I can attest to that being 100% correct. never did find the brassI've "heard" they're really loud in an AGS annealer if you forget and leave a live one in a case....
Annealed Primers?
- Thread starter joshb
- Start date
There's a very old story in one of the Brownells "Gunsmithing" books, about someone attempting to
make dummy rounds by firing the installed primer with a propane torch.
Story has the primer fired out of the pocket with enough force to pass trough the bicep and lodge
against the bone.
Must be true; it was a half century before the Internet.
make dummy rounds by firing the installed primer with a propane torch.
Story has the primer fired out of the pocket with enough force to pass trough the bicep and lodge
against the bone.
Must be true; it was a half century before the Internet.
NZ_Fclass
Silver $$ Contributor
You know that I'm a slow learner, right? However - I can assure you that, through Careless Experiment, that, using an AMP:
1) You can normally get away with annealing primed 308, similar and larger.
2) 6BR primed brass will mostly be OK - but you will be unsurprised to learn that some will go off as the heat conducts through the brass, in the cooling tray, causing brass to scatter
3) You had better wear gloves if you anneal primed Grendel brass, for the first and last time.
4) Careless Experiments have not been carried out with 222 or 223 brass.
1) You can normally get away with annealing primed 308, similar and larger.
2) 6BR primed brass will mostly be OK - but you will be unsurprised to learn that some will go off as the heat conducts through the brass, in the cooling tray, causing brass to scatter
3) You had better wear gloves if you anneal primed Grendel brass, for the first and last time.
4) Careless Experiments have not been carried out with 222 or 223 brass.
You think maybe your procedure should include looking at the end of EVERY piece of brass before loading the annealer? Can't believe anyone would have it happen more than once! Jmho.
lol I do when I stack them in the tray
I miss stuff lol
In my defense I was loading for a jr highpower team at the time and myself
Plus
I’m kinda dumb……
Better your AMP than mine...
divingin
Gold $$ Contributor
I've "heard" they're really loud in an AGS annealer if you forget and leave a live one in a case....
I know they're really loud if you decide to test the firing pin in an AR-10 in the backyard late at night...
I was I a reloading room with a friend that tried annealing some of his primed brass and one went off and then caused several others to go off in the metal catch pan under the trap door of his annealer. Needless to say, I don’t go to his reloading room anymore.
Dave
OLD POST WARNING.
The mouth of the prime is annealed softer, to seal the pocket from gas leaking.
This started with large 16-inch bag guns, to stop gas leakage that damaged parts.
rwj
Gold $$ Contributor
This post led me to search for info on the primer used to ignite the 16” powder bags. Details are provided starting a little before the 2 minute mark.
I’m not sure which (perhaps both?) of the primers were annealed!
Rather looks like a 45-70 cartridge… With the crimp top perhaps a Rat Shot 45-70….
rwj
Gold $$ Contributor
I was hoping that someone from Olin/Winchester would have provided details… oh well!
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