Do you or would you anneal brand new cases before loading? I have 40 300 H and H cases that I've shot a few times and just neck size. I literally just finished annealing them, one the whole neck was split down to the start of the shoulder, if you can call it that on an H and H case.
I also have a bag of 50 Brand new pieces that I bought several years ago that has never been opened. Since I'm already set up to anneal should I go ahead and do them too or just true up the case mouths.
I've reloaded for years and until today I've never annealed a case. I'd just chuck em' and buy new. But with today's availability of components, especially 300 H and H I want to treat these super nice.
Open for all advice.
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You will get several answers. But new cases no, once they are once fired then yes. Also anneal before you size, don’t size then anneal. My routine is decap brass with universal decamping die. Then wet tumble, dry, then anneal. If you don’t wet tumble then regular tumbler to clean them. Once annealed I trim, size without expander ball and use Wilson expanding mandrel to open up the necks. Some say anneal every 2-3-4-5 firings others say anneal after every firing.
Last edited by 79S; 09/27/22.
Originally Posted by Bricktop
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.
I anneal when they need it. Rather subjective, but it does occur to me when it's time. Target ammo that will be shot for the smallest possible groups should have the brass annealed more frequently. Say every other firing
I wouldn't retire any brass. Anneal and give it another workout. I have Peters brass. I have brass stamped RA 45. I have UMC brass. I keep headstamps the same, but a brass retirement program doesn't exist
You might want to check how much your sizing die is reducing the necks. I was getting splits with 375 H&H brass after 2 loadings. Turns out the sizer was taking the necks WAY down. Sent it back to RCBS along with 5 fired brass and they fixed it.
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My routine is pretty much like that of 79S. Only difference is I use a Frankfort Aresenal depriming tool and a Sinclair mandrel die to open up the case necks. I also aneal after every shooting. I used to aneal every other shooting, but decided to do it after every shooting for consistency purposes.
I don’t know if it’s needed or not but…. I bought 100 Lapua 308 brass and it was annealed when I got it. I figured Lapua knows what they are doing and since I have a new UGLY annealer and it needed a workout, I annealed all the new brass I had.
Do you or would you anneal brand new cases before loading?
New cases are annealed, the manufacturers polish the shell cases at the end of the process to make them bright and shinny. Before this polishing step the shell cases look like military shell cases.
I don’t know if it’s needed or not but…. I bought 100 Lapua 308 brass and it was annealed when I got it. I figured Lapua knows what they are doing and since I have a new UGLY annealer and it needed a workout, I annealed all the new brass I had.
Meaning the Lapua brass has now been annealed twice before firing it?
Over annealing ain’t good……
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I don’t know if it’s needed or not but…. I bought 100 Lapua 308 brass and it was annealed when I got it. I figured Lapua knows what they are doing and since I have a new UGLY annealer and it needed a workout, I annealed all the new brass I had.
Meaning the Lapua brass has now been annealed twice before firing it?
Over annealing ain’t good……
As long as one of them didn't get too hot, it won't hurt.
He don't shoot much, spends all his time working on brass.
You commenting on the video I posted? If so, as the founder and President of the Annealing Made Perfect company yeah, he probably has a bit of interest in working on brass.
He don't shoot much, spends all his time working on brass.
You commenting on the video I posted? If so, as the founder and President of the Annealing Made Perfect company yeah, he probably has a bit of interest in working on brass.
As a matter of fact I was. You seem to have taken a simple "joke" post straight to heart. Maybe you have a vested interest in the Co. IDK, neither do I care. I looked into what that outfit cost and while a small percentage of shooters may need an elaborate set up like that, I'd bet a larger percentage would just buy new brass, or a simple yet effective set up like I did. Have a great day.
"Aim right, squeeze light" " Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not" NRA Life, GOA
He don't shoot much, spends all his time working on brass.
You commenting on the video I posted? If so, as the founder and President of the Annealing Made Perfect company yeah, he probably has a bit of interest in working on brass.
As a matter of fact I was. You seem to have taken a simple "joke" post straight to heart. Maybe you have a vested interest in the Co. IDK, neither do I care. I looked into what that outfit cost and while a small percentage of shooters may need an elaborate set up like that, I'd bet a larger percentage would just buy new brass, or a simple yet effective set up like I did. Have a great day.
Who cares if you can’t afford it. That doesn’t change the facts that he is presenting. The truth is the truth.
