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Reloading
Do you anneal your cases?
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<blockquote data-quote="justgoto" data-source="post: 435673" data-attributes="member: 17125"><p>I'm glad this thread is here, I wanted to post a comment like this in another thread but it wasn't "on topic" enough for that thread, so I didn't.</p><p></p><p></p><p>After reading about everything I could find on annealing a month or so ago, I concluded I wasn't annealing hot enough or fast enough.</p><p></p><p>I used to anneal in the pan of water but it was far from uniform so I went to a deep-well socket spun with my fingers, (I'm gonna rig up something like johnnyk has there.) I would anneal until the flame turned orange, rotate one turn, then quench it. All in all taking maybe 11 seconds.</p><p></p><p>I figured the case wall was getting too hot softening it somewhat; so I turned up the heat to get the neck hotter sooner.</p><p></p><p>I also figured the necks were not getting hot enough to affect the grain, so I am letting the neck get like a pinkish red, and for maybe a second longer than the one whole turn as before. The process may take 6 to 8 seconds at the most this way.</p><p></p><p>I've noticed the neck tension has improved, to soon to gauge case life. The old procedure I had gotten over 40 reloads with the 30-06, over 50 with the 30-30, and was still counting with both. I've been annealing every 7 shots, which might change if I feel the neck tension falling off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="justgoto, post: 435673, member: 17125"] I'm glad this thread is here, I wanted to post a comment like this in another thread but it wasn't "on topic" enough for that thread, so I didn't. After reading about everything I could find on annealing a month or so ago, I concluded I wasn't annealing hot enough or fast enough. I used to anneal in the pan of water but it was far from uniform so I went to a deep-well socket spun with my fingers, (I'm gonna rig up something like johnnyk has there.) I would anneal until the flame turned orange, rotate one turn, then quench it. All in all taking maybe 11 seconds. I figured the case wall was getting too hot softening it somewhat; so I turned up the heat to get the neck hotter sooner. I also figured the necks were not getting hot enough to affect the grain, so I am letting the neck get like a pinkish red, and for maybe a second longer than the one whole turn as before. The process may take 6 to 8 seconds at the most this way. I've noticed the neck tension has improved, to soon to gauge case life. The old procedure I had gotten over 40 reloads with the 30-06, over 50 with the 30-30, and was still counting with both. I've been annealing every 7 shots, which might change if I feel the neck tension falling off. [/QUOTE]
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