Annealing Service?

[PappyM3]

As of now, I just have the AMP annealer. I'd have to get the auto feed if I was going to offer it as a service.

Just looked that up. Oof. And I thought the induction annealers were pricey.

Have you observed any improvement in precision with annealing? Or do you just do it for case life?

 

[EddieCoyle]

Just looked that up. Oof. And I thought the induction annealers were pricey.

Have you observed any improvement in precision with annealing? Or do you just do it for case life?

I haven't used it yet.

 

[Broc]

Poking around looks like .04-.07 cents each per thousand to process brass, I dont know what it cost to add annealing . Plus shipping.

At 0.07 each per thousand for 15,000 will cost you roughly $1K. Even at $0.04/case you are still saving money.

An annealing machine is $600. Just buy the machine.

CASE NECK ANNEALING MACHINE | Brownells

The BENCH-SOURCE case neck annealing machine is used exclusively to anneal and refurbish your Bottle Neck and Long Straight Wall cartridge cases for reloading. It will restore your case necks to ‘like new’ condition and extend the life of your car...

www.brownells.com

 

[mac1911]

At 0.07 each per thousand for 15,000 will cost you roughly $1K. Even at $0.04/case you are still saving money.

An annealing machine is $600. Just buy the machine.

CASE NECK ANNEALING MACHINE | Brownells

The BENCH-SOURCE case neck annealing machine is used exclusively to anneal and refurbish your Bottle Neck and Long Straight Wall cartridge cases for reloading. It will restore your case necks to ‘like new’ condition and extend the life of your car...

www.brownells.com

See how things go as we move into spring.
I might update my case processing first.
I got a good amount of 223 and 30-06 to process or just keep chugging along 100-200 cases here and there
Figure if I just get them all done I wont have to process brass for several years

 

[Warm_Garand]

These guys claim to batch process YOUR brass, and send it back to you.

On sale at $99/2500 shipped, it seems like a no-brainer.

.223/5.56 Full Processing Service - M&S Processed Brass

msprocessedbrass.com

 

[DW357]

These guys claim to batch process YOUR brass, and send it back to you.

On sale at $99/2500 shipped, it seems like a no-brainer.

.223/5.56 Full Processing Service - M&S Processed Brass

msprocessedbrass.com

Yep that's who I've used to process my 223/556 brass. Great company.
However they do not offer annealing services....

Frequently Asked Questions - M&S Processed Brass

Shipping Product orders typically ship the same or next business day via USPS Priority Mail to all 50 states. At this time, our products are only available in the USA. Brass Processing Service Where do I ship my brass? M&S Processing PO Box 202 Clinton, IN 47842 Will I get back the same brass…

msprocessedbrass.com

 

[steve8140]

Is 223/5.55 even worth annealing?

I’m just getting geared up to start loading 223 and picked up a Dillon RT1500 today but figured I can get anywhere from 3-8 loads depending on brass and it’s easy and cheap enough to pick up more or buy more.

 

[mac1911]

Is 223/5.55 even worth annealing?

I’m just getting geared up to start loading 223 and picked up a Dillon RT1500 today but figured I can get anywhere from 3-8 loads depending on brass and it’s easy and cheap enough to pick up more or buy more.

Guess that depends:
After 5+ reloads your case necks must be work hardened pretty well.
For bulk blasting fodder probably does not matter much.
I have s good amount of 223 with 8 plus loadings and I just feel like annealing will help with better/more consistent neck tension for another 8+ loads vs pushing them