Annealing brass cases

So does anyone have any pictures of brass that has been properly annealed? I have been doing lots of reading on the subject, and lots of different opinions on what they should look like.

I would like to see for myself what the finished product should look like. It would be great to see some pics to finish this topic off :D
 
The ones on the left dont look like they have been done the correct way, am I right?
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Not a great example cause its had a light polish with steel wool and fired once. However it wasnt much darker than this when first done. This is 375 H&H out to improved. You can see how the blue line with the straw color following it is almost invisible. Once it starts its fast. Good to stay at the outter edge of the flame.Hope it helps
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crazy_davey said:
Blindside, any comments on the above pic I posted? They dont look right to me, am I right :confused:

Thanks for the pic and the very helpfull posts!
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I pm'd ya. Your right, to hot and not equal.They shouldnt go that dark or that dull matte finish. Oh they dullen a hair but not that granular look. The wee bit they dullen should be able to be shined right up again with 000 steelwool
 
Thanks, I had a feeling from what I have read here and other places that those were not done right.

Thats why I asked for some pics, just to get a good idea of what we are talking about here. I have a feeling that there are not lots of folk who anneal brass properly or do it at all for that matter.

Thanks for helping me learn something new :) One can never have enough knowladge :cool:
 
The easiest way it was explained to me was to hold the case head in your fingertips while heating the other end with a propane torch. When it gets red and too hot to hold, drop the case in a bucket of cold water.

Any thoughts?


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SuperCub said:
The easiest way it was explained to me was to hold the case head in your fingertips while heating the other end with a propane torch. When it gets red and too hot to hold, drop the case in a bucket of cold water.

Any thoughts?


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reds hot bro. Thats probably the realm Daves getting into with those dull frosted ones. Probably well over 900
 
Annealing is a function of both temp and time. Too hot though will make the brass way too soft. Best to use something like a Tempilstik until you get a good "feel" of how much heat you need.

This is a great article about annealing brass.

http://www.6mmbr.com/annealing.html


Note: I just received a batch of 650 F Tempilstiks and will be selling some extras and passing on the savings to G'Nuts starting late this weekend. Watch the EE
 
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