I think CJM has something here...
by Paul 
, Thursday, February 19, 2015, 04:50 (3570 days ago) @ CJM
it's been niggling at the back of my brain - that ain't normal work hardening. Hadn't put two and two together, though, like he did. If it's old brass, there's a good chance that it was fired with mercuric primers. In which case, you need new cases.
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- I think the brass may have gotten brittle. -
Hoot,
2015-02-18, 11:58
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- I think the brass may have gotten brittle. -
MR,
2015-02-18, 12:17
- I think the brass may have gotten brittle. - MS, 2015-02-18, 17:25
- I think the brass may have gotten brittle. - Cherokee, 2015-02-18, 17:28
- I think the brass may have gotten brittle. - Murphy, 2015-02-18, 21:04
- I think the brass may have gotten brittle. -
CJM,
2015-02-19, 00:43
- I think CJM has something here... -
Paul,
2015-02-19, 04:50
- I think CJM has something here... - Otony, 2015-02-19, 08:41
- As I do not know the entire history, it's certainly possible -
Hoot,
2015-02-19, 11:15
- Addendum re: Age hardening - Hoot, 2015-02-20, 06:07
- I think CJM has something here... -
Paul,
2015-02-19, 04:50
- Modern ' 06 brass is cheap and plentiful -
mcassill,
2015-02-19, 20:52
- Yep, I agree. - Hoot, 2015-02-20, 05:46
- I think the brass may have gotten brittle. -
MR,
2015-02-18, 12:17