AMP Pro/cons

[R.Morehouse]

I had an AMP ( gen 1 ) and it never missed a beat or overheated, but I never did over 100 cases. After a few years of use I didn't see a difference on the target shooting short range and running a 6ppc at a higher node for the most part has the primer pockets going away before annealing was necessary for proper sizing......So I sold it to a local shooter that is very happy with it.........The product worked perfectly for me.
I AM curious, after you get your Aztec #"s had anyone here further down the line ( let's say 5 firings ) run a piece or 2 of the brass again to see if the code had changed............Happy New Year..........

Best Regards
Rick

 

[piie]

I had an AMP ( gen 1 ) and it never missed a beat or overheated, but I never did over 100 cases. After a few years of use I didn't see a difference on the target shooting short range and running a 6ppc at a higher node for the most part has the primer pockets going away before annealing was necessary for proper sizing......So I sold it to a local shooter that is very happy with it.........The product worked perfectly for me.
I AM curious, after you get your Aztec #"s had anyone here further down the line ( let's say 5 firings ) run a piece or 2 of the brass again to see if the code had changed............Happy New Year..........

Best Regards
Rick

There has been plenty of people who did just that, even in the same batch of brass- finding? Yes, there is a difference.
However, my personal belief (knowing how this device works), is that even if you don't aztec and just use se publicized values and never “update” the value, you’ll still do a more consistent anneal than using a flame (yea, flame away )

 

[6bra1k]

I'd imagine electronics longevity/life is also a downside to the AMP vs a more basic torch setup.

you mean vs the inaccuracy of a torch. and what is the longevity since you brought it up.

 

[6bra1k]

i like mine
i see no down side.
this is not a cheap sport
all my long range comp brass gets annealed EVERYTIME.
consistency is the name of the game at long range.

 

[rijndael]

you mean vs the inaccuracy of a torch. and what is the longevity since you brought it up.

No, I'm talking about expected life of each unit. The accuracy of each is a different topic.

For longevity, I'm thinking of MTBF. Oversimplified, the average time of failure when looking at all of the various failure types.

 

[big john 5394]

Buy once Cry once and never look back or anneal like a cave man.
Happy New Years
Big John