On Thursday 19 November 2009, Andy Pugh wrote: >2009/11/20 Gene Heskett <gene.hesk...@gmail.com>: >> Ok. I was going by what I do for cartridge brass necks, which is warm >> them while standing in an inch of water, watching the color, and when the >> straw gets to the base of the neck, knock that one over into the cool >> water. That, while stress relieving it to prevent cracked necks, also >> leaves it fairly hard so it will grip the next bullet well. > >Quenching might put a bit of cold-work back into it. But perhaps >cartridge brass is just hard. > If you don't quench, it tends to resemble taffy till its been through the dies several times. Taffy, as in hand bendable with enough effort.
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