If you do decide to do a batch of steel cases, please make notes of your experiences both reloading and shooting them and share them with us. I'd sure like to learn from your experience.
If you do decide to do a batch of steel cases, please make notes of your experiences both reloading and shooting them and share them with us. I'd sure like to learn from your experience.
Average Joe
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If you do reload steel case ammo, you will most likely get one reload , after that the case mouths will split.
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