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Folks
I read the post on "Does unused rifle brass ever go bad".
Well yeah sometimes it does. Many times it does. Exposed to the right(wrong) enviroment it always goes bad....corrosion, splitting, etc.
I have been working and have nearly perfected a solution. I cant give details now as I'm wraping up the legal side of this. Test are showing how corrosion is held at bay. Several other benefits if anyone is interested.
As soon as the legal side is handled, I'll give a full report.
Charlie
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Sounds great! I'd love to hear what you've found.
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Looking forward to that report Mr. Sisk. Hoping it makes you Rick Jamison rich too!  
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I'm very interested to read what you've learned also. One more thing to lie awake and worry about......... 
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Very interesting - looking forward to it.
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My solution is to just shoot more  ! Seriously Charlie; looking forward to hearing what you have.
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Yes, I'm interested too Thot I had my brass supply taken care of tho. Please don't mess up my inventory. 
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jwall It will just make your supply better. Also seems that cases stretch a lot less, requiring less trimming. Charlie
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Mr. Sisk - Sorry I've been tied up.
That sounds fantastic. I'll be waiting & watching for your update.
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I'd like to hear about it also
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Sounds very interesting Charlie. Will your process stop my car from rusting? Jerry
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Caneslinger Next project on my to-do list. Charlie
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I clean in a vibratory device for 2-3 hours.
Lube, resize, and deprime
Back in the vibratory cleaner for an hour or so.
Check primer pockets and flash holes
Load
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I clean in a vibratory device for 2-3 hours.
Lube, resize, and deprime
Back in the vibratory cleaner for an hour or so.
Check primer pockets and flash holes
Load No anneal?
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I was wondering about that as well, found some 45 Colt brass sitting in the drawer for 40 years and loaded it for a friend had one split case out of first 10.
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Yep, that'll happen with brass that's been lying around for a while. In fact I've encountered older factory ammo, both commercial and military, where some necks were split already, just from "aging"--and more split when pulling the bullets. Cleaning in a "vibratory device" doesn't solve that problem....
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The original post was from 11 years ago. What was Charlie's super secret solution to brass "going bad."?
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He's still waiting on his lawyers.
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Ah crap was hoping to find out how to keep my large
brass supply in great condition. I do periodically find a blue green spot on new brass. I have wondered about age hardening.
Do you typically anneal new brass that has been around a while?
I have new brass thats 1 year to 20 years old. I have never had a issue loading the older new cases
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Most of my "new" (unfired) brass - pistols through rifles - is pushing 40. Also have a fair amount of '06 ball from the '50s through '60s. Nothing has given any indication of even reduced case life. One batch of RA '54 has been loaded with 54-56 gr IMR 4350 and 180s....several times....and still looks fine. Dad's WBY .300 brass ('60s) keeps going and going and going. Well over ten firings on some now.
OTOH, have some very old brass and factory loads for WW levergun rounds. .35, .405, .38-72, .40-72, etc. Some is indeed clearly deteriorated. Though I don't know how it was kept prior to the mid-'80s.
Must be some causal or predictive variables not mentioned.
Another interesting topic, and hoping for more info.
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