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Should I anneal virgin Lapau brass?
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Comes annealed.... Don't start worrying until you get to the 3rd or 4th firing...
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Nope. That discoloration around the shoulder and neck area shows it's already been annealed at the factory.
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Nope. That discoloration around the shoulder and neck area shows it's already been annealed at the factory. This!
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I had a bad batch of Lapua 9.3X62 that had split necks after 1-2 firings. They were awesome about sending me a new boxes but the first batch was certainly hard even though they had the discolored necks. I don't think it could hurt to anneal them anyway.
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I had a bad batch of Lapua 9.3X62 that had split necks after 1-2 firings. They were awesome about sending me a new boxes but the first batch was certainly hard even though they had the discolored necks. I don't think it could hurt to anneal them anyway. What you are describing was most likely a taper and trim problem the cup in the draw did not leave enough meat to trim defective necks and they projected down far enough to cause failure earlier. 😉
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I had a bad batch of Lapua 9.3X62 that had split necks after 1-2 firings. They were awesome about sending me a new boxes but the first batch was certainly hard even though they had the discolored necks. I don't think it could hurt to anneal them anyway. What you are describing was most likely a taper and trim problem the cup in the draw did not leave enough meat to trim defective necks and they projected down far enough to cause failure earlier. 😉 Not sure. The splits were on the shoulder not actually the neck. Here is a link to my thread a while ago. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/9480106/1
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