Do people reload nickel cases? I contacted freedom munitions about sending them nickel cases and they never got back to me.

Sure do. I prefer nickel over brass in most cases.

Ok cool.

I do also, they clean up very easy...

What Nickel cases are you looking to send away?  I'm sure if you posted them here someone would grab them up.  

 

What does freedom give you for them?

I hoard them. I used to have some odd ejections problems with my CZ75 (since then figured out) and the nickle plated cases where the only ones that worked reliably.  I managed to snag like 2000 of them for cheaper then brass prices (this is like 5-7 years ago) and they are awesome.

 

They can be a problem in higher pressure cartridges because the flex of the cartridge walls can eventually crack and flake the plating, when that happens recycle them because you probably don't want flakes gumming up the works.

I use them for test loads,easy to keep track of.

They clean up real nice and run smoother in my progressive press.

Yep - I use 'em myself - they run smooth through my press....

I don't reload, I have a few hundred 40s&w from the range recently.

Load them like normal. They will just split earlier as the plating process makes the brass more brittle.

Load them like normal. They will just split earlier as the plating process makes the brass more brittle.

agreed.  Nickel cases will flake and split/crack muchhh sooner than normal brass cases.  For a reference, I get about two or three loadings out of nickel 10mm cases before this happens to about 90% of the cases.  With my brass starline cases, I get well over 10+ loadings before I usually find a split in just a few cases. 

Before I got my media tumbler I loved Nicole for easy clean up. But I do find that the case mouth will split sooner so keep that in mind when your expanding.

agreed.  Nickel cases will flake and split/crack muchhh sooner than normal brass cases.  For a reference, I get about two or three loadings out of nickel 10mm cases before this happens to about 90% of the cases.  With my brass starline cases, I get well over 10+ loadings before I usually find a split in just a few cases. 

 

To be fair, 10mm will put a lot more stress on the cases, with 9mm or 45 I see no difference in case lifespan, some are beginning to have the nickle wear off and show brass, not flake but actually polish off, with no case issues.  In higher pressure loadings this will of course be different.