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Title: Anyone anneal straight wall brass?
Post by: jmscon on May 25, 2017, 09:15:16 PM

Wondering if anyone anneals straight wall brass, .357, .45 acp, .30 carbine, .45-70, etc.? Is it needed or just reload until it cracks and throw it out?

Title: Re: Anyone anneal straight wall brass?
Post by: AWS on May 25, 2017, 09:36:21 PM

I anneal my 6.5x58R Sauer and 9.3x72R, brass it just too hard to come by to let it split.

Title: Re: Anyone anneal straight wall brass?
Post by: Yondering on May 26, 2017, 09:48:31 AM

Long brass like 45-70, sure. Short stuff like 45 ACP - nope, no way.

A case shoulder has nothing to do with whether you can anneal brass. It's all about the length and how fast heat transfers from the neck to the case head. You do not want to anneal the case head, that is very bad.