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Old April 12, 2009, 09:05 AM   #3
dahermit
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...Looks like metal fatigue...
Did you mean, "work hardened"?
Brass becomes harder the more it is worked. However, work hardening cracks usually start at the mouth of the case and run longitudinally. Nevertheless, it does look like the result of hard brass...suggesting that the case had been reloaded several times.
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