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fastline · October 2, 2012, 01:17 AM

First I was curious, if it is just me finally getting on board, or if the price of materials is finally making it smarter for reloaders? I almost feel ashamed of leaving any brass behind at the current prices...

Also, I was curious what annealing machine you guys use and how many reloads you go before annealing? I am very familiar with metalurgy so I understand why but not sure how often people do it. In theory, it seems that with decent brass and annealing properly, brass should last 100 or more reloads but I hear a lot of people saying some only get 10 or so reloads. ??

October 2, 2012, 01:17 AM	#1
fastline Junior Member Join Date: July 31, 2012 Posts: 6	Reloading trend, what annealer do you use? First I was curious, if it is just me finally getting on board, or if the price of materials is finally making it smarter for reloaders? I almost feel ashamed of leaving any brass behind at the current prices... Also, I was curious what annealing machine you guys use and how many reloads you go before annealing? I am very familiar with metalurgy so I understand why but not sure how often people do it. In theory, it seems that with decent brass and annealing properly, brass should last 100 or more reloads but I hear a lot of people saying some only get 10 or so reloads. ??