I noticed Starline also makes nickel plated 10mm. I have 1,000rds of regular, but have any of you noticed any real benefits for spending the extra $20 to get the nickel plated stuff?
Sometimes easier finding nickel plated cases in forest liter.
Yeah they are easier to find. They also do not tarnish as fast as brass in humid conditions. They also seem to be just a bit slicker than brass, making for just a tad better feeding.
Cons are supposedly they get brittle from working faster than brass, which means less reloads before they crack or split. But I really haven't noticed it occurring more than with my brass reloads. 10mm brass being hard to find, I load either, but I do prefer the nickel plated.
The big plus for me is that the nickle cartridges are easier to locate on range floor, where most of the cartridges are brass, and saves much time collecting my spent cartridges. And yes, the nickle plated cartridges clean up nicer than the brass. Other difference is that the nickle plated cartridges are harder to seat primers for the first 1 or 2 reloads, and maybe due to thin layer of nickle making primer pocket slightly smaller? Otherwise nickle appears to hold up as well as the brass.
I run both Winchester Nickel and straight Brass Cases
The Nickel is for the Pistols and the Brass is run in my MG20
The Nickel DOES size easier than the straight Brass Cases
I load the nickel for my premium full loads. Brass for everything else. Nickel seems a bit more brittle than brass.