In a message dated 4/7/2001 9:10:18 PM Central Daylight Time, ramsey@extremezone.com writes: << Also, target shooters regularly go through a process of annealing their shell casings to restore the "softness" of the metal, in order to prevent it from becoming so brittle that it breaks when exposed to the extremes of firing and re-loading. >> Kevin: I know nothing about shell casings, but wouldn't they be a generally more malleable brass than the top end (alpha)?
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