usmc1974 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 OK, I just bought a burstfire 2 brass annealing machine. Because I want to start annealing my brass. It says I should anneal first, but, All my brass is already Sized deprimed and trimmed. How should I proceed. Thx USMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvincent Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I’d just wait till next Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
625 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I anneal after sizing and trimming. I want all the work harding completed before I anneal. That way all the bullets release the same when fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 59 minutes ago, 625 said: I anneal after sizing and trimming. I want all the work harding completed before I anneal. That way all the bullets release the same when fired. This was kind of my thinking too, but, I don't know. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronemus Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I found out the hard way - dimensions change after annealing; I now aanneal immediately before sizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 hour ago, Ronemus said: I found out the hard way - dimensions change after annealing; I now aanneal immediately before sizing. Have to agree here.^^ It will size and load differently when soft. I did some after some forming and they didn’t turn out as well as the ones that were done before forming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Looks like the way to go is to anneal them 1st then size . Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 What are you guys think this is 8 Seconds on my burst fire 2. It is all TTA 11 with the cross in the circle. This shows the annealing coming down about an eighth of an inch further than on all my other brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Loooking goood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 7 minutes ago, Farmer said: Loooking goood! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole440 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 5/10/2024 at 5:10 PM, 625 said: I anneal after sizing and trimming. I want all the work harding completed before I anneal. That way all the bullets release the same when fired. I always thought the annealing was so that the brass all sizes in a uniform manner. If the brass is at different levels of hardness, different pieces will have different amounts of spring-back or "memory" when sizing. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fimrire_RongLifle Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Anneal then size then trim if required. I am slowly turning down from shooting elr and lr. I load from 223 to 375ct with solids. Well until i downsize and just mostly do pistol in the future.. This is typical process or fclass bencherest , prs and elr Flame can work some will under anneal with one which does little bad or good and some will over anneal with one which is bad. An amp annealer is the best way to go. I'm in the camp it can add brass life for sure but I'm not sold I need it for ES / SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnipTheDog Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Brass can get work hardened from sizing. Annealing resets the brass and allows more reloads. I'm cheap, so I like to be able to reuse my brass over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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