Originally Posted By: Verminator2
As far as annealing goes. What I found on 6mmBR.com wanted me to buy some annealing kit. Is there a way around this for a broke college kid? If I can chuck cases up in a drill, set up a propane torch with some tempilaq, and dump them in a bucket of water, would that work?
I appreciate all the info.
Don't waste time with tempilaq.
I put down a folded cloth (dish towel size) and on top of that, I put two layers of lightly crumpled aluminum foil so the hot case necks won't get damaged or burn anything.
I use a small tipped Propane torch in the short-fat cylinders (the ones that won't tip over).
Put just the neck, in the tip of the flame until it turns dark red... leave it there for 3 or 4 seconds.
Do NOT pay attention to the color of the brass - it can be very deceiving.
These two sets of cases were from the same manufacturer, same caliber, annealed at the same temperature, for the same time, yet look completely different. They were two different lot numbers, bought a few years apart - brass formulas DO vary, and that causes the colors to vary.
It is not expensive to anneal - you do NOT have to drop them in water... that is myth #847
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