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Post by leftysixgun on Nov 19, 2018 10:21:44 GMT -5
How do you keep from getting that ugly green stuff on your cases when they are in leather cartridge loops?
I know the true answer is to NOT store them in the leather. But it seems like no time theres green stuff on the cases.
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Post by bullseye on Nov 19, 2018 10:36:45 GMT -5
It's called Verdigris & it can be removed from leather or any other surface by combining distilled vinegar & baking soda to form a paste & gently scrubbing with a toothbrush.
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Post by leftysixgun on Nov 19, 2018 11:11:10 GMT -5
How do you avoid the verdigris?
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Post by magnumwheelman on Nov 19, 2018 11:35:25 GMT -5
nickel cases... I have enough nickel cases to fill my belt loops, with loaded rounds, but shoot exclusively brass cases...
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Post by lazytcross on Nov 19, 2018 21:04:03 GMT -5
I have used a product called Never Dull to clean corroded cases with good success. Not an answer to your problem but a fix for the issue.  The two clean ones were worse than the rest |
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Post by bradshaw on Nov 20, 2018 11:05:55 GMT -5
Nickel plated brass came about to resist corrosion on brass caused by salts in the tanning liquor, which isn’t all washed out or passivated in the tanning process. Some leather is more corrosive than other, and a hot & humid environ amplifies corrosion. I lived for years strapped to a sixgun, with brass cartridges looped round the belt. I shot, reloaded, rotated; seldom did rounds live long in loops without circulating. Nickel staves off the inevitable, but doesn’t entirely prevent verdigris.
Not sure whether the white vinegar & baking soda would neutralize salts deep in the leather. I use diluted vinegar to kill mildew----which I take measures to avoid----yet would only expose leather to such attention sparingly.
My use of nickel plated brass is extensive enough to not fear it in the woods or afield. While I’ve had early fatigue from nickel plated brass----specifically Speer and Remington in .45 Colt----Federal’s nickel plated .44 Mag has stood the test of time and competition, and I pack it with hesitation----handload & factory.
The most intractable bonding occurs in leather devoid of neatsfoot oil or other suitable leather treatment. (My preference, especially in the Deep South, is clear mineral oil heated with straight beeswax.)
On principle I do not store cartridges in leather.
David Bradshaw
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