Bring back aluminum cased ammo!

The cases were made from AL to save the industry huge amounts on shipping costs. They don't care about what you're going to use it for or what will happen to it after use. It's all about money. I have used the AL Blazer loads since it first came out and while I read lots of complaints from other users I have never had a single problem with them. I am amazed that anyone would even consider trying to reload them, they were intended to only withstand the pressure from firing one time. Brass is still probably the best material we have for cartridge cases.
 
I've had problems with Blasser aluminum cased ammo feeding properly. I think they are loaded really light and that was the problem - wouldn't cycle the action properly. I really don't know why aluminum would be any better or worse for a cartridge case than brass.
 
Because AL does not have the same elasticity as brass. The case needs to be able to be swaged down (sized) to allow easy chambering and then be able to expand and seal the breech. AL will work harden and split because it cannot take the repeated stretching and compression cycle.
 
I shoot mainly Blazer aluminum cased ammo (.45 ACP, 9mm, .40 S&W, .380) and have never had any problems with it in any of my semi autos. I shoot it for range ammo because I find the lowest prices for it. Goes bang and works fine for my purposes.
 
I like to carry Blazer aluminum in my .44 Specials. A big gaping 200 grain hollowpoint seems like a good idea for protection :D And I have never had any problem with that load in any wheelgun.

I like to shoot Blazer aluminum 10mm in my S&W 1076. It is just a practice round, but I don't have to worry about chasing the empties. And believe me, that gun distributes empties a fair distance.

But I have had problems with Blazer aluminum in a KelTec P380, which is a no-no according to the factory. All in all, I will shoot it and trust it in autoloaders, once I've checked whether it cycles and ejects correctly.

Bart Noir
 
Never had a problem with Blazer Al in 45, 40 or 9. As far as plastic - totally plastic shotgun shells were developed but folks were freaked without the brass at the base and it didn't sell.
 
Never had a problem with Blazer AL...
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Same here.

I used to shoot alot of the Blazer AL. till I really got into reloading.

If I buy ammo, its brass cased.

If I didn't reload, I'd have no issue carrying aluminum cased ammo.
 
Zinc bullets will save you way more weight. Easy metal to melt, but difficult to cast bullets with - still, it's been done.
 
Uh, where did it go............

Natchezz is still advertising blazer ammo. BTW, you'll save more weight by reducing the projectile weight than by substituting aluminum for brass in the case. A lot more weight.
 
BTW, you'll save more weight by reducing the projectile weight than by substituting aluminum for brass in the case. A lot more weight.
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People keep saying this, but I just don't know that it's true. Anyone have a spare 9mm aluminum case around they can weigh? 9mm brass cases are ~60 grains each. Brass has a density of around 8.5 g/cm3, aluminum is around 2.7 g/cm3. Assuming the same amount of material, an aluminum case would weight (2.7/8.5)*60 = 19 gr. You would have to go from 124 grain bullets down to 83 grain bullets to get that much weight saving. Now, we're talking about a negligible amount of weight savings in the real world here, but saying you can save a lot more weight by reducing projectile weight seems very misleading to me.
 
People keep saying this, but I just don't know that it's true. Anyone have a spare 9mm aluminum case around they can weigh? 9mm brass cases are ~60 grains each. Brass has a density of around 8.5 g/cm3, aluminum is around 2.7 g/cm3. Assuming the same amount of material, an aluminum case would weight (2.7/8.5)*60 = 19 gr. You would have to go from 124 grain bullets down to 83 grain bullets to get that much weight saving. Now, we're talking about a negligible amount of weight savings in the real world here, but saying you can save a lot more weight by reducing projectile weight seems very misleading to me.
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Interesting ... I don't have a 9mm but I do have 10mm blazer - so the aluminum case ( with the primer as I have no way to remove primer from berdan primed case ) is 28.1 grains. The Rem 10mm nickel plated brass case (tumbled clean and again, with the primer installed to keep the measurements true) is 75.9 grains
That gives 47.8 grains difference - sure more than going from 180grain bullet to 135 grains ( and not even counting the heavier charge of powder with lighter bullet ) which does seems to support your point

RC : Natchezz is still advertising blazer ammo. BTW, you'll save more weight by reducing the projectile weight than by substituting aluminum for brass in the case. A lot more weight.
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Uhm, no. I tough so too, but I just did a measurement that convinced me otherwise
 
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