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Annealing, help me deside
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1328044" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Lots of people don't quench and are happy with the results. some alloys</p><p>are better for there intended use if quenched correctly, but worse if quenched wrong. So quenching has to be done correctly to get desired results.</p><p></p><p>I quench, because I want the annealing process to stop exactly the same location and at the correct hardness. Fortunately brass cases do well quenched in water. Other mediums may work, but not as well as water.</p><p></p><p>Air cooling can work but may not get as consistent results and can allow the anneal to get farther down the case towards the case head.</p><p></p><p>Annealing softens the brass so it will last longer without splitting, so even a poor annealing will increase the brass life "BUT" in order to get consistent bullet grip, the anneal needs to be consistent. I have been annealing for over 50 years and had to work hard at consistent annealing to get consistent bullet grip, to get consistent SD's In order to get consistent accuracy.</p><p></p><p>None of the manual ways produced the consistency that I wanted even with lots of practice and attention to detail. Even though I consider myself a Craftsman and anal about every detail, when I took the human factor out of annealing and moved to a fully automated system I get the consistency I wanted.</p><p></p><p>Now when I anneal, my cases may be a little softer than some other methods or harder that some other methods they are very consistent.</p><p></p><p>So In my opinion, Consistency it the name of the game and quenching is just part of the process that improves the consistency.</p><p></p><p>I know I used the word ''Consistency'' quite a bit in this post, but for long range accuracy it is a must and annealing needs to be as consistent as possible.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1328044, member: 2736"] Lots of people don't quench and are happy with the results. some alloys are better for there intended use if quenched correctly, but worse if quenched wrong. So quenching has to be done correctly to get desired results. I quench, because I want the annealing process to stop exactly the same location and at the correct hardness. Fortunately brass cases do well quenched in water. Other mediums may work, but not as well as water. Air cooling can work but may not get as consistent results and can allow the anneal to get farther down the case towards the case head. Annealing softens the brass so it will last longer without splitting, so even a poor annealing will increase the brass life "BUT" in order to get consistent bullet grip, the anneal needs to be consistent. I have been annealing for over 50 years and had to work hard at consistent annealing to get consistent bullet grip, to get consistent SD's In order to get consistent accuracy. None of the manual ways produced the consistency that I wanted even with lots of practice and attention to detail. Even though I consider myself a Craftsman and anal about every detail, when I took the human factor out of annealing and moved to a fully automated system I get the consistency I wanted. Now when I anneal, my cases may be a little softer than some other methods or harder that some other methods they are very consistent. So In my opinion, Consistency it the name of the game and quenching is just part of the process that improves the consistency. I know I used the word ''Consistency'' quite a bit in this post, but for long range accuracy it is a must and annealing needs to be as consistent as possible. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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