Originally Posted by mark shubert
BUT - does it matter?

Edited to add:
The difference in annealed and not annealed, that is, Will the brass "spring back" that much?


It guess would depend on how hard the brass is.

I just know if I’m going to go through the trouble of cutting off a doughnut, the brass is probably due for annealing.

Brass is the most labour intensive part of the whole reloading operation. Without good uniform brass , you can’t achieve bughole groups.