Case Annealers

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I've decided to go the annealing route as part of my loading procedures, and wonder what people have to say about the annealers they have experience with?
 
I went with the bench source annealer because it's super easy to set up, you have precise control over the time the case is in the flame and each case is annealed exactly the same as the one before it. The only downside was the cost, just under $600 to my door. A small price to pay for consistent neck tension every time, instead of thinking that one felt a little different when seating the bullets. I do notice groups are more consistent after starting annealling, so it does work.
 
do you use tempilac to tell when you have reached the proper temperature? no question annealing will help your groups and your brass life. lee.
 
"...the annealing route..." Annealing isn't done every time. It's only one when its required. As in when you get one cracked neck, you pitch that one and anneal the rest. Do not heat to red hot. That's too hot. Heat until the case changes colour.
"...start annealing for $129..." Or about $15 for a propane torch and a foil roasting pan. No offence but there's no reason to spend $130 plus for a machine to anneal cases.
 
If you'r annealing for the 6.5 lapua. Every sixth reload, the cheap hornady drill mounted model works well, comes with tempilac. Works fine for the likely volume of brass you'll be servicing.
 
I anneal using a socket on a drill. just find a long socket that fits your cartridge... rotate on top of the flame until line is at the shoulder, drop, done....

3-4 seconds for 223, 6-7 seconds for 300 win mag... costs nothing if you have a 15$ propane torch and a drill....

if you can watch the line and stop when it's at the same spot, you get a pretty consistent anneal.

I would only get a machine to do mass annealing.
Not needed for a few hundred rounds.
 
X2 for the Bench Source, extremely well built, if you talk to the owner when you order it allow for about half an hour of really good info on annealing and assurance to call if he can be of any help. He will offer to send the torches as well as an option which I did so I got the exact ones he was talking about. I had to order the tempilac to a US post office box due to the fact they were tripling the price in Canada but I ordered for four people so shipping was divided.

Price above is about what is cost me as well but got here in about 10 days.
 
I just received my new Banch Source. Only practicing with it yet as Lapua brass too expensive to wreck. From the guys who already have a Bench Source, any tips. I have 650 and 400 Tempilaq. I will be doing 284 and 6.5 X47 Lapua brass

Jim
 
I'm just getting into annealing as well. Brass is becoming more expensive and harder to find. Might as well get the most life out of it as you can.

I have a bunch of new Winchester 300wsm brass that seems to have some hard necks. Figure that annealing the cases will help a bit of spring back in the
brass and make bullet seating more consistant.

I have a Giraud on order that I'm patiently waiting for. I'll post some pics of the unit once I have it all dialed-in.
 
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