lee n. field
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Every once in a while I'll clean dirty cases in dishwater, rinse thoroughly and dry them in the oven at ~230 degrees Fahrenheit (just over 100C for you non-USonians) for a half hour or so, just enough to drive off the water.
Today, I put 100 pieces of .45ACP brass in the oven in wire deepfry baskets and stepped out for a bit. A couple of my kids preheated the over for pizza, 400+ degrees F, and kept it on until "something smelled funny" and they checked the oven.
Ooops. Paper catches fire spontaneously at not too much hotter than that.
Still OK to use, yeah or nay? Will a 400 degree bake weaken the brass?
Today, I put 100 pieces of .45ACP brass in the oven in wire deepfry baskets and stepped out for a bit. A couple of my kids preheated the over for pizza, 400+ degrees F, and kept it on until "something smelled funny" and they checked the oven.
Ooops. Paper catches fire spontaneously at not too much hotter than that.
Still OK to use, yeah or nay? Will a 400 degree bake weaken the brass?