When to anneal

[Bc'z]

one at a time ?

How many cases you writing on? lol
Yeah 1 at time.
Quick wype ,decap, aneal, lube, size, wype and load....
1 at a time
If I loaded larger batches I'd fire the tumbler up.

 

[misser]

How many cases you writing on? lol
Yeah 1 at time.
Quick wype ,decap, aneal, lube, size, wype and load....
1 at a time
If I loaded larger batches I'd fire the tumbler up.

well its like this have you ever had a box full of different loadings and oops drop the box ??

 

[jxb]

one at a time ?

Is that a serious question? Don't you write on yours one at a time?

 

[jxb]

Love this post, it's more fun than putting a bunch of people in a round room and telling them to pee in a corner.

 

[Shooter13]

If you anneal every time you shoot you don't have to segregate the brass, much easier for me.

 

[JFrank]

well its like this have you ever had a box full of different loadings and oops drop the box ??

I write on cases all the time, a little Alcohol it comes right off.

 

[misser]

I write on cases all the time, a little Alcohol it comes right off.

cleaning ?? i have a machine that does that for me . drink a beer ,relax,take a nap or all of the above

 

[Bc'z]

I write on cases all the time, a little Alcohol it comes right off.

Enough Alcohol and none of this really matters.
Brother it's 112° And I'm on a beer run.

 

[DiRTY DOG]

one at a time ?

Let's be honest. The majority of BR/class shooters are of retirement age with nothing better to do.

My list of honey-do's is so long, that tossing brass in the tumbler is a multitasking time saver. Plus my brass is clean.

 

[JFrank]

Enough Alcohol and none of this really matters.
Brother it's 112° And I'm on a beer run.

Im with ya’ none of this tit for tat crap matters to me either. It’s 100* here and I’m making root beer floats later.
J

 

[Jim Ziegler]

Im with ya’ none of this tit for tat crap matters to me either. It’s 100* here and I’m making root beer floats later.
J

Now ya went and done it, I'm going to have to stop at the store and get some fixins!

 

[ronemus]

FWIW: If you wet tumble, anneal after you tumble.

I've proven to myself that annealing after sizing will change case dimensions, and seating force becomes inconsistent; annealing should be done before sizing to achieve consistently sized cases. I also trim/chamfer/debur (Gracey) after sizing and wet tumbling because sizing will change case length and wet tumbling peens the case mouth. My wet tumbling is done after sizing because I need to remove the lube. All of these are bulk processes (1000+ cases in a batch) so I simplify as much as possible - cleaning with a cloth, trimming by hand, etc. are right out.

 

[Dave M.]

Dave’s brass makes mine look good.

23 firings and never touched the outside of the necks with anything. Last time I shot this rifle and brass, it scored a 599-36X at 600 yards on a fairly switchy wind day.
Dave

 

[Dave M.]

If I were doing 50 or less, the second tumble would not happen. Load a minimum of 500 for varmints, tell me how that works for ya.
Also the second tumble for varmint brass and mineral spirits or alcohol, I have used both is maybe for 3-5 minutes tops, just to get the lube off.
Imho any one that doesn’t clean the lube off, loads and then shoots are not doing their selves any favors.

I want my brass clean and shiny so I can visually see any issues. I have seen folks do well with brass that looks like they found it in the parking lot. Prefer my brass to be clean and shiny, like my women.
Sorry if that is coarse. I have seen some dandies at truck stops over the years, don’t want nothing to do with those either.

lol, are you saying that your varmint rifle requires a higher level of accuracy than an F open rifle?? I’m fairly positive that my dirty ass brass will outshoot the cleanest brass you can load for your varmint rifle. If you compete anywhere near Michigan, let me know and we can see. No offense but I like my brass like I like my women in the bedroom, the dirtier the better.
Dave

 

[Dave M.]

the reason for the wet tumble is to get the writing off . i write what powder ,how much powder , sometimes the bullet even seating

Alcohol on a rag removes sharpie easily, so does a crazy cloth.
Dave

 

[LVLAaron]

Alcohol on a rag removes sharpie easily, so does a crazy cloth.
Dave

I'm going to order a new crazy cloth. I got one a few years ago and it turned everything brass it touched, green and corroded it.

 

[Dave M.]

Let's be honest. The majority of BR/class shooters are of retirement age with nothing better to do.

My list of honey-do's is so long, that tossing brass in the tumbler is a multitasking time saver. Plus my brass is clean.

If your honey do list is that long, you need to get a new honey. Lol

 

[LVLAaron]

What you need, is your honey to process brass while you cut the grass.

 

[D Coots]

cleaning ?? i have a machine that does that for me . drink a beer ,relax,take a nap or all of the above

What's her name?

 

[JFrank]

23 firings and never touched the outside of the necks with anything. Last time I shot this rifle and brass, it scored a 599-36X at 600 yards on a fairly switchy wind day.
Dave

What type of annealer do you use ?