Annealing? How do YOU do it? How often?

[bamban]

When I shot a lot this stayed busy. Annealed every other firing. It holds 500 of the 5.56 brass. Another Doug Giraud fine product.

 

[Ol' Red]

When I shot a lot this stayed busy. Annealed every other firing. It holds 500 of the 5.56 brass. Another Doug Giraud fine product.

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I have a nice beer mug that I brought home from Germany that holds pens and markers and takes up less room. I could send it to you and you send me that annealing machine. If you don't like the mug, we can trade back in a couple months. LOL

 

[Buckskinner]

This topic is the alternative to religion and politics...

FWIW which I realize is little, I don't anneal anymore.

 

[justinp61]

I have a nice beer mug that I brought home from Germany that holds pens and markers and takes up less room. I could send it to you and you send me that annealing machine. If you don't like the mug, we can trade back in a couple months. LOL

 

[Lapuatom]

Just about everything we do has risks. I wonder what would happen if a drop of sweat dripped into a salt bath?

At least a torch won't splash everywhere if bumped!

 

[justinp61]

At least a torch won't splash everywhere if bumped!

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

Made my own torch set up and anneal every time. Some day I'll make an induction annealer but for now mine works great.

A old microwave could prove useful for this with a little fabrication.

 

[Justice1327]

All brass is annealed after it is made.
AMP being sold out doesn't prove anything. The only thing that matters are the targets. Glen Kulzer set 8 records at 1000 yards last year, including 20 target Aggregate. That is 100 rounds fired over the season, that went into 5.202" at 1000 yards. He doesn't anneal.

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If the picture in the article is of his reloading bench, it appears he has an AMP on the table.

 

[BrentM]

A old microwave could prove useful for this with a little fabrication.

Actually starting the project this weekend. Found a dyi solution for 220.00 that is less work than my original plan

 

[Pdyson]

Annealeze, every firing, before pin wash and resize.

 

[SkipB]

That looks like a great little device. I like that it's all metal. Again, a few minutes of setup and you can bang out 100 cases fast. Then you're on to sizing/seating etc.

I love mine

 

[Vol1975]

Bench shooter that shoots a lot and longer range for maximum accuracy then buy the amp annealer and use every other round

shooter that shoots for hunting and not a lot of rounds in a year time I'd send off and let a company anneal you brass. Be a lot cheaper than a annealer machine.

or find a friend that has an annealer.
I do it for friends and my cost is a bottle of bourbon that they have to help me drink while we do the annealing.

 

[Hummer70]

 

[JMB 1911]

annealeze for me. The entire process had me intimidated but the unit is reasonably priced and simple to use. It is also much faster than I assumed it would be.