Thread: Brass splitting

Originally Posted by Pommy

That's not a split neck mate. That's when the brass has gotten too hard and you get a vertical slit appear going down the neck.

You've managed to rip off the entire neck so looks to me like they were over-annealed. Soften them too much and they loose all their strength.

Yes they split at the shoulder. I’m pretty confident they were not over annealed I do it in the dark and stop when it just turn dark/cheery red. Never had issue with my personal stuff using this process.

These cases have been stored for years in his garage, they were a bit tarnish could it be corrosion?