Annealed, sized and what the heck ?

[Straightshooter1]

I just want to add ive done small sample tests with brass that would refuse to size same as the rest of the batch. I’ve annealed outliers side by side until the brass was ruined by changing the time in the flame and they keep the same relationship as when started. If a piece of brass will not follow the pack you have to scrap it or live with the results.

How often have you found "brass that would refuse to size same as the rest of the batch"?

I haven't run into any of that, where it's of any notable significance. Maybe because I almost always am using high quality brass like Lapua???

 

[6MMsteve]

Stop annealing. Problem solved. Or get an AMP. No way you will duplicate annealing from day to day with a flame. I do not anneal and life is simple. If I were animate about annealing then get the AMP. Period. "Flame suit on guys". Let me have it!!
Paul

I quit Annealing, nk turning, weighing, cases bout 7 yrs ago started shooting much better...just loadem and shootem with a good barrel and bullets, powder, primer, case

 

[J_idaho]

How often have you found "brass that would refuse to size same as the rest of the batch"?

I haven't run into any of that, where it's of any notable significance. Maybe because I almost always am using high quality brass like Lapua???

I honestly can’t remember. It could have been mixed lots or some cheap crap brass I bought back when shortages were happening. I know at some point I tried reloading a bunch of mixed lots of brass I had accumulated. I weight sorted it all and no matter what I did it just wouldn’t shoot consistently. I hear so many people say they use range brass and it works great. I feel like you get what you pay for with brass and if the brass isn’t from same lot you are going to get slight thickness variations and it’s not going to size consistent. I did buy some sig sauer brass once it was a joke it might have been those. I’m just saying I’ve seen it happen that way and it’s just something in the brass.

 

[Tangent]

One thing I've changed recently is sizing them quicker. I was moving then up into the die fairly slowly previously. I seem to get a more consistent bump now.

 

[SKWERLZ]

Glad it's working for you. I just think many new reloaders get information overload what with mandrels, annealing, neck turning, full length sizing , neck sizing, bushing dies,etc...... When, if they stick to the basics, at the start of their reloading career, they may be better off until they understand the whole pic. Just a thought.
Paul

I agree with that.