It might help to post what city or county you live in.
H did not read your post apparently.
WOW !
Sounds like you know a whole lot more about this than I do.
I have tried the propane torch route and had too much inconsistency.
The lead pot way sounds interesting.
I have most of my 308 loaded now but this fall or late summer I will have about 1000 rds that will need it and a few hundred in other calibers.
I will most likely just toss my old 223 cases
Just ignore clay pigeon. Sooner or later, the mods will get tired of his insults and show him the door.
Just ignore clay pigeon. Sooner or later, the mods will get tired of his insults and show him the door.
Giraud machine with induction annealer (Annie) and 3 I built myself.
I don't use flame annealers, not enough control on fine brass.
I also have a Rockwell hardness tester, and I can do cross sectioning, sample mounting and micrographs if what's what you are into.
If you haven't beat the living crap out of the brass it can be recovered between 85% & 95% without expensive micrograph samples.
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If you want a low budget, but dead accurate annealing method,
Lead pot, an accurate way to measure temp, and a media like glass beads or small steel shot.
With a paddle of some kind, with proper size holes to wedge the brass in, you can do half dozen at a time.
This allows for proper proper time factor along with precise temp control, an extremely accurate anneal this way with a little practice.
If you are interested in this I can tell you how to determine the correct time in the media without time consuming and expensive micrographs.
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What are you talking about for piece count?