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Goodbye, Brass?
ssusa.org ^
| February 13, 2017
| Art Merrill
Posted on 02/18/2017 11:32:03 AM PST by MileHi
Lets skip the appetizer and get right to the meat and potatoes of a manufacturers claims for a new cartridge case technology to replace the 150-year reign of brass. Heres what Shell Shock Technologies (SST) says about their two-piece, nickel-aluminum-stainless steel 9mm Luger NAS3 cases:
Stronger, cheaper and half the weight of brass.
Greater corrosion resistance.
More internal volume.
More consistent ignition.
+P velocities without +P pressures.
Cases wont stretch, no trimming required.
Withstands 40 or more reloadings.
Picks up with a magnet.
Can be anodized different colors for instant ID.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: banglist
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Interesting. Look forward to feedback as these get some testing.
Photos at link
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:32:03 AM PST
by
MileHi
To: MileHi
Great Post!
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:36:05 AM PST
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Fiddlstix
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:44:28 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: MileHi
Goodbye brass???? Are we supposed to rely completely on woodwinds??? Good grief! Is the marching band going to have bassoons in place of sousaphones??? That just isn’t the same! No way...oh what was that...gun cartridge material...oh...uhm...Nevermind!
To: MileHi
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:46:58 AM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(America returns to the Rule of Law)
To: MileHi
I'm not a shooter, but I read a lot and understand the re-loading technology.
Everything in this bullet point list is enticing ... even the color coding.
It'll all depend on price/cost.
If the cost of ammo REALLY comes down, y'got a FORD (any color as long as it's black ... cheap enough for average family), WINNAHHHH !
imo
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:47:03 AM PST
by
knarf
To: AndyTheBear
Former Boston Crusader did the same thing .... until I read it.
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:48:05 AM PST
by
knarf
To: MileHi
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:49:42 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: AndyTheBear
Dunno about you but I'd pay to see a marching band consisting of oboes and bassoons. Oh, and tambourines.
Kind of a small repertoire, though...
To: Darksheare
Should hold up better than poly
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:54:07 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: AndyTheBear
The French horn adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:55:55 AM PST
by
Spruce
To: MileHi
Should.
But “two piece” makes me nervous.
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:57:22 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: MileHi
I'd like to see an experiment crimping the outer diameter rather than the flash hole diameter.
Maybe stronger all around?
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:57:32 AM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(America returns to the Rule of Law)
To: knarf
The idea of +p performance at standard pressure would be just the ticket for .45 pistols.
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:57:45 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: Darksheare
But two piece makes me nervous. Yep
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:58:40 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: Billthedrill
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:58:51 AM PST
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
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To: Navy Patriot
Maybe stronger all around? Awaiting range testing.
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posted on
02/18/2017 11:59:35 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: MileHi
Slightly dubious of the claim of +p velocity without +p pressure.
That I’d have to see.
Otherwise, we’ll see?
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posted on
02/18/2017 12:04:01 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: MileHi
Nickel reacts with most gun cleaning compounds. Anyone who has used hoppes #9 on a nickel plated gun and ruined it can tell you that.
I’ll wait till it’s been around a while. In the mean time I have enough Brass squirreled away to keep me in ammo for the rest of my life.
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posted on
02/18/2017 12:07:45 PM PST
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Vaquero
Definitely need some extended testing to see how this shakes out. For now, brass is just fine.
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posted on
02/18/2017 12:23:01 PM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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