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Brass Dry Time
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<blockquote data-quote="TracySes23" data-source="post: 1233799" data-attributes="member: 52763"><p>A lot of people don't realize it but alcohol is "hygroscopic". Simply put, it will absorb water. It will absorb enough to leave very little in a case. Salt is hygroscopic also.</p><p>I don't use this method myself, simply because I never clean more than 40 bottle-neck cases at a time. I give all my brass a citric acid bath for 30 minutes before doing anything else. With pistol brass I put in the oven at 180°F & walk away for 30-40 minutes. Water boils at 212°F and that temperature will never harm brass.</p><p>BTW, citric acid will not harm brass, it's considered "passive" to brass. I've used it for over 30 years and never once has it caused any harm. You can buy citric acid powder from Amazon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TracySes23, post: 1233799, member: 52763"] A lot of people don't realize it but alcohol is "hygroscopic". Simply put, it will absorb water. It will absorb enough to leave very little in a case. Salt is hygroscopic also. I don't use this method myself, simply because I never clean more than 40 bottle-neck cases at a time. I give all my brass a citric acid bath for 30 minutes before doing anything else. With pistol brass I put in the oven at 180°F & walk away for 30-40 minutes. Water boils at 212°F and that temperature will never harm brass. BTW, citric acid will not harm brass, it's considered "passive" to brass. I've used it for over 30 years and never once has it caused any harm. You can buy citric acid powder from Amazon. [/QUOTE]
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