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Does Brass Dry Out???
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1348907" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Brass doesn't "dry out", but it does work-harden over time due to heat, pressure, and being constantly sized and resized.</p><p></p><p>Brass and ammunition can last indefinitely if stored properly. There are still folks out there shooting surplus WWI and WWII ammo without any issues. Brass casings are very thin, and if not stored properly or exposed to the elements, it will get brittle and cause cracking and failures like you're experiencing.</p><p></p><p>This happened to me a few years ago when I bought some brass from a guy here on the forum. We met in person, because I was heading to a gun store near where he lived, so we just met up there. He said he thought they were once-fired, but after fire-forming some with light loads for my .300 Ackley, the necks started cracking. So I had to scrap them. It wasn't a huge loss, but at the time, .300 Wby brass was hard to find. It was during the Obama Gun Depression era.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1348907, member: 12995"] Brass doesn't "dry out", but it does work-harden over time due to heat, pressure, and being constantly sized and resized. Brass and ammunition can last indefinitely if stored properly. There are still folks out there shooting surplus WWI and WWII ammo without any issues. Brass casings are very thin, and if not stored properly or exposed to the elements, it will get brittle and cause cracking and failures like you're experiencing. This happened to me a few years ago when I bought some brass from a guy here on the forum. We met in person, because I was heading to a gun store near where he lived, so we just met up there. He said he thought they were once-fired, but after fire-forming some with light loads for my .300 Ackley, the necks started cracking. So I had to scrap them. It wasn't a huge loss, but at the time, .300 Wby brass was hard to find. It was during the Obama Gun Depression era. [/QUOTE]
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