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cooptire

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5.56 brass discoloration?
« on: October 15, 2008, 11:06:59 PM »
Hey Guys. I have a question that I haven't found the answer to. In a lot of the ammo pictures I see, the brass is discolored about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way. It looks like it has been heated up and altered. The description almost always says that the ammo is "new production". What is up with brass? Is it okay to shoot and store? I am wanting to stock up in case a majority of Free Americans volunteer to no longer be free this Nov.

Thanks for any help or info you might have.

p.s. Tried to add a pic but couldn't seem to do it yet.


http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/ai223pp55B_thm.jpg
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Re: 5.56 brass discoloration?
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2008, 11:25:36 PM »
very normal...  it was anealed at the factory, very normal.
I always break all the clay pigeons,  some times its even with lead.

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Re: 5.56 brass discoloration?
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2008, 11:27:55 PM »
 ::) Of Course. Been out of it for awhile and couldn't for the life of me figure it out. Thanks for the help.
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Re: 5.56 brass discoloration?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2008, 09:43:47 AM »
5.56mm military type ammo is neck annealed and I believe .223 commercial cases are too but are polished afterward so you don't see the discoloration. Pretty brass sells more ammo.  :)
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Re: 5.56 brass discoloration?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2008, 09:51:33 AM »
Most of my new .223 shows the discoloration.  All of my new and purchased reload .22-250 shows it, but I don't see it in larger calibers.  You guy's gave me a chance to go play in the gun room and play with ammo this morning ... Thanks  ;D
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