Annealng Brass

[alwie]

All,

I have just started annealing my brass each time I reload. If you anneal in the reloading process when do you do it? Do you anneal before resizing or after resizing?

Alwie

[Bill]

Deprime, then ultrasonic clean, then anneal, then size and trim to length

[r.tenorio671]

....Annealing should always be done before resizing. This eliminates spring back, and ensures repeatable and accurate shoulder bumping and neck sizing.

[alwie]

....Annealing should always be done before resizing. This eliminates spring back, and ensures repeatable and accurate shoulder bumping and neck sizing.

In my mind if the base to shoulder distance is < max, then everything should chamber correctly.  The question I have is …. Is bullet neck tension more important or less important than shoulder bump?  If it is more important, then maybe I annealing after resizing and just before bullet seating.

[Bill]

if you anneal after sizing you get inconsistent neck tension and its usually higher, ask me why I know that lol ......

[gorillamotors]

if you anneal after sizing you get inconsistent neck tension and its usually higher,  ask me why I know that lol ......

Totally agree.

I also totally agree with your procedure above in that order but I use SS pins to clean. Same procedure just different method of cleaning.

[r.tenorio671]

....Annealing should always be done before resizing. This eliminates spring back, and ensures repeatable and accurate shoulder bumping and neck sizing.

In my mind if the base to shoulder distance is < max, then everything should chamber correctly.  The question I have is …. Is bullet neck tension more important or less important than shoulder bump?  If it is more important, then maybe I annealing after resizing and just before bullet seating.

....neck tension affects bullet release (and where in pressure curve it does so), whereas incorrect shoulder bump could prevent chambering (and firing).