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I've got a MK1 with A Z T E K and it's awesome! I don't plan on upgrading to a MKII, but I did preorder an AMP Mate and have the Dillon case feeder already. It's nice to be able to get a perfect anneal on .260 brass made from .243 Lapua or Remington brass that I've had since my first .260 in 1997.
This winter I'm hoping to work through about 5K pieces of brass, get it all annealed, sized, trimmed (ordering Giraud), ss pin cleaned and primed.
(fixed the ##### A Z T E K issue)
This winter I'm hoping to work through about 5K pieces of brass, get it all annealed, sized, trimmed (ordering Giraud), ss pin cleaned and primed.
(fixed the ##### A Z T E K issue)
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been eyeing these up for a while, when running the brass analyzer is that a one time thing, or do you need to analyze brass every time or ever few times that you anneal, or per lot# of brass? or is it close enough that say all lapua brass (fired the same # of times) in the analyzed caliber can be run on the same setting. its my understanding that the brass that has the analyze program run on it, it basically scrap?
well that seems a convoluted way of asking my question hahah
well that seems a convoluted way of asking my question hahah
analyzing is done once, pick an average case and it will roast it and provide the correct code for annealing that batch of brass. You can slightly increase or decrease the anneal from the code. I think you'd be best off to analyze a case from each lot, for best results
Probably pretty straight forward. Apply a known force to a pin and start heating up the neck and record the time and temperature. At some point the pin will start to push into the brass of the neck. Continue heating the neck and at some point the pin will push through the neck. Use a strain gauge to take readings of the decreasing force as the neck softens and the pin eventually pushes through. Depending on the method used these time/temp/force readings can be used to figure out the temp/time required to anneal the brass.
In other words, pretty straight forward. I can think of a way to do it that would be simpler but might require more mechanics to carry out. In any case, having to do something tens, hundreds - or even possibly a few thousand times to ensure repeatably accurate results of a process each and every time in a final product is not an insurmountable task. Real world testing of a concept is just part of the process.
... and I know that there are a lot of ways to do it that I don't have a clue about.
... and I know that there are a lot of ways to do it that I don't have a clue about.
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"analyze a case from each lot" I have been using Lapua brass for my AI/AT for a couple of years now Never occurred to me that brass should be kept separated by lot. I keep the brass separated in 50rd boxes and don't mix them. I keep them labelled re number of sizings and trimming. Going forward I hope with that brass by # sizing will be good enough. I'll try to keep it "lot"segregated going forward. And what about non Lapua brass which doesn't come in lot marked boxes???
Thanks for any info as I am seriously thinking about buying an AMP annealer.
I think it applies more to the weight of the brass. If I have .308 cases that are a lot heavier than another batch, the machine generates a different code. I don't know how far you could take raw weight as being a guide though, since it matters how much of the weight is in the neck/shoulder area. Perhaps AMP would be a better source of info.
