Redmt
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This may be a dumb question but do you anneal cases before or after sizing? I can see reasons for both. My guess is before therefore it's probably after.
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After firing before sizing. No need to do it on most new cases, they have been annealed at factoryThis may be a dumb question but do you anneal cases before or after sizing? I can see reasons for both. My guess is before therefore it's probably after.
In that instance, I would anneal after your final size. Let all the work hardening happen, then relax the material.I was mainly thinking about when converting one caliber to another. 6.5 - 22-250
I’ve done that on necking 243 to 308 and ‘06 to 270. Though if the 6.5 is unknown then I would anneal when sorting dirty prior to size. Because there’s just some can’t be saved.In that instance, I would anneal after your final size. Let all the work hardening happen, then relax the material.
I’ve done many many tests over the years on multiple calibers and literally thousands of rounds down range.I see no reason for annealing
I see no reason for annealing
Always before."I would always anneal brass if I was reforming to a different caliber than the original brass was intended."
Before or after? It seems that before would soften the brass to it's original state if reforming used brass.
I do blowtorch 7sec, drop into water.Torch or Candle?
My Annealeez is the easy button. They just drop in a metal bread pan and cool on their own.I do blowtorch 7sec, drop into water.
After years of a 10 mm deep socket attached to a drill and hand held torch while counting in my head, I got an Annealeez... which is WAAAAAAAYYYYY better.My Annealeez is the easy button. They just drop in a metal bread pan and cool on their own.