The shells, I mean, are they made of copper?
2007-10-27 10:29:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Usually made of Brass.
2007-10-27 10:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by jcha 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most is made of brass. If I recall correctly it is a 70% copper and 30% tin mixture.
CCI offers their ammo in brass or the cheaper and non-reloadable aluminum casings.
Some import stuff (Wolf, Barnaul, and the Bear brands come to mind) make their ammunition in steel casings with either a lacquer or polymer coating.
Then sometimes you can find surplus stuff that is steel with a copper plating over the steel. You probably won't find too many copper plated steel 9mm casings as that this practice was popular in Soviet States
2007-10-27 23:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by Matt M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most common material is brass. Sometimes the brass has a nickle plating on it. Some of the surplus military ammo coming from overseas has brass or copper plated steel cases.
2007-10-29 15:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
normal 9mm cases are made of brass. Blazer offers them ( and other calibers) in aluminum cases, and some of the older 9mm from some of the 3rd world countries had steel cases. I can't remember if "wolf" brand ammo from russia is made for 9mm, if so, most of their ammo still have steel cases.
2007-10-27 20:30:32 · answer #4 · answered by randy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shell casings are made out of brass, laquered steel, or bi-metal (mystery metal). Blaser used to use aluminum biut switched to brass, although they sue a special manufacturing process that makes the casings cheaper to produce and more economical to the consumer.* The bullets themselves use a metal jacketing that probably has very little if any real copper in it anymore. Brass and bi-metal are also used for jacketing. You can use more than a few different soft metals for jacketing.
*Look at the cashead of any BlaserBrass casing and contrast it to the competition. It looks very dished out (stamped).
2007-10-27 17:52:00 · answer #5 · answered by david m 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Brass, or Aluminum, or Steel.
If you are wanting to recycle them be sure to go through every one and check for live primers or bullets still in case. Also for rocks or dirt in the case. Failure to do that will result in your brass being rejected.
Brass is selling for high prices now so don't throw any away.
2007-10-31 12:57:55 · answer #6 · answered by sargeArmy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brass. Almost all cartridge cases are made out of brass except for the Wolf brand that uses non-reloadable steel cartridge cases.
2007-10-28 14:16:14 · answer #7 · answered by super682003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Except for the CCI Blazer line of ammo, nearly all cartridge cases, regardless of caliber are made of brass. Some are nickel-plated, and some aren't. The CCI Blazer line of ammo is loaded in non-reloadable aluminum cases. The other exceptions to the rule are the inexpensive Eastern European and ChiCom ammo loaded in steel cases.
Doc
2007-10-28 00:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The shell itself which holds the powder charge and primer, is made of brass. Most all mainstream American manufacture cases are made of brass.
They can and have been made of nickel-plated brass, aluminum, steel, and yes copper too in the early days of cartridges.
Today, however, the only copper you'll find is on the lead bullet's jacket.
2007-10-27 17:33:24 · answer #9 · answered by DT89ACE 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Most metallic cartridge cases of any caliber are made of brass. Copper was one of the early metals tried a century and a half ago, but it was found unsuitable.
2007-10-27 17:34:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋