annealing

barthowes

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Feb 20, 2010
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should everyone anneal thier cases. i shoot 30-06 with nosler brass. is this something I should do. Should I do it with certain brass manufacturers
 
If you use RCBS type dies the brass is worked more than if you use Lee collet dies for neck sizing. If you full length, then yeah annealing will prolong fatigue. I bought brass already annealed, and used brass not annealed with no problems. 10 plus loadings and still good.
 
When I was making 35 Whelen and 338/06 cases out of 06 cases I annealed the cases because of the expansion and sizing etc.. Maybe I did some 300 HH before I blew them out to 300 Bee but that was a lot of rounds ago. Those are the only cases I have ever anealed in 50 years of reloading
 
I just recently annealed a batch of Norma .300WSM cases due to work hardening. The kit I used was from Hornady and included the special heat sensitive paint. The annealing process went very well and I noticed an immediate difference in brass flexibility and bullet seating.
 
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