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<blockquote data-quote="thatguyshm" data-source="post: 1297491" data-attributes="member: 69989"><p>Very good and thorough answer above. I used to ream my primer pockets, now I just deburr the flash hole and go. It's only needed once, just to clean up and burr from when the flash hole was created.</p><p></p><p>I've been reloading for two thirds of my life now and still don't have a concrete rule on annealing. Depends on the brass, brand, load, purpose, expectations. If I'm using cheap brass and abusing it, loading hot, I don't worry about it, I'll just get rid of the brass before I need to anneal. Only real rule I have, is if I pick up 'once fired' from a gun shop, I always resize, clean, and then take as many measurements as I can, primer pockets especially, and web measurements, then anneal no matter what, use my belted magnum collet die if it's belted, maybe sacrifice one to cross cut and check thickness.</p><p></p><p>I use the winter time to anneal, trim large lots, clean it all, basically all of my prep work for a good summer season. A lot of research for any new combinations I want to try for hunting season.</p><p></p><p>Just a few things I do, find out what will work for you, and don't get discouraged with brass prep, it's one of the most critical parts to reloading accurate ammo.</p><p></p><p>SHM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thatguyshm, post: 1297491, member: 69989"] Very good and thorough answer above. I used to ream my primer pockets, now I just deburr the flash hole and go. It's only needed once, just to clean up and burr from when the flash hole was created. I've been reloading for two thirds of my life now and still don't have a concrete rule on annealing. Depends on the brass, brand, load, purpose, expectations. If I'm using cheap brass and abusing it, loading hot, I don't worry about it, I'll just get rid of the brass before I need to anneal. Only real rule I have, is if I pick up 'once fired' from a gun shop, I always resize, clean, and then take as many measurements as I can, primer pockets especially, and web measurements, then anneal no matter what, use my belted magnum collet die if it's belted, maybe sacrifice one to cross cut and check thickness. I use the winter time to anneal, trim large lots, clean it all, basically all of my prep work for a good summer season. A lot of research for any new combinations I want to try for hunting season. Just a few things I do, find out what will work for you, and don't get discouraged with brass prep, it's one of the most critical parts to reloading accurate ammo. SHM [/QUOTE]
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