New Brass How It Was In The 70's

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  • Rockzilla

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 6, 2010
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    here are a few...full boxes
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    browning guy

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    Dec 10, 2009
    8,525
    Essex
    They must of been sitting in the dark all those years. I'm having one of my old worn pre 64 Model 70 220 Swifts rebuilt into a custom 220 Swift so am constantly on the lookout for more brass, was happy to get these.



    Would you be interested in 4 boxes of federal 220 swift loaded ammo?
     

    E.Shell

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 5, 2007
    10,317
    Mid-Merlind
    Collector value aside...

    If you decide to use old brass like that, I would anneal the necks first, to restore elasticity and avoid cracking them during your first loading cycle. Cartridge brass will usually work harden and lose elasticity in long term storage, some of it just aging, some due to changes in temperature.
     

    StickShaker

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    Mar 3, 2016
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    Montgomery
    Collector value aside...

    If you decide to use old brass like that, I would anneal the necks first, to restore elasticity and avoid cracking them during your first loading cycle. Cartridge brass will usually work harden and lose elasticity in long term storage, some of it just aging, some due to changes in temperature.

    That's very interesting. I recently resized thousand's of 1953 once fired 45acp's and it took way more pressure than current brass. At first I thought the brass was thicker but that wasn't true after measuring it.
     

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