Hmm.. while we are on the topic of brass and seawater induced corrosion, let me tell you about "clean-up" after a 7 week trip, half of which was on salt-water on the central Canadian arctic coast. This was bear country and we saw 6 grizzlies...4 in <24 hours. Two of these encounters was VERY close and "prolonged ".( <40 yards) with an aggressive bear. After these "bad-bear" days I began to carry a small nylon cartridge clip on my belt. Well, skipping the gun stuff... getting home , while cleaning gear, I found that the minimal salt water exposure to the brass cartridges had actually "etched" an imprint of the nylon webbed cartridge carrier, down to the steel layer of the 30.06 cartridges. Worrying about a bear-mauling is one thing. Having several severely corroded cartridges less than 20 inches from ones..hmm...pride and joy, bummer. I am still wondering as to how to dispose of these cartridges. I live in a small town in western WY, I have a tough time thinking how the local police might respond if I walk into the station and ask : "You have anyone comfortable with hazardous wastes, and explosives devices?" < GRIN> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 04 2000 - 21:22:42 PDT
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