Annealing, on the cheap.

[Spare Parts]

Annealing is easy to learn. Practiced on some range pickups first.

Requires an upright propane torch, a cordless drill and socket, and a pan of water. Turn out the lights, spin the case with just the shoulder in the flame, drop it in the water at the first sign of dim red.

Similar head stamps take a similar amount of time - most of the .308 brass that I annealed was a 7-second count, but it depends on the flame setting.

 

[Soonerpesek]

Do you guys anneal after EVERY firing......?

I've got some 7.7 Arisaka brass that I'd like to keep around for a few firings....

 

[Demi-human]

Do you guys anneal after EVERY firing......?

I do. But I have an Annealeze machine. It makes all this look complicated…

 

[FROGO207]

I have literally 5gallons of common rifle brass and as such do it after every 3 times. For something I wanted to save the necks from splitting I would do it every time. Then it would be worth it IMO. You have to make a choice as to how you spend your time and energy to end up with ammo you want. Diminishing returns and all that. Just sayi'n.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

Do you guys anneal after EVERY firing......?

I anneal most of my brass every 3rd firing. But then, I don't shoot long range, and the only bench rest shooting I do is downloaded Military Bolt gun stuff.

I rarely shoot full power jacketed rounds.

 

[Blue68f100]

I anneal every cycle. If you have a good annealing machine that feeds brass feeder it's not a big deal. If you have to do each one individually it would be a pain. Doing it every time keeps every thing in the same state, making a more consistent neck tension..

 

[BWS]

Pics below sorta explain it all. The swivel vise turns to a dead stop,which puts the cases in exactly the same flame spot. I use a small piece of drill rod to remove the hot case,leaving drill motor running. If I was younger would spend the $$ on one of the more modest,store bought designs.

It takes a pretty well tuned rig to,"shoot the difference"...... in my experience. Some rigs just don't seem to care? But you can frequently find one that annealing really makes a showing on target.