[Jewelry making - Article 00780] - Re: [Orchid] Funky Fossil

[The Doctor]

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>         Not so, good sir! That which is referred to as "brass" is the
>     CARTRIDGE (not the bullet  case. The cartridge case is brass, the
>     bullet JACKET is a copper alloy. Correct terminology goes a long
>     way toward eliminating misunderstanding methinks, eh? 

    It certainly does, my friend. And I must still beg to differ. I
    agree that the jacket is a copper alloy, but I may have misstated
    myself slightly. It is the CARTRIDGE CASE (some also call it a
    bullet case - a jacket is entirely different) that I was speaking
    of, and I still believe they are also made of a copper alloy. In
    fact, most are made of CDA 260, which is 70%Cu and 30% Zn (the zinc
    is for strength). At least most of them are. Some are made of
    aluminum, but I can't reload those. Even aluminum cartridge cases
    are called "brass." Well, at least I've never heard anyone call it
    "aluminum." I've never used a cartridge case made of actual brass,
    nor have I ever seen one. But anything's possible. 

    James in SoFl who has done his own reloading for a long time, but
    nowhere near as long as 60 years!

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