An affordable brass annealer?

Buy a tempilstik rated for 475 degrees Fahrenheit. Maybe $20. Apply to inside of case necks. Stand brass in a pan and add water until the water level is just below the shoulder. Heat case with blow torch until tempilstik paint melts then tip brass into water. Cheapest fastest way to temper.

perhaps you mean 750ºF
475ºC (880ºF) would be too much
475ºF would not anneal (it takes 1 hour at 600ºF)
 
Like Ruger-Ruger, I built mine from ebay parts for around 60.00. Took an afternoon for the first one then I made some serious mods and had the next and final one done that weekend.

Save money and buy components.
 
Can the temp reached by the brass be estimated by color? I've wanted to try the electric drill method, using Tempilac seems fine for low volume, but impractical for higher volumes. Annealed brass looks to be purple/blue. Is there a color chart for brass, or is it the same as steel? Also at what temperature do you get some annealing, assuming that some annealing is better than none, or too much.
 
just read lastest brian litz book modern advancements in lr shooting

Annealing did not matter in ES variation over 10 shots for never annealed / annealed every 3 firings / annealed every firing groups (using AMP annealer).
Seating effort did not correlate to ES or FPS.

I'm looking elsewhere to make my loads better.

Actually, in some loads, switching primer brands cut the ES in half from 20 to 10. (and annealing did nothing).

So if you are working on loads, it might be worth the effort to try 2-3 primer brands before you put much money or effort into annealing.

Targets aren't scored by velocity read outs.... alot of shooters are assuming that numbers generated by a Chronograph relate to LR accuracy. Sadly, that is not always the case.

Bullet holes are what you measure and analysis and adjust your load tuning from. I am currently at a Match and shooting with some very good shooters. Ask them their velocity and they will just ball park you a number. They don't really know....it really isn't that important. What matters is having load tuning that will hammer the center out of the target at 1000yds.

If it seems contradictory, it isn't once you spend more time shooting at distance then measuring velocities. You quickly find velocity stats to not be as important as some discuss.

And when you are looking at your targets at 1000yds, you quickly find the parts in your reloading process that matter. Consistent neck tension does matter. How you set up and maintain your shot to shot consistency is entirely up to you but I know annealing is a step I will continue to use... until some other process gives me a better result.

And you also need a rifle system accurate enough to show you the variations.... in the pits, alot of the 3 1/2" spotters have holes in them....

Jerry
 
The best temp reading is holding the brass with your fingers and using a blowtorch..........you will let go before it gets too hot.Harold
 
Can the temp reached by the brass be estimated by color? I've wanted to try the electric drill method, using Tempilac seems fine for low volume, but impractical for higher volumes. Annealed brass looks to be purple/blue. Is there a color chart for brass, or is it the same as steel? Also at what temperature do you get some annealing, assuming that some annealing is better than none, or too much.

Lapua brass is the easiest to anneal. It seriously changes colour when you get it right. Goes from brass to almost chrome then back to the factory anneal colour as it begins to cool. Usually between 3-4 seconds
 
After using the drill method to anneal 300 WSM brass after necking up and down, to 9.3 and 6.5 I bought one of these worth every penny. Once it was set up did 150 WSSM brass in no time.
 
I would NOT mess around with ITAR, personally...

Check out the Anealeeze (ht tp://www.annealeez.com/)
They ship to Canada.

Any thing that helps you automate reloading IS itar controlled.

^^this.

Most US vendors will not ship to an American location unless the payment CC has an identical address to avoid the purchaser shipping an ITAR item outside of the boarders. Circumventing ITAR regulations is a serious offence and should be avoided at all costs.

http: //pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/documents/official_itar/ITAR_Part_121.pdf

From ITAR:

Catagory III, Amunition/Ordinance
(3) Equipment and tooling in paragraph (c) of this category does not include equipment for hand-loading ammunition.

Some (including Giraud) are lacking critical thinking skills. Dillon, Hornady, etc. Progressive Loading machines are not ITAR controlled; what gives people the idea that an annealer (which plays no critical function in the reloading process) is?

Some USA companies just blanket statement that it's ITAR because they don't want to ship to Canada. Tools aren't ITAR controlled. Buy it and bring it back if you're in a position to do so.
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the annie induction annealer is probably your best bet, but it's not cheap.

I personally hand drill anneal my match ammo, but it's a real annoyance to do 100 that way.

I would like a way to process auto-anneal my 3000 or so cases of 223, but you know what, I just don't bother.
 
I have received an email from annealeez, confirming they are all set to export these legally, and have done so for many units already in Canada.
Ordering next week here.
 
Just an FYI.
Ordered Annealeez a few weeks ago, after merchant said he would very regularly ship to Canada and Australia, without a problem as he would declare everything properly.
Just received a notice saying the Annealeez is held at customs since June 14th.
I do not know what this means for me yet, to be followed.
 
Just an FYI.
Ordered Annealeez a few weeks ago, after merchant said he would very regularly ship to Canada and Australia, without a problem as he would declare everything properly.
Just received a notice saying the Annealeez is held at customs since June 14th.
I do not know what this means for me yet, to be followed.
means you're likely gonna pay some money to get it. Duty, gst...call it what you will. Maybe not but, highly likely.
 
If it's only that, the deal is still good, or at worst i end up with no deal but have an annealer.
If they confiscate with no compensation, i would be furious.
As i had wrote an email, to the owner of annealeez, asking if they are properly set up to ship intl in a legal manner
Which he replied yes

So far he seems like a great guy, just don't want to be out of both machine and money
 
What do you mean by "received a notice" in the Mail? or its just saying held at custom on the tracking website? that's normal for pretty much all packages, sometimes takes 1-2 weeks. I'd be very, very surprised if it didn't make it through.
 
Never said it was in the mail
USPS sends me e-notices throughout the shipping route
All this may be normal
I never ordered firearms stuff outside of brownells, and with them, with 20+ orders, never had anything held up
 
As i had wrote an email, to the owner of annealeez, asking if they are properly set up to ship intl in a legal manner
Which he replied yes

The seller is the exporter from the USA, you are the importer into Canada.

If it is being held by Canada CBSA, it has obviously been exported from the USA without issue, and the issue is with the importation. I would say you have no reason to complain about Annealeez.
 
Time will tell
I have no experience buying from USA outside brownells like previously mentionned
Was hoping someone would chime in saying it's normal and carry on
 
Just an FYI.
Ordered Annealeez a few weeks ago, after merchant said he would very regularly ship to Canada and Australia, without a problem as he would declare everything properly.
Just received a notice saying the Annealeez is held at customs since June 14th.
I do not know what this means for me yet, to be followed.

Customs held a Victor Company Viperskins set last year lol! It cleared after a good week.
 
For anyone interested.
Just got my annealeez.
My credit card was charged 480$ CAD shipped to my door, the mailman just charged me 20$ taxes.

So if you order one, 500$ all in.
Now I just need to find some tempilac.
 
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