It might just be a 1-1/2" rifle, but it doesn't take much to anneal a few cases with the candle method and find out.
It's a sickness to try and get it under an inch knowing fully well that that is adequate for anything (other than paper!) that I am going to shoot with it.
Not wanting to get too technical, but you said hold the case until you can't. Did you by chance hit it with a laser thermometer to determine what that temp is?
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