I’ve read that CCI aluminum case .357 rounds are really wimpy, more like 38 Specials -P? Someone in a review commented that he had chronographed them at ~750 FPS. BUT that review was from ~9 yrs ago.I’ve shot aluminum Blazer in pretty much every caliber they load. To the best of my recollection it’s always been 100% reliable and decently accurate for me...in semi auto, revolver or rifle .
I use it in my Rossi .357/.38 a lot because the extractor is really stiff and chews up the rims on my reloadable brass cartridge cases (even after a Steve’s Gunz extractor Fix!). No worries about chewing up the non reloadable Blazers.
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I've found that PPU and Fiocchi brass ammo is so good, there's no reason to bother with Aluminum. Yeah, the prices are a couple bucks more a box, but you get brass you can keep forever or sell to others if you want and the accuracy with PPU and Fiocchi is much better than the Aluminum crap that Federal/CCI makes.
Last year, I came across a bunch of Federal aluminum cases at my range. I was always under the impression they were Berdan primed, but there weren't, standard Boxer.Because I reload whatever cases I shoot, I won't go near the aluminum stuff, since it is non-reloadable.
Last year, I came across a bunch of Federal aluminum cases at my range. I was always under the impression they were Berdan primed, but there weren't, standard Boxer.
The cases were marked Federal 9mm with NR on either side of the primer. I assume it means "not reloadable". I was curious as to whether or not they could be reloaded, in a pinch if need be, so I loaded up 100 of them and ran a little test.
I didnt have any problems reloading them, everything went as normal. I used the same load I use with my brass cases, 124 grain FMJ's over 231.
At the range, everything shot like normal. I threw the cases in the tumbler and proceded as normal. I did find around 5 cases with splits at the necks, but that was it. Reloaded and shot them again, and again, for another four more times, for a total of 6 reloads. Each time, I lost around 5 cases to split necks.
Im not saying that its something Id do every time, but its nice to know, if they are all you have, they are certainly usable.
Seems boneheaded.Guess what, I haven't found an aluminum recycler that will take blaser cases yet.