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Care to expand on that? I'm not a huge Winchester fan or anything but genuinely curious what your experiences are with them.... I personally was getting some wicked slam-fires in an SKS using them at one point.

That's interesting... I'm curious if you were using the manual drill+torch method, or if you had an automatic annealer that was producing a guaranteed consistent anneal from case-to-case? I suppose one of the most notable benefits I've noticed is with a few different batches of 300blk brass...

Lets not conveniently leave out the entire post, where I took your advice and then admitted it's something I AM willing to do. What just happened? You didn't want to explain where I mentioned being the "only guy in this game"... to instantly finding all these issues with my posts and intent...

Thanks for the thourough explanation! I just may re-arrange my steps due to your advice.... and furthermore I'm truly sorry for somehow conveying to you, Mr. Varmint, that I'm.... Because, believe it or not, up to this point, I was indeed aware that, there were others out there in this world...

If you say so Mr. Varmint :)... I'm truly not interested in changing things up for the most part, but if washing first is going to help with consistency as a primary, whatever other beneficial outcomes I get are welcomed I suppose.... and I'll be dammed if I'm going to wash and dry that brass...

Well, the concept of annealing is primarily to soften the brass for sizing duties and increase the likelihood of consistent neck tension.... It's usually not done primarily to make things 'purdy' like I talked about. So the reason I 'heat them up when filthy' is because that's technically the...

Ha! 'DEI' is a giant wart on the arse of society..... but I have to admit to also letting the concept sneak its way into my reloading room :eek: .....and don't forget, only real men use a Forster Co-Ax for their bottle-neck reloading duties :neener:

Who suggested it's best to anneal after sizing?

Honestly I'm usually not hung up on the looks of my reloaded ammo. Not trying to win a beauty contest with it.... but it's just weird to me how consistently different the results seem to be. My main concern for annealing is absolutely to increase longevity and help with consistent sizing.

Yep, it's usually filthy when I'm annealing... The colorful homemade 300blk brass pictured I remember coming back to and annealing it after experiencing some of them tear in half just below the shoulder after like the 2nd or 3rd firing on that batch. They weren't annealed prior to...

Nope, just use dawn and a pinch of Vit-C powder in hot water to get the shavings and lube off....

This is the most common shade I end up with after a full prep.... I usually anneal as a very first step after collecting dirty fired brass. Using an Annealeez... I'll anneal, size, trim if necessary, toss in the wet tumbler with hot water & soap, dry, and finally reload. But occasionally...

WhiIe I was being somewhat sarcastic with that statement, the executive decision makers at Hodgdon headquarters are like........

Noticed the same thing about Vihtavuori powders. They've stayed pretty consistent on price while Hodgdon/IMR (and the other brands they've bought up) are increasing prices steadily. "$100/lb here we come".......

If it were me, I'd just seat that baby closer to the cannelure, and see how they shoot... assuming you aren't going to be extra compressed. Looks like they're pretty differen't bullets, so no need to be at the exact same over all length as the factory loads.

Yep, my first thought. Seen the rim peel back like that on brass, but the steel shell holder was first to give? Weird to see....

That's literally what I said, in the beginning of that same sentence mentioning 'piles'.... but we're not trying to actually understand eachother, it's more about trying to out-think, and/or correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0AF2m399Zg Two words would have adequetly summarized it in a nutshell for me........ ''they're british''. Instead of looking into their origin, I created this monster 🤪 The fact that some folks are able to say, yes, I'll take the 10lb rifle over an outright...

"Highly expensive" vehicles & vacations still have a utility and value that make some sense. It's easier to understand their pricetags at least. The vacation will come with memories and experiences, that "will last a lifetime".... $325,000 would buy a heck of an arsenal full of guns and ammo...

Here's a local piece of realestate with an asking price of $349,000.... https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3912-W-Cassia-St_Boise_ID_83705_M16447-97536?from=srp-list-card Here, we have a black angus bull that auctioned for $350,000...