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Reloading
Why brass
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<blockquote data-quote="Clark" data-source="post: 297717" data-attributes="member: 6600"><p>Brass should be as strong as possible, but not as strong as the steel of the chamber, or it would scratch up the chamber.</p><p></p><p>The two metals that get used are Cartridge brass heat treated to be 3/4 hard or full hard:</p><p><a href="http://www.technicalmaterials.com/metal_prop/brass.html" target="_blank">Reroll Capabilities and Alloys at TMI: Technical Materials, Inc. : Clad Metal and Electroplating</a></p><p></p><p>The other metal is steel, that has been fully annealed after forming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clark, post: 297717, member: 6600"] Brass should be as strong as possible, but not as strong as the steel of the chamber, or it would scratch up the chamber. The two metals that get used are Cartridge brass heat treated to be 3/4 hard or full hard: [url=http://www.technicalmaterials.com/metal_prop/brass.html]Reroll Capabilities and Alloys at TMI: Technical Materials, Inc. : Clad Metal and Electroplating[/url] The other metal is steel, that has been fully annealed after forming. [/QUOTE]
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