I recently tried the method John describes in obsessions of a rifle loony for annealing cases. I put the neck and shoulder area in the flame of a candle and held onto the case just ahead of the case web area (I was doing 6br brass so I held a little farther back than described in the book since the cases are so short) and dropped them into a wet towel when they were too hot to hold. I didn't get any discoloration in the neck or shoulder area after I was done so I fear they didn't get hot enough. Is the discoloration after annealing a sign of a properly done job or are my cases ok? I would appreciate some input from someone with experience in this method of annealing.
Thanks
