My 1st ever attempt @ case annealing

Originally Posted By: JDolezalI'll post some pics of my .204 brass later today RB I have 100 more cases to do.
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Finally, someone who is not afraid of all the critics that lurk this site.
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Looking forward to seeing your brass.



RB
 
Originally Posted By: Ricky Bobby... nobody wants to share pics of their annealed brass or show their preferred method?


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Just done 800 rounds of 204R brass and 500 rounds of 300AAC Blackout today (spent all day yesterday making them fron LC 11 and all i can say is it take's time) But if your going to play you need to put forth a little effort, atleast thats what i tell myself
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so i can add a couple picture's....

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243win that i done a couple weeks ago..

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Nothing fancy! just a home made machine thats fast and simple to use/setup...

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Originally Posted By: SmokelessOriginally Posted By: GregHcastshooter,
Sounds like we all get to the same place via different routes!
Happy Shootin'
Greg



NO,NO,NO.

You cannot attack a man's credibility and then exit the stage.

You are wrong on many fronts. And then you don't even spell his name right. Sheezzz.

Well in my defense, I should have named him Bullshooter. My last post was an attempt to calm down the argument at least on my part! He is still wrong in my mind, he would argue with a compass and is a legend in his own mind. A person that is so convinced he is correct and experts such as Ken Howell, not the only one, is wrong, well I can't argue with ignorance. As far as the spelling, everyone knew to whom it was directed! And not afraid to discuss just a waste of my time to argue! I am not always correct but I stated accepted methods in the this case and I appreciate the opening to finish what I should have said earlier.
Happy shootin' Guys
Greg
 
Awesome pics there reddog! You have quite the setup for annealing brass. I don't shoot enough to probably justify something like that ... YET. Can you easily control the speed that the plate turns, that holds your brass? Thanks for posting up pics.
 
Great idea there for drying the brass. Might have to try that my next time around. Thanks for posting pics. Enjoy seeing the color variation between each others cases.

An afternoon well spent ... annealing.
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Originally Posted By: Ricky BobbyAwesome pics there reddog! You have quite the setup for annealing brass. I don't shoot enough to probably justify something like that ... YET. Can you easily control the speed that the plate turns, that holds your brass? Thanks for posting up pics.

the speed of the plate is adjustable to the time that is needed, even different head stamps require different dwell times.
 
My girlfriend wanted to help, so I handed her the cordless drill and the little peice of plywood and told her to have fun.
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It's much easier than trying to stand them on end.
 
Yes, but is it easy to adjust? Is it like a dial or switch? Or do you have to change things around with the plate? Just curious how it is adjusted.

Can you build me one?
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Originally Posted By: GregHA person that is so convinced he is correct and experts such as Ken Howell, not the only one, is wrong, well I can't argue with ignorance.

What proof do you have that Ken Howell is right and he is wrong?

I've intentionally cooked a few to see what would happen. So far, squat.

I do believe you can ruin a case by annealing too far down, but that's about it.

Nice work RB!
 
Kevin,
I'm about to fire up my annealling apparatus for the first time in a few days.
I'll send you a pm then if you don't mind.
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Watched guys install 300 psi air system, the temperature that some of the copper got is not even funny. When you see copper go cherry red you have some temperature there. No Bombs, copper didn't split and still got all my fingers and toes. You can heat copper so hot that flux runs completely out. But as far as wrecking it, No.
 
Originally Posted By: SShooterZOriginally Posted By: GregHA person that is so convinced he is correct and experts such as Ken Howell, not the only one, is wrong, well I can't argue with ignorance.

What proof do you have that Ken Howell is right and he is wrong?

I've intentionally cooked a few to see what would happen. So far, squat.

I do believe you can ruin a case by annealing too far down, but that's about it.

Nice work RB!


I don't think Ken Howell is the only expert, as I stated in the email but most all that would be considered pretty sharp on the subject state that brass can be ruined, something about the zinc being altered or whatever. I know I sure ruined some , they were 223's. They refused to provide enough grip to secure the bullet in the case. That being said, even [beeep] I have reloaded for 40 years, I still am forced to learn things so I didn't post this to sound like the expert. Perhaps on my next batch of annealing I will get different results and find out all I know is wrong. I guess that is what makes reloading so enjoyable!
Good shootin'
Greg
 
Originally Posted By: reddog964Originally Posted By: Ricky Bobby... nobody wants to share pics of their annealed brass or show their preferred method?


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Just done 800 rounds of 204R brass and 500 rounds of 300AAC Blackout today (spent all day yesterday making them fron LC 11 and all i can say is it take's time) But if your going to play you need to put forth a little effort, atleast thats what i tell myself
wink.gif
so i can add a couple picture's....

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photobucket-21259-1358716021795_zpsd40471b7.jpg


photobucket-4755-1358715934219_zps7c325b76.jpg


243win that i done a couple weeks ago..

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Nothing fancy! just a home made machine thats fast and simple to use/setup...

photobucket-2417-1350606710712_zps80819794.jpg


photobucket-5066-1331341753919.jpg
Your brass looks great. Uniform heat line and still has a shine to the neck and shoulder indicating that they didn't get burned to death. Where did you get the fuel line T and supply line?
 
Just wanted to give a quick update to this post & mention that I finally got around to shooting this brass. Everything went fantastic & I inspected each one after firing them. I didn't see any signs of the cases wanting to fail or weaken. I plan to do a lot more annealing with all my brass, as to hopefully get as many loadings as possible out of them. I think brass is one of the bigger investments/cost in reloading. Trying to simply get more bang for my buck!

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Originally Posted By: CatShooter

You can anneal new cases for uniformity and it hurts nothing. I have about 350 Remington 22-250 cases that have been fired about 45 times, and gone through 5 barrels. I kept them annealed, and sized them to a crush fit.

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Hey Catshooter,,, I been thinking a lot lately about these 22-250 cases that you've made mention of in several of your post. Just wondering ... how often did you anneal them?

I have annealed a lot of my brass since this thread started & have fine-tuned my techniques some. It really is a simple & quick process. I want to thank you for the pm's we shared when I went through the process for the 1st time. I hate being unsure about things and you gave me the confidence needed for moving forward with my annealed cases. Now I have no worries and love that I have added this to my reloading bag of tricks, so to speak. Brass is not cheap & I'm loving that I am going to get more out of it. Thanks again Catshooter!
 
Originally Posted By: Ricky BobbyOriginally Posted By: CatShooter

You can anneal new cases for uniformity and it hurts nothing. I have about 350 Remington 22-250 cases that have been fired about 45 times, and gone through 5 barrels. I kept them annealed, and sized them to a crush fit.

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Hey Catshooter,,, I been thinking a lot lately about these 22-250 cases that you've made mention of in several of your post. Just wondering ... how often did you anneal them?

I have annealed a lot of my brass since this thread started & have fine-tuned my techniques some. It really is a simple & quick process. I want to thank you for the pm's we shared when I went through the process for the 1st time. I hate being unsure about things and you gave me the confidence needed for moving forward with my annealed cases. Now I have no worries and love that I have added this to my reloading bag of tricks, so to speak. Brass is not cheap & I'm loving that I am going to get more out of it. Thanks again Catshooter!

I did not do it religiously - maybe every 5 to 7 firings. For the first two barrels, I used a standard Forster neck sizer. When I had the third barrel installed, I switched to a bushing neck sizer (Redding), and sized 3 thou under loaded diameter, and only sized the part of the neck that the loaded bullet contacted.

These cases are becoming a pain in the butt, cuz on one hand, there is this little personal contest to see how long I can make them last, but on the other hand, I wish the whole damm bunch would split tomorrow morning, so I would have an excuse to buy a few hundred of the new Lapua 22-250 brass, cuz it is sooooo soooo fine!

The chamber on my new "Resurrection riffle" is great - minimum body dia, no swelling at the web, minimum head space, short leade.... The chamber is so tight, that when I FL sized the old cases, they are still a heavy crush fit in the new chamber.

I'd love to start it off with some new Lapua.


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