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Originally Posted by Tatonka316
Reaper - Looks like you are on this thread, so I have a quick question:
What do you know about nickel plated .308 brass? I ordered some a while back, and it is supposed to be delivered tomorrow. I was thinking of making bullet pens out of nickel plated cases - particularly for Pete Coors! He attended the street dedication for Chris on 3/16/2009 - 316 for his ODA - and I gave him a bullet pen. He loved it, and apparently he is a gun enthusiast. Well, I was thinking that the "other name" for Coors Light is The Silver Bullet - so I am going to make a few silver bullet pens.
But, my main question for you is - If I have them engraved with "Coors Light" logo, do you have any idea if the engraving will be in the nickel or is there "regular" brass underneath the nickel plating?
Just curious if you have any intel - I will let you know what happens after I get my nickel plated brass.
Thanks for EVERYTHING!
molon labe
Tatonka316
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Nickel brass is just that-plated. I would say you would be good to go, but since you have to neck them down to 7mm, I am not sure that the nickel is going to tolerate the sizing without flaking off. Same with engraving. The brass is slightly thicker from the plating, but not much, or it wouldn't chamber. I suspect that engraving is going to flake the nickel off as well. Best to do that sort of thing first, and then have it plated, perhaps in real silver.
If all you are doing on the exposed surfaces is sizing, you might look into 7mm-08 brass and see if you can find it nickel plated. That would also remove a step from your process.
Best of luck.
TR
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