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Why am I splitting necks?
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<blockquote data-quote="CatShooter" data-source="post: 1460145" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>Wrong...</p><p></p><p>The orange color is from burning of carbon based material - oil, wax, case polish.</p><p></p><p>Copper, zinc, and tin, all "burn" with a green flame... anything that shows orange is from carbon.</p><p></p><p>If you completely wash cases (very well) you can heat them white hot without seeing the orange color.</p><p></p><p>This photo shows 6 cases - all are unfired Winchester 6mm Remington cases. </p><p></p><p>ALL 6 OF THEM WERE ANNEALED FOR THE SAME TIME, AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE!!</p><p></p><p>Three on the left were right from the bag (with Winchester polish on them), the three on the right were washed in Tide liquid clothes detergent, in boiling water, and then rinsed in plain water.</p><p></p><p>It should be obvious to anyone that the color on the case can not tell you much, and is no indication of the state of anneal.</p><p></p><p>You cannot "over anneal" cases if you are using propane and air.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CatShooter, post: 1460145, member: 7"] Wrong... The orange color is from burning of carbon based material - oil, wax, case polish. Copper, zinc, and tin, all "burn" with a green flame... anything that shows orange is from carbon. If you completely wash cases (very well) you can heat them white hot without seeing the orange color. This photo shows 6 cases - all are unfired Winchester 6mm Remington cases. ALL 6 OF THEM WERE ANNEALED FOR THE SAME TIME, AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE!! Three on the left were right from the bag (with Winchester polish on them), the three on the right were washed in Tide liquid clothes detergent, in boiling water, and then rinsed in plain water. It should be obvious to anyone that the color on the case can not tell you much, and is no indication of the state of anneal. You cannot "over anneal" cases if you are using propane and air. [/QUOTE]
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