kbstenberg
06-06-2013, 11:00 PM
I read some posts on annealing and tried my hand at it tonight. And I need some advice.
I made a jig to hold the case in a specific spot in the flame of my torch. I held the case in a deep well socket and put a 6" extension in the socket that I held and rotated.
I never did see a case neck turn red (which I read is too hot). What I did have happen consistently is the neck would turn blueish (sp) and the blueish color would move through the shoulder and then down the case. I only let 1 case let the blue discoloration get more than 1/4" below the shoulder. Most of the time I only let the discoloration go to the bottom of the shoulder.
Is that the proper way to anneal? Or should I change something I am doing?
If it is important I was annealing 223 brass necked up to 7mm for the 7TCU. The reason I annealed the cases was that the cases were consistently sooty on the necks after being shot. An I had read that that was an indicator that cases needed annealing. Kevin
I made a jig to hold the case in a specific spot in the flame of my torch. I held the case in a deep well socket and put a 6" extension in the socket that I held and rotated.
I never did see a case neck turn red (which I read is too hot). What I did have happen consistently is the neck would turn blueish (sp) and the blueish color would move through the shoulder and then down the case. I only let 1 case let the blue discoloration get more than 1/4" below the shoulder. Most of the time I only let the discoloration go to the bottom of the shoulder.
Is that the proper way to anneal? Or should I change something I am doing?
If it is important I was annealing 223 brass necked up to 7mm for the 7TCU. The reason I annealed the cases was that the cases were consistently sooty on the necks after being shot. An I had read that that was an indicator that cases needed annealing. Kevin