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Bullet Annealing
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 698472" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>That is just crap. I am a bullet maker and annealing makes the jacket softer and tougher so it is " less " likely to fragment .</p><p>If a bullet has a lead core even if you only melt a fraction of the top edge of the core you have upset the balance of the bullet . The affect on accuracy could range from slight to catastrophic . </p><p>At a temp that does any useful annealing of gilding metal jackets some lead would surely melt. </p><p>You could anneal a solid mono metal bullet OK but there is no guarantee it's diameter would not change slightly . I am not sure I have not tested it. </p><p>A softer bullet means more fouling so why the hell do it anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 698472, member: 17844"] That is just crap. I am a bullet maker and annealing makes the jacket softer and tougher so it is " less " likely to fragment . If a bullet has a lead core even if you only melt a fraction of the top edge of the core you have upset the balance of the bullet . The affect on accuracy could range from slight to catastrophic . At a temp that does any useful annealing of gilding metal jackets some lead would surely melt. You could anneal a solid mono metal bullet OK but there is no guarantee it's diameter would not change slightly . I am not sure I have not tested it. A softer bullet means more fouling so why the hell do it anyway. [/QUOTE]
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