Annealing brass

[truckerdave397]

Does anyone here anneal there brass? Is it worth buying an annealer? Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks Dave

[Omega]

Does anyone here anneal there grass? Is it worth buying an annealer? Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks Dave

I finally went and got one due to the amount of brass I wanted to anneal, mostly brass converted to 300BLK and 277WLV. I figured with all the current shortages and possibly it getting worse it would be good to extend the life of brass as long as possible, I knew that doing it, correctly, wouldn't hurt any.

[cwtebay]

I anneal everything that has a bottleneck or a taper. I do it more than some, less than some. About every 5th firing except for my precision rifle rounds, they are done every 3rd firing. I use a drill with a socket and a torch. I do not have an actual machine.

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[sigep1764]

I anneal everything that has a bottleneck or a taper. I do it more than some, less than some. About every 5th firing except for my precision rifle rounds, they are done every 3rd firing. I use a drill with a socket and a torch. I do not have an actual machine.

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Exactly how I do it, in a dark room, drop them into a bucket of water.

[Winger Ed.]

Does anyone here anneal there grass?

I just mow mine after I get a letter from the city.
Until then, I figure it isn't too bad.

[JimB..]

We’re not allowed to have it here, but I’ll ask my brother in CO what the normal practice is.

I use a Giraud for bulk and an AMP for other stuff. Being able to load .223 brass in a hopper and let it run is great. I don’t leave the room, but I can do lots of other stuff while listening to it run.

[truckerdave397]

I just mow mine after I get a letter from the city.
Until then, I figure it isn't too bad.

Thanks Ed. I fixed it.

[Drew P]

I made one that works well, double drum type thing with toothed belt synchronized.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKyl_cg2bqg

[Winger Ed.]

Thanks Ed. I fixed it.

As stand up comics would say,
"This is a tough room to play".

[414gates]

If you not sure it's worth getting a machine for it, heat treat by hand for a while. Take a bit of time to work out if your brass is actually lasting longer.

In my case, my brass is lasting longer. The time saving alone of using the machine is worth the cost of the machine to me.

[pworley1]

I use a machine I built myself. I feel that if is well worth the effort.

[winelover]

Never annealed brass in fifty years of reloading. I get 15-20 plus reloads on brass, before necks begin to split, using cast bullets. No problem with nickel cases, in my 338 Mag, either. However, I do use RCBS X-sizer dies for my bottleneck cartridges.

Winelover

[Half Dog]

I anneal the costly rifle brass after I shoot them 3 times. I get a more consistent brass profile and they seem to last. I built my annealer, which isn’t high quality but it seems to work for what I need it for.

[Bills Shed]

I am a drill and socket person. Simple, fast and it works.

Bill

[Big Wes]

I bought a Burstfireguns.com annealer this year. Works great easy to set up.

[Walter Laich]

I use a machine I built myself. I feel that if is well worth the effort.

I also built my own--easy to do and another fun part of the overall reloading process/hobby/obsession

[Ed_Shot]

I form my own 300 BO brass and I built a DIY induction annealer based on plans and instructions posted on the Sniper's Hide Forum. If you search "Homemade Induction Annealer - Sniper's Hide Forum you'll see the lengthy thread started by "TSloper". Since my middle name is CHEAP, cost was an issue. At he time I got all the electronic components off Ebay for $62 and the 750 degree Templiaq was $35. To be truthful, I got help from my brother who's an electrical engineer. The device works like a charm. Power-level and time duration are precisely settable as is the case length to be annealed. Results are precise and repeatable. If you need to do a thousand cases per hour it's not for you but it suits my purpose. I use a small fan blowing on the device and absolutely see no need for a water-cooled coil to run as fast as I can process by hand. With little imagination, the device is adaptable to any cartridge case.

[DCM]

I also built my own--easy to do and another fun part of the overall reloading process/hobby/obsession

Looks alot like a Jmorris plate maybe???

[DCM]

A good semi auto machine

https://annealeez.com/

[truckerdave397]

A good semi auto machine

https://annealeez.com/

I did end up buying this exact machine. I found one local on another gun forum. Thanks to all who answered my question.