Is nickelled 223 brass easily available?

[Canuck Bob]

I am considering a second 223 rifle. I prefer fire formed cases for reloading. To segregate the two rifles loads nickelled brass would be easy and ideal.

[Canuck Bob]

Further research suggests problems with nickel cases. Brittleness, flaking, and short life, opinions?

[260 Rem]

Never did comparison testing with 223, but I did with the yellow and nickel plated stuff using Fed Gold Medal 308. With moderate loads, I started getting neck splits sooner with the nickel plate and discarded yellow after 13 reloads and nickel after 11. I never had any issues with flaking, scratched dies, etc as some reported.
If you FL size, the fireform rationale does not really come into play. I personally have not noticed any significant downrange performance difference between FL and NS reloads. Granted, NS requires less case prep and may also extend case life a bit.

[gtr]

I have reloaded nickel as well for decades with no issues.

[YYC338]

Some mixed results here. I've found it to be a PITA for some of the reasons mentioned.
If you want to segregate, do it by head stamp. W-W for one and Remington in the other for example.

[Canuck Bob]

Seems some have concerns and some don't. I've decided to not bother after all. Thanks.

How do others handle this?