Annealing rifle cases

[FTRrookie]

Who does it? How often? What's your procedure?

 

[cookiemonster]

I do it about every 3-5 shots. This is not me, but how I do it. Last time on 7mm rum cases I counted to 7 Mississippi. Stop when it's blue. You don't want to turn red. Get some old cases to practice on first. It's easy.


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[RStewart]

Mickey does it.

 

[mickey]

usually after 4 or 5 firings.
Giraud annealing machine and set it with 750 degree templaq paint in the neck.
Quite a few have asked me about it. Here is a vid I made showing how it works.

 

[mickey]

http://youtu.be/VdEKl-5Gwuc

 

[FTRrookie]

I'm going to have to move close to Mickey so I can go over and "borrow" the use of all his cool toys. I had just finished reading a post about that annealer. The guy was describing how it worked and I couldn't get a picture of it in my mind. Now that I understand how it works I can ask a question. Can you change the amount of time the case is in the flame? Something like that is way down the list of "gotta haves" for me but a man can dream.

 

[mickey]

Yes. You can adjust run time and flame.
I opt for a cooler flame and a shade longer run time. I find it anneals the neck more evenly.

 

[HiCapMag]

I know nothing....I just do the video LOL

 

[Barney88PDC]

Seems like y'all go low and slow. My flame must be higher cause I am faster. About 6 sec in the flame but the Tempilaq don't lie.

 

[mickey]

I was focused on the machine, then realized hey..... Wait a minute....

 

[HiCapMag]

LOL!

You anneal any 300BLK yet?

I should have bought more Black brass when I had the chance....Its $300 per K from the same source now....over twice the price from a few monts ago!

 

[mickey]

LOL!

You anneal any 300BLK yet?

I should have bought more Black brass when I had the chance....Its $300 per K from the same source now....over twice the price from a few monts ago!

Have not annealed any yet. I have the .223 plates now to do it.
Gonna give it a whirl one day.

I am glad I got 2k from that dude when we did. That was a great find!

 

[Win1917]

I anneal after every firing. It's not necessary to do it that often but I shoot single shots almost exclusively and my schedule these days is such that I have a lot more reloading time than shooting time so it's just part of the process. +1 on the tempilaq. 95% of the videos on youtube are worthless. Use tempilaq to get the temp right.

 

[mickey]

95% of the videos on youtube are worthless.

I agree with you 110%!
There are alot of "how to" vids on you tube that are really examples of how not to anneal brass.
If it glows, you just made it too soft.

 

[Expert684]

What about the guys that flip them over in the water? That would heat treat the brass making it harder?

 

[Win1917]

The explanation of why is fairly technical but the short answer is no. Quenching has no effect on the brass either way.