Anneal before or after

[Miket56]

Should I anneal my brass before I decap and resize or after

 

[smoooth]

Before

 

[Ledd Slinger]

+1 Before.

Clean them up and anneal so that when you size them the brass gives consistent headspacing and neck tension.

 

[Steve Blair]

Decap and clean them first, anneal, then resize.

 

[Miket56]

Thank you ,that's what I thought would be best.

 

[BowGuy]

Steve (+1)

 

[22DASHER]

Decap, clean, anneal, resize

 

[amamnn]

I don't think it makes a rat's patoot of difference to the brass except to add an extra working session to the life of the brass to do it any way but the way I do it...........................so............ but I do mine after I clean the brass but before I decap--which is also my FL sizing step.

 

[Scott Harris]

Before.

 

[Prairiedogger]

Before the resizing. The other steps are your choice.

 

[spclark]

Decap first if you use a Wilson-type punch & case base otherwise CLEAN those cases before running them into a decapping die anywhere near a press. That primer grit is nasty abrasive stuff, nothing you want near a press ram.

Then anneal once they're clean.

Then re-size.

 

[Corey Schwanz]

Get them clean, then anneal before you size.

 

[carlsbad]

Very important to be clean before annealing. Don't burn dirt into your brass. --Jerry

 

[markm87]

I like to decap and clean first. Seeing the color change in the brass when it's clean helps me to avoid scorthing the brass with too much flame time.