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I do it similar to the guy in this video. Larger cases get larger sockets.
View: https://youtu.be/4AJHLafHKCY
You want the shoulder to get annealed more. Also looks a bit too hot, I’d toss this brass. A good reference is how any .30-06 milsurp or current 5.56 Lake City ammo looks, go for that amount of annealing.
Thanks. I almost did it by hand but went with the drill method instead. I read that some folks hold the brass and wait until it's almost to hot to hold then toss it water. I rotated it while counting to five.You want the shoulder to get annealed more. Also looks a bit too hot, I’d toss this brass. A good reference is how any .30-06 milsurp or current 5.56 Lake City ammo looks, go for that amount of annealing.
I use a blowtorch and a bucket of water. Heat by hand while rotating and holding the case head until I feel the slightest warmth on the case head and drop it into the bucket. People do it by color too- when the neck gets a slight red glow it’s good.
Please bare with me and my ignorance regarding this subject. How many rounds do you think you can get out of 308 brass without annealing vs going through the process?You want the shoulder to get annealed more. Also looks a bit too hot, I’d toss this brass. A good reference is how any .30-06 milsurp or current 5.56 Lake City ammo looks, go for that amount of annealing.
I use a blowtorch and a bucket of water. Heat by hand while rotating and holding the case head until I feel the slightest warmth on the case head and drop it into the bucket. People do it by color too- when the neck gets a slight red glow it’s good.
Thanks. I almost did it by hand but went with the drill method instead. I read that some folks hold the brass and wait until it's almost to hot to hold then toss it water. I rotated it while counting to five.
So would these have softened to much?
Please bare with me and my ignorance regarding this subject. How many rounds do you think you can get out of 308 brass without annealing vs going through the process?
all of them.How many rounds do you think you can get out of 308 brass without annealing vs going through the process?
Uneven and inconsistent , why do you think you need to anneal?
For me shooting 308 out of M1 and M1a the rims will get trashed long before needing annealing.Please bare with me and my ignorance regarding this subject. How many rounds do you think you can get out of 308 brass without annealing vs going through the process?
Yup , brass will often “sing” when trimming if it gets to hard. Can also feel it through the press when resizingPossibly. It's best not to risk it, since we ask so much of brass in reloading. Thousands of PSI are contained when a cartridge is detonated. The neck in these rounds may be too soft, or it may be fine. Looks too cooked in my opinion.
I haven't had much issue getting 15+ reloads out of lake city surplus .30-06 brass. I anneal every 3-4 firings, I can usually tell the brass needs annealing (softening) when trimming. The brass will not cut with nice clean shavings, it almost crumbles when trimming. I know next reload I'll need to anneal before re-sizing. Hard to describe, because it's a feel thing. If done right you can easily get 5-8 reloads out of a batch of brass before some start splitting.
Interesting point. I resized about 100 once fired a couple days ago and was easier than resizing 9mm. I was pleasantly surprised.Yup , brass will often “sing” when trimming if it gets to hard. Can also feel it through the press when resizing
That is asking for failure. Can't properly anneal them that way.I have an annealing machine.
but if you don’t I would get a cookie tin or somthing, stand them up in it. Fill with water up to the neck.then fire up the torch, shut off the lights and heat them to the dullest cherry glow.
You obviously have to remove the primers first.