Reeder Custom Guns - It may be totally unrelated, but a couple yrs. ago

WB
It may be totally unrelated, but a couple yrs. ago
Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 16:05

the EPA mandated that any brass or copper water pipe, fitting, fixture, used in drinking water have a lower "Lead" content than was then allowed. We had a grace period to install what inventory we had at the time. Then a drop dead date, you could not install or sell it. It was a certain percentage drop in the manufacturing content.

The new "less-lead" brass is much harder to machine and prices have increased about 30%. Of course this is passed on to the consumer too.

I do not know if the Govt. dictates such content in non-food brass content. It's just some information.

the talk of brass below, I am having a hard time with - Gary Reeder, 2019-12-11, 14:03
- OOnly problem i have had was when I trimmed some back to - Lynn, 2019-12-11, 16:40
- I've slept some since, but I think I ran across - ChrisG, 2019-12-11, 14:45
  - Its not thickness, I measured. - Amede, 2019-12-11, 15:02
    - It may be totally unrelated, but a couple yrs. ago - WB, 2019-12-11, 16:05
      - brittle brass - Sunny, 2019-12-11, 17:33
    - So far my Brother's and mine (3) - Sid R, 2019-12-11, 15:53
      - I have 8 Dillons and this is only with new - Gary Reeder, 2019-12-11, 16:59
        talking to Starline they said the expander/funnel on the - gary reeder, 2019-12-11, 21:56
- 44 mag brass for me. In making 41 GNR - Amede, 2019-12-11, 14:32
- Starline in.45 Colt - David R, 2019-12-11, 14:10
- Does it stay difficult on 2nd loading? (nm) - Huey, 2019-12-11, 14:08
  - sticking cases - Sunny, 2019-12-11, 15:05
    - this is brand new brass and all those things - Gary Reeder, 2019-12-11, 15:11
  - who knows. I haven't been able to get enough loaded to see. (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2019-12-11, 15:05