Is this method pointless or worthwhile with similar placement/timing of each cartridge?
I have also been considering this unitMaking single digit SD ammo with the help of my annealeez.
much faster than having to touch every case by hand
Yes. Very good especially for the investment.Making single digit SD ammo with the help of my annealeez.
much faster than having to touch every case by hand
Been doing it this way for some time. Seems to work fine. Still curious if doing them on an AMP would have any effect down range.
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YeaBeen doing it freehand for years. It kind of therapeutic.
Totally doable but just my opinion... if you want a very consistent anneal as a split second can make a difference.... using a machine to get the brass in and out of the heat matters. I use the EP 2.0 brass annealer to anneal my brass.
http://www.epintegrations.com
Wondering where everyone thinks their case necks end up on an annealing scale from 1% to 100%. With 1 being not annealed (Hardest) and 100 being 100% annealed (softest)
I think that’s well written. And it begs the question that many have:I think the main thing is to turn the corner and realize that annealing is important enough to go through every time, no matter how much it can be a chore.
Nicer/better tools make it easier (and allows one to get more closely to a 100% perfectly annealed case using an AMP), but if one is willing to suffer a little, the "Hillbilly way" can work too.
As mentioned, consistency can be hard to get using the drill/torch method due to how caveman it is... but, like everything else, practice helps, and with the aid of a timer and one deliberately trying to be as robotic as possible, the results aren't bad.
Reloading sucks, no one wants an extra step added to an already shitty process, but it's worth it if one's chasing better consistency in their ammo.
I just asked this in post #27I think that’s well written. And it begs the question that many have:
If we are, for discussion sake, to consider brass annealing on a scale of 0-100%, zero being no anneal and one hundred being AMP (for discussion)...where do other methods fall?
And where is the break point between return on time/money/effort?
I’d like to think that I can spend $250
and have a case that’s 95% of the annealing that’s done by the AMP. And like many things in life - reloading, performance cars, etc - chasing the last 5% is always, always expensive.
I think that’s well written. And it begs the question that many have:
If we are, for discussion sake, to consider brass annealing on a scale of 0-100%, zero being no anneal and one hundred being AMP (for discussion)...where do other methods fall?
And where is the break point between return on time/money/effort?
I’d like to think that I can spend $250
and have a case that’s 95% of the annealing that’s done by the AMP. And like many things in life - reloading, performance cars, etc - chasing the last 5% is always, always expensive.
I think he means time & effort...I just asked this in post #27
But is an amp annealing the brass to 100% on the softness scale (dead soft, as annealed as brass case can get)?? or does it also have varying levels?I think he means time & effort...
IMHO, I'd consider "no anneal" a "0" and an AMP w/ Aztec mode "100"... I'd guess both an Annealeez and the drill/torch method (done well) land somewhere in the 80-90% range, with obviously the Annealeez being much easier to deal with.
I don't know if an $1600+ AMP is worth it for me as I'm already consistently sub-MOA at 1000 yards with the drill/torch... But, in a sport where bags of sand are ~$100, I can't say I won't end up getting one eventually...
I think if I upgrade from the drill/torch, it'll be to an Annealeez, and mostly so it becomes a much less annoying step in the process, no so much because I think it'll be any better.
I think there are a lot of reasons why one might go straight to an AMP: if one is shooting a semi-exotic cartridge where brass isn't cheap and that can be a pain to get a hold of easily, an open flame is a problem, they're ballin' so $1600 is nothing lol...
So brass is proprietary. Metalurgically each manufacturer mixes their brass with copper or other metals to get the hardness they want. Some cases have so much copper they have a rosegold look to them. So you can never really get to solid brass softness because of the other add ins as i understand it.... which may be totally wrong.But is an amp annealing the brass to 100% on the softness scale (dead soft, as annealed as brass case can get)?? or does it also have varying levels?
So brass is proprietary. Metalurgically each manufacturer mixes their brass with copper or other metals to get the hardness they want. Some cases have so much copper they have a rosegold look to them. So you can never really get to solid brass softness because of the other add ins as i understand it.... which may be totally wrong.
I know exactly what is happening.This seems to be the common trend. Nobody really knows what exactly they are doing to the brass.
I know exactly what is happening.
I’m eliminating split necks, promoting consistent sizing and maintaining an acceptable ES.
Results are what I want.
As long as the process is working I could care less about the scientific/metallurgical tidbits.
But it could work mo betta if you only knew what a perfect anneal was and what your process is giving you.
In my mind single digit SD's represents optimal. I can't shoot well enough to appreciate any improvement under that
In my mind single digit SD's represents optimal. I can't shoot well enough to appreciate any improvement under that
If I had the time and money I would test all this theory and witchcraft.
Do you need to anneal brass in order to achieve that?
I can tell you the answer to my question above is no.
I have no problems getting single digit SD's (5-6) with my 6BRA and no annealing.
But there is a lot of myth and lore in reloading.
Then, if you annealed every time your SD's would be more like 3, that's why guys shoot BR cartridges, an SD of 5-6 in a BR is nothing to brag on really.
You can literally feel it at the handle. Use the force Luke! Annealing isn't myth and lore, it's f'ing science.