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Old November 20, 2000, 11:07 PM   #3
Mike Irwin
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Ruben,

Ditto on Carlyle's warnings.

There are two substances that can cause significant weakening of cartridge brass: ammonia and mercury.

Both attack the brass at the molecular level, as Carlyle said, and both can cause the brass to become weak and brittle, making it less able to stand up to the stress of firing.
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