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Annealing vs not?
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<blockquote data-quote="TRG65" data-source="post: 2176268" data-attributes="member: 103919"><p>When I started annealing, I noticed improvement in consistency in seating and SDs over the life of the case. I annealed my 6.5 Addiction (6.5x55 improved) every firing from the first firing on my last set of brass and from the start to the end of the brass. I don't think I adjusted the seating die or sizing die once in a few thousand rounds of loading. That was a first. At the end of the brass's life I was still getting 5 for SDs. I shot 6.5x47 for years prior to this (also prior to annealing) after about 5 firing I would have to start adjusting the sizer to maintain the bump and I would have to adjust the seating die as well. Also, the SDs would gradually creep up over the life of the case, when I'd go to a new barrel, if the old brass would fit, it would never be as good on SD as it was new. </p><p></p><p>If you are happy with a 10-15 SD, don't worry about it. If you are looking for SDs of 4-8, then I'd anneal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRG65, post: 2176268, member: 103919"] When I started annealing, I noticed improvement in consistency in seating and SDs over the life of the case. I annealed my 6.5 Addiction (6.5x55 improved) every firing from the first firing on my last set of brass and from the start to the end of the brass. I don't think I adjusted the seating die or sizing die once in a few thousand rounds of loading. That was a first. At the end of the brass's life I was still getting 5 for SDs. I shot 6.5x47 for years prior to this (also prior to annealing) after about 5 firing I would have to start adjusting the sizer to maintain the bump and I would have to adjust the seating die as well. Also, the SDs would gradually creep up over the life of the case, when I'd go to a new barrel, if the old brass would fit, it would never be as good on SD as it was new. If you are happy with a 10-15 SD, don't worry about it. If you are looking for SDs of 4-8, then I'd anneal. [/QUOTE]
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