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madmo44mag · March 17, 2014, 10:33 AM

I have some 44mag brass I have been shooting 20 years +
A couple of years ago I had to trim it to square the case mouths up so they would crimp evenly.

This weekend I started reloading some of this old brass and noticed just how work hardened it had become compared to some newer brass I was reloading.
Like most; I shoot straight wall pistol brass until it fails / splits.
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This stuff takes a lot of effort to re-size.
I use carbide dies and even used case lube and still takes a lot of effort.
I don’t want to go through the effort of annealing if it is not going to be effective.
I have like 2,000 rounds of this stuff.

My question is has anyone ever annealed pistol brass to reduce the harness and make it more loader friendly when re-sizing?

March 17, 2014, 10:33 AM	#1
madmo44mag Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: Ft.Worth, Texas Posts: 1,522	Annealing OLD Pistol Brass. I have some 44mag brass I have been shooting 20 years + A couple of years ago I had to trim it to square the case mouths up so they would crimp evenly. This weekend I started reloading some of this old brass and noticed just how work hardened it had become compared to some newer brass I was reloading. Like most; I shoot straight wall pistol brass until it fails / splits. . This stuff takes a lot of effort to re-size. I use carbide dies and even used case lube and still takes a lot of effort. I don’t want to go through the effort of annealing if it is not going to be effective. I have like 2,000 rounds of this stuff. My question is has anyone ever annealed pistol brass to reduce the harness and make it more loader friendly when re-sizing? __________________ Texas - Not just a state but an attitude! For monthly shooting events in DFW visit http://www.meetup.com/TexasGunOwner-DFW