scatterbrain
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Does anyone anneal straight wall cases? I've had .357 Mag cases split from several reloadings and belling of the mouth.
Yes, this is important. Even on bottle neck, you don't even really want to anneal the shoulder, just the neck. I'd use a small, pencil flame and put a temp indicating paint about halfway down the case to make sure you don't anneal too far downJust anneal the mouth of the case.
I've had .357 Mag cases split from several reloadings and belling of the mouth.
Try a Lee collet style crimping die, much easier on the brass. Couple that with a minimal flair and you’ll double case life.Does anyone anneal straight wall cases? I've had .357 Mag cases split from several reloadings and belling of the mouth.
Little bell, and no more crimp than is actually needed. I feel most people severely over crimp. I've seen a lot of people crimp 44 Magnum probably twice as hard as I crimp my 454 casull, and I've tested the same round through two times in the cylinder (10 shots) with no bullet movement. There really is no need for a massive crimpI think very little "Bell" is needed here. "barely" bell it. If you do too large a bell, your brass is dead. Annealing is not needed on straight wall generally. I can do 10+ reloads no anneal, so can most people. Straight wall cases very durable. The key is tiny bell. Tiny
There really is no need for a massive crimp