tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post4687037912029940739..comments2024-03-28T00:27:14.676-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Early metallic cartridgesFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-53544815043319861472015-01-09T13:22:23.883-08:002015-01-09T13:22:23.883-08:00Didn't really "end the problem" when...Didn't really "end the problem" when one piece brass cases came out, but it helped a great deal. Brass still stuck, moreso in Gatling and Maxim guns though when the chambers got hot. The British in Africa used to grease the cartridges in pigfat to keep them from sticking. (not because they were shooting Muslims). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com