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...with fresh new brass, right?
Friday, January 03, 2020, 07:52

I had some fired 2-3 times, had sold the rifle so why not. That’s another kettle of fish. Maybe sage advice should be “always begin with virgin brass”. It sure has more elasticity.

Playing with some old discarded .30-30 brass of varied types and ages (30 yr. old some of it) I can feel the difference in my press handle, if it’s going to split or not. Also trimming in the lathe, you can easily tell the workable brass that pulls smooth fine curls compared to harder brass that chunks and throws tiny chattery chips. It’s interesting, and can be age/storage related as well as work hardened from multi firings. FYI

I’m no machinist, just dangerous, but interesting to note.