So, since I'm new to reloading, I have a question, go figure right!
So, today I was on the range re-qualifying for my agency. When we were all done, I asked our range master if there would be a problem with me picking up brass as I was now into reloading. He told me to get all I wanted. While picking up the brass, another deputy came by and asked if I was going to "try" and reload the silver brass too. I said said yeah and kept going. While on the way home his questioned lingered in my mind.
So my question is, Is there a difference in the brass colored cases and the silver cases? It's all Winchester. We buy bulk ammo for training and when we shoot it, some of it is the normal "yellow" brass color and some is "silver" colored. They are even mixed in the boxes sometimes. I never thought about it until now since I'm starting to reload.
If there is a difference, other than the obvious, have I wasted my time picking it up? Or am I thinking to much and I just need to move along and use it? Thanks again guys.
So, today I was on the range re-qualifying for my agency. When we were all done, I asked our range master if there would be a problem with me picking up brass as I was now into reloading. He told me to get all I wanted. While picking up the brass, another deputy came by and asked if I was going to "try" and reload the silver brass too. I said said yeah and kept going. While on the way home his questioned lingered in my mind.
So my question is, Is there a difference in the brass colored cases and the silver cases? It's all Winchester. We buy bulk ammo for training and when we shoot it, some of it is the normal "yellow" brass color and some is "silver" colored. They are even mixed in the boxes sometimes. I never thought about it until now since I'm starting to reload.
If there is a difference, other than the obvious, have I wasted my time picking it up? Or am I thinking to much and I just need to move along and use it? Thanks again guys.
