01-18-2022, 01:27 PM
ND:
Yes, run a search or just look at the topic listing in this forum. About five very good threads on annealing but OP summed them up perfectly in my opinion. He stated the annealer that actually works, its cost, and benefits. You won't go from a two minute blaster to one minute because you annealed the brass. In fact, you probably won't notice anything down range. If you use a good annealing machine, you will probably get longer brass life but remember that with the Grendel the primer pockets loosen up too.
Interesting topic. Lapua brass is around a dollar a piece so if you bought 1500 pieces of Lapua brass, that would equal the cost of the annealer. If you keep your loads within published data, you ought to get twenty shots per piece of brass. 1500 X 20 = 30,000 rounds fired. If you use a decent bushing sizing die and decent lube, you will not overwork the brass by sizing it but at twenty shots per piece you will start losing some due to cracked necks anyway. Anneal and you probably won't crack necks but the primer pockets will go too and twenty firings per piece means some will be losing the primer pockets and you will have to ditch them anyway.
I am not sure it is worth the money but some guys here swear by it so do look at some of the threads.
LR-55
Yes, run a search or just look at the topic listing in this forum. About five very good threads on annealing but OP summed them up perfectly in my opinion. He stated the annealer that actually works, its cost, and benefits. You won't go from a two minute blaster to one minute because you annealed the brass. In fact, you probably won't notice anything down range. If you use a good annealing machine, you will probably get longer brass life but remember that with the Grendel the primer pockets loosen up too.
Interesting topic. Lapua brass is around a dollar a piece so if you bought 1500 pieces of Lapua brass, that would equal the cost of the annealer. If you keep your loads within published data, you ought to get twenty shots per piece of brass. 1500 X 20 = 30,000 rounds fired. If you use a decent bushing sizing die and decent lube, you will not overwork the brass by sizing it but at twenty shots per piece you will start losing some due to cracked necks anyway. Anneal and you probably won't crack necks but the primer pockets will go too and twenty firings per piece means some will be losing the primer pockets and you will have to ditch them anyway.
I am not sure it is worth the money but some guys here swear by it so do look at some of the threads.
LR-55