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Blow torch for annealing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wapiti1" data-source="post: 883900" data-attributes="member: 42416"><p>I use a normal candle instead of a torch. John Barsness described the method in an article and I think it is in one of his books. I copied this from a post he made on another forum:</p><p></p><p>"I use a method perfected by my friend Fred Barker, who writes for some gun magazines, including Precion Shooting. Fred found that the normal annealing methods used for years made the necks too soft, as they normally involved heating the brass to red-hot then quenching in water.</p><p> Fred is a retired metallurgist and developed the following:</p><p> 1) Light a standard wax candle.</p><p> 2) Hold the case halfway up the body with the tips of your fingers.</p><p> 3) Heat the neck in the tip of the candle flame until the case is too hot to hold.</p><p> 4) Wipe the front end of the ecase with a wet towel (paper towel will do) which finishes the annealing process AND cleans off the candle-flame soot."</p><p></p><p></p><p>I use this method because using a torch was too aggressive on my .44 mag and .500 smith cases. The bullets would jump the crimp after torch annealing. Since then all my rifle and pistol cases get this treatment every third firing. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Just another method.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Jeremy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wapiti1, post: 883900, member: 42416"] I use a normal candle instead of a torch. John Barsness described the method in an article and I think it is in one of his books. I copied this from a post he made on another forum: "I use a method perfected by my friend Fred Barker, who writes for some gun magazines, including Precion Shooting. Fred found that the normal annealing methods used for years made the necks too soft, as they normally involved heating the brass to red-hot then quenching in water. Fred is a retired metallurgist and developed the following: 1) Light a standard wax candle. 2) Hold the case halfway up the body with the tips of your fingers. 3) Heat the neck in the tip of the candle flame until the case is too hot to hold. 4) Wipe the front end of the ecase with a wet towel (paper towel will do) which finishes the annealing process AND cleans off the candle-flame soot." I use this method because using a torch was too aggressive on my .44 mag and .500 smith cases. The bullets would jump the crimp after torch annealing. Since then all my rifle and pistol cases get this treatment every third firing. Just another method. Jeremy [/QUOTE]
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