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Old November 9, 2010, 03:54 PM   #2
Poodleshooter
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Has anyone had a similar experience or have any thoughts on what might have caused these case necks to split? Does the work hardned necks, plus summer heat/winter cold, plus 20 years of age equate to some referance that I have not read?
Brass age hardens. Supposedly it's more of a problem with brass that was improperly annealed to start with (Turkish 8mm sucks!),but I'd bet that 2x fired brass is going to be harder and more split prone than the most poorly annealed factory brass.

The solution to this is to shoot and reload more frequently.
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