Annealing?

[the big greasy]

I'm going to build a case annealer, has doing this helped anyone's groups? I was thinking it might help with the odd flier, or make better groups, at least extend my case life.

You want the necks just to start turning red, and remove before they do?

 

[MagnumManiac]

If you get ANY red colour, you are heating too much…

I suggest you get yourself some tempilaq and learn it's uses first.

Cheers.

 

[the big greasy]

If you get ANY red colour, you are heating too much…

I suggest you get yourself some tempilaq and learn it's uses first.

Cheers.

What's the temp of what one wants, the 750?

 

[MagnumManiac]

There are 2 factors that HAVE to be adhered to, those are TEMPERATURE & TIME, either being wrong will affect the outcome.
It is too difficult for me to explain this here.
If you go 750° tempilaq, make sure you have a hot enough flame set-up and the timing set correctly.
I use a EP Integration annealer.

Cheers.

 

[KYODE]

Search YouTube for instructions by eric cortina(i think i got the name right).

 

[the big greasy]

Search YouTube for instructions by eric cortina(i think i got the name right).

I did this, he says go until there is a touch of red and then remove it. He did a test and cooked some way too long. He claims it didn't make a huge negative impact. That's just why I questioned go till a hair into red.

 

[Phil Rizzo]

Split a good unit with several friends and you will never regret it.
Especially the ones that analyze and give the CORRECT setting for the cases.

 

[Southpaw Tikka]

That's what I got (750°), I've been practicing with hornady brass I'm willing to ruin. I still don't have the courage to try my lapua brass

 

[nwmnbowhunter]

Do it in a dark room and you'll see the glow

Annealing greatly benefits brass that is not uniform.

If you have fresh lapua/adg/peterson it will not give you much improvement if any at all.

Depending on how much you work the case when sizing, it can give some better case life. It is not necessary to do every time either.

 

[nwmnbowhunter]

That's what I got (750°), I've been practicing with hornady brass I'm willing to ruin. I still don't have the courage to try my lapua brass

Prove to yourself it helps you with your hornady brass first.

 

[Mike Matteson]

If you get ANY red colour, you are heating too much…

I suggest you get yourself some tempilaq and learn it's uses first.

Cheers.

Amazon has tempilaq marking pens that would be easier to use, and cheaper too.

 

[MagnumManiac]

The reason to anneal is not for case life, although this can be a side effect, it is for the sole reason to uniform neck tension, which is in direct relation to brass hardness…

Cheers.

 

[Jeffrey Van Zandt]

I'm going to build a case annealer, has doing this helped anyone's groups? I was thinking it might help with the odd flier, or make better groups, at least extend my case life.

You want the necks just to start turning red, and remove before they do?

I did not build one,I just bought one and I do my brass every time I fire it and it works.

 

[Dmagna]

Buy an AMP save yourself all the hassle