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how many firings before you anneal the first time? how many times between annealings? bounty hunter | ||
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Don't anneal. It's a waste of time. You need the proper set of dies to make your brass last longer. | |||
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ACKLEY BRASS AFTER 3 firings. 22/250 after 4 I also anneal before reforming one case to another | |||
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Every four to five reloadings. LD  | |||
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300RUM brass about three firings. STW, the same. Really only anneal the expensive brass. Don't worry about it for 308's and such. | |||
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bounty hunter, What cartridge are you shooting? Factory chamber or custom? What type of shooting do you do? BR, target, hunting, plinking.... It is possible to take 25 cases and shoot your bbl out before ruining your brass. And that is without ever annealing once. | |||
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Annealing is definitely worth doing. When you need to do it depends on the cases you're using, how generous your chamber is, how much you're sizing them in the resizing operation, etc. etc. The more you work the brass, the quicker it gets hard. | |||
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Huh? Please explain how one would go about this. | |||
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Hey b h Is that for your new 30-06AI? Maybe since you've got an AI, then it may be worth annealing. I would guess after about 10 firings on a case, but that's just a guess. ____________________________________ There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice. - Mark Twain | Chinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others. ___________________________________ | |||
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craigster, It is the way the dies are made. When they are built for YOUR gun, not only do you get the best accuracy possible but max case life. It's already been done. 200+ firings per case. | |||
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I don't usually anneal, but had a 6.5 that would only last 4 or 5 firings without it. Mark 20 cases and Don't anneal them and see how many loads you get before you start getting splits. Then you can decide how long that gun can go without it. for every hour in front of the computer you should have 3 hours outside | |||
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