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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 605622" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>Especially on higher pressure cases like the .338 that are prone to neck splits, annealing prolongs life. Couple nice machines on the market that do a good job and do it consistently. Goggle up 'case annealing machines'......</p><p> </p><p>Annealing brass cases is a touchy task. Too soft and the projectile to neck tension is too light and the case won't hold the bullet properly. Too little and the neck is too brittle so it cracks eventually.</p><p> </p><p>All bottleneck cases benefit from annealing after repeated reloads and some straight walled pistol cses as well.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not fond of the heat 'em in a pan of water and upset 'em because you need to heat the entire neck evenly and temperature is critical..... and of course you never want to get the base hot. It has to stay hard.</p><p> </p><p>Search 'annealing cases' on this site for some good, informative threads. I based my decision on an annealing machine from post on this site....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 605622, member: 39764"] Especially on higher pressure cases like the .338 that are prone to neck splits, annealing prolongs life. Couple nice machines on the market that do a good job and do it consistently. Goggle up 'case annealing machines'...... Annealing brass cases is a touchy task. Too soft and the projectile to neck tension is too light and the case won't hold the bullet properly. Too little and the neck is too brittle so it cracks eventually. All bottleneck cases benefit from annealing after repeated reloads and some straight walled pistol cses as well. I'm not fond of the heat 'em in a pan of water and upset 'em because you need to heat the entire neck evenly and temperature is critical..... and of course you never want to get the base hot. It has to stay hard. Search 'annealing cases' on this site for some good, informative threads. I based my decision on an annealing machine from post on this site.... [/QUOTE]
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