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Best $300 Annealing Machine?

titus123

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Quality brass is expensive, and after forming, and neck turning a large number of 6 BRA cases I want to prolong thier life as long as possible obviously..... So my question is... What is the best $300 annealer? There are a number of different units available, and all seem to be similar in design at this price point. Any input is greatly appreciated.
** My only experience with annealing is with the old Hornady case annealing system, which was okay but probably not ideal
 
X2 on the ep annealer. Works with just about any size brass without having to buy adapters too which is nice if you want to anneal a lot of different cases. I saw a video of the owner annealing 300 blk then 50 bmg back to back with out having to do anything but screw the plate in. That’s what sold me. I wanted to anneal everything from 17 hornet to 338 lapua which it does.
 
Just took delivery of a EP annealer. Small simple. Easily adjustable for any size brass. Havent annealed anything yet. I just ran different calibers through it to see the adjustments. Couldn't be simpler. I will mostly use it for my 45-70 brass. But I could do .44 mag pistol brass if I wanted to easily.
 
servant403 said:
Just took delivery of a EP annealer. Small simple. Easily adjustable for any size brass. Havent annealed anything yet. I just ran different calibers through it to see the adjustments. Couldn't be simpler. I will mostly use it for my 45-70 brass. But I could do .44 mag pistol brass if I wanted to easily.
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OK ; I might be showing my stupid here , but why would anyone be annealing pistol brass ? Loaded well over a hundred thousand .45 ACP Comp loads for my Dad , back in the ancient 60's and never heard about annealing pistol brass of any caliber . Something new ? Or just being facetious ?
 
Nice kit, Be great if the torch head was included. If I did not have an old Giraud I would purchase this. The rig seems all inclusive up to 50BMG and has metal wheels unlike another brand that uses those plastic one that can be an issue with heat. Not huge fan of the wheels of anneal ez as long runs the wheels get warm and sticky residue gets on cases.
 
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Bought the EP Annealer and have done about 500 pieces of brass and still have enough bottled gas to do 500-600 more. Very easy to set up and came with all parts except bottles.
 
D-4297 said:
OK ; I might be showing my stupid here , but why would anyone be annealing pistol brass ? Loaded well over a hundred thousand .45 ACP Comp loads for my Dad , back in the ancient 60's and never heard about annealing pistol brass of any caliber . Something new ? Or just being facetious ?
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You didnt read it that close. I stated that I "could" because of the machines adjustment. A 44 mag is not much shorter than a .300 blackout. This machine easily adjusts for short or long cases.
And believe it or not there are many SASS shooters that anneal .45LC.
 
That EP looks pretty slick. I only do small runs of 50 so hand loading is not an issue. Smaller footprint is nice as well. Dang this place costs me money......
 
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