When do you anneal?

[Chaotik]

At what point in your handloading routine do you anneal your brass? (in relation to cleaning, depriming, resizing, neck turning, trimming, etc.)

 

[MNFinn]

I anneal right after depriming and cleaning....before sizing, trimming, etc.....

 

[Raythemanroe]

First thing, I clean the neck off with steel wool and anneal.. After sizing, In my opinion could induce unwanted heat warpage.. Just my opinion though


Ray

 

[Joe R]

emn83 said:

I anneal right after depriming and cleaning....before sizing, trimming, etc.....

Here's the way I do it:
1. Inspect cases.
2. De-prime cases using Lee de-priming die.
3. Anneal.
Etc....

 

[savageshooter86]

I'm testing right now.

I deprime. Then STM clean. Then anneal. Then size/trim. Tumble in corn cob for 20 min. Then load them up

 

[Catfur]

I anneal first thing, then size, then clean.

 

[TimP]

I tumble without any media polish, de-prime, clean primer pockets then anneal. After annealing I size, trim if needed then back in the tumbler with Flitz media polish. Brush out the case necks prime and load.

 

[22DASHER]

I deprime, clean the brass, then anneal.

 

[rcol317]

Seems the purpose in annealing is to keep the brass pliable so it always seemed best to me to aneal before you size the brass. As a shooter/reloaded for more than 45 years I do know that annealing lengthens the life of brass substantially. I aneal my 6XC brass after every other firing and am shooting that brass going on 12 times. 204 Ruger going on 14 some batches.

 

[Raythemanroe]

I annealed my .300 wm Norma brass every time. Barrel has been replaced with a .300 wsm, but all of 12 firings with a couple primer pockets starting to give up.. I was pushing 208's 2995fps, I don't believe without annealing they would have lasted..


Ray

 

[NATE49]

Here's the way I do it:
1. Inspect cases.
2. De-prime cases using Lee de-priming die.
3. Anneal.
Etc....

Exactly

 

[Pawnee Bill]

I normally anneal in the afternoon.

 

[madmixerman]

Deprime, clean necks, anneal & resize.

 

[PopCharlie]

I clean, then decap, then anneal. I use an AMP annealer. I then complete the prep process.

PopCharlie

 

[RPSGuns]

Anneal, size, trim.

 

[Webster]

I clean, then decap, then anneal. I use an AMP annealer. I then complete the prep process.

PopCharlie

The original post was 2015.

 

[rwj]

The original post was 2015.

Yup... a topic that will likely live in perpetuity!

 

[D-4297]

Agreed . But very relevant .....and important information for the Newbies . Look around at the number of newer , and younger shooters on the line , at your next Match . And as I was taught years ago , the only STOO-PID question , is the one NOT asked .

 

[tom]

Never. Before sizing if I were to however.

Tom

 

[Webster]

Agreed . But very relevant .....and important information for the Newbies . Look around at the number of newer , and younger shooters on the line , at your next Match . And as I was taught years ago , the only STOO-PID question , is the one NOT asked .

Using the search tool will find anything you need to know. Repeating the same thing over and over doesn't make sense.