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Annealing vs not?
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaJack" data-source="post: 2176662" data-attributes="member: 25389"><p>I hunted for forty plus years and bagged more game than I could count. I heard about annealing but never took the time to understand it. For many of those years, I probably fired less than 50 rounds a year, mostly for sight in prior to hunting season and then a handful of shots harvesting big game. Rarely killed anything over 300 yards. It worked. However, with my old age, I can't run them down anymore, and the opportunity to use current technology to make ethical kills at longer distances, I've become much more detailed in my reloading processes. Modern numerically controlled machine tools produce more consistent, higher quality hardware. I lived most of my life happy with a rifle and a load that could shoot a 2" group at 100 yards. Now, I'm not satisfied unless I'm shooting one hole groups at 100 yards. Improved optics availability coupled with better bullet technology along with better barrels changed the sport. Annealing yields tighter groups at long distance. Extreme spreads drop substantially with more consistent neck tension. I use a Bench Source annealer. It's OK, but I want an Annealing Made Perfect if I can afford one before I get too old to shoot. I think brass lasts longer, but that is opinion, I don't have data to back it up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaJack, post: 2176662, member: 25389"] I hunted for forty plus years and bagged more game than I could count. I heard about annealing but never took the time to understand it. For many of those years, I probably fired less than 50 rounds a year, mostly for sight in prior to hunting season and then a handful of shots harvesting big game. Rarely killed anything over 300 yards. It worked. However, with my old age, I can't run them down anymore, and the opportunity to use current technology to make ethical kills at longer distances, I've become much more detailed in my reloading processes. Modern numerically controlled machine tools produce more consistent, higher quality hardware. I lived most of my life happy with a rifle and a load that could shoot a 2" group at 100 yards. Now, I'm not satisfied unless I'm shooting one hole groups at 100 yards. Improved optics availability coupled with better bullet technology along with better barrels changed the sport. Annealing yields tighter groups at long distance. Extreme spreads drop substantially with more consistent neck tension. I use a Bench Source annealer. It's OK, but I want an Annealing Made Perfect if I can afford one before I get too old to shoot. I think brass lasts longer, but that is opinion, I don't have data to back it up. [/QUOTE]
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