When to anneal BRX

[Waskawood]

I am new to the BRX game and to fire forming. Does the fire forming harden the brass? Do I need to anneal sooner than I did with the straight BR? Any help always appreciated.

 

[jonbearman]

I anneal after 3 to 4 firings period.It may help to do it sooner but I dont shoot that good.

 

[markm87]

Fire forming probably hardens the brass some. I read a reply here from a guy who anneals EVERY load.

At first I thought he was nuts.... but I'm thinking of going that route. I can feel the bullet seating tension variations slightly on my press.

And when I annealed 10 pieces last night, then primed and charged them.... I seated bullets that felt like they had MUCH BETTER neck tension consistency.

 

[Waskawood]

I sure can't wait for another 448 days, 1 hour, 26 minutes and 35 seconds. I can tell them to take this job and shove it and I will have all the time in the world for loading bullets!!

 

[boogershooter]

I'm glad you made it out the other end of the pipe Waska... I also notice seating differences after a few fireings so I do it every other!

 

[Greyfox]

As long as you don't over anneal, it won't hurt anything. Whether it will help is unclear. Some folks anneal every firing, others don't do it at all. I suspect that if your dies are a very close fit and you only push the shoulder back about .0005, you won't need to anneal very often. I will agree that the seating "feel" is always smoother after annealing.

YMMV,
Rick

 

[jonbearman]

Waskswood,sounds like you are retiring and if that is true,congratstulations to you and your family.You will have plenty of time to anneal then.I bought a ballistics edge and love it.It is hard to keep up with it.