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<blockquote data-quote="Wallie" data-source="post: 2535447" data-attributes="member: 107256"><p>I'll also agree with everyone saying to anneal before resizing. It makes your shoulder bump more consistent, and normalizes your neck spring back. </p><p>Mine:</p><p>Tumble clean</p><p>Anneal</p><p>Lube/Resize</p><p>Short tumble to remove lube </p><p>Trim/check flash holes for media</p><p>Prime</p><p>Load</p><p></p><p> I can only imagine all the folks recommending to wipe lube off by hand don't load the batch sizes I do… I do multiple batches of 1k for my 223AI varmint rifles (prime/throw charge/seat bullet on the Dillon, but pre-prep brass the same elsewise) and even my 220 Swift, 6XC, and 260AI I do minimum batches of 100. Wiping each case by hand would drive me insane. </p><p></p><p>Bill it's probably another case of an over abundance of caution, but one should at least be aware that ammonia is corrosive to brass, and can have a metallurgical effect. </p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.corrosionpedia.com/definition/6213/ammonia-corrosion[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I also started with a flame annealer, and built an induction annealer, which I love. My goal wasn't strictly cost savings (although I agree AMP is overpriced) it was to reduce individual handling of brass via automation. </p><p>I made a coil induction annealer, then a case feed based off of Dillon's, and feed it into a solenoid controlled progresser that is all ran with a programable 4 stage timer and relays. </p><p>The end result is I can dump a batch of 1k cases (223/223AI/300 BLK with one feed plate, and 6XC/260/308 with another) in the hopper, set my dwell times, and do other stuff for about an hour. I love it so much I would be extremely loathe to go back to touching each case another couple times each. Once to resize, once to prime, and once to dump powder/seat bullet. On my dillon batches it's just twice total, resize and feed into dillon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wallie, post: 2535447, member: 107256"] I’ll also agree with everyone saying to anneal before resizing. It makes your shoulder bump more consistent, and normalizes your neck spring back. Mine: Tumble clean Anneal Lube/Resize Short tumble to remove lube Trim/check flash holes for media Prime Load I can only imagine all the folks recommending to wipe lube off by hand don’t load the batch sizes I do… I do multiple batches of 1k for my 223AI varmint rifles (prime/throw charge/seat bullet on the Dillon, but pre-prep brass the same elsewise) and even my 220 Swift, 6XC, and 260AI I do minimum batches of 100. Wiping each case by hand would drive me insane. Bill it’s probably another case of an over abundance of caution, but one should at least be aware that ammonia is corrosive to brass, and can have a metallurgical effect. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.corrosionpedia.com/definition/6213/ammonia-corrosion[/URL] I also started with a flame annealer, and built an induction annealer, which I love. My goal wasn’t strictly cost savings (although I agree AMP is overpriced) it was to reduce individual handling of brass via automation. I made a coil induction annealer, then a case feed based off of Dillon’s, and feed it into a solenoid controlled progresser that is all ran with a programable 4 stage timer and relays. The end result is I can dump a batch of 1k cases (223/223AI/300 BLK with one feed plate, and 6XC/260/308 with another) in the hopper, set my dwell times, and do other stuff for about an hour. I love it so much I would be extremely loathe to go back to touching each case another couple times each. Once to resize, once to prime, and once to dump powder/seat bullet. On my dillon batches it’s just twice total, resize and feed into dillon. [/QUOTE]
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