RELOADING START TO FINISH ANNEALING PART4

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Link to DIY annealer video WITH PARTS LIST in the description! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWHbdmBsl7iqg6c

[@dougmann5803]

Found and watched all four, great episodes. While there are a ton of videos on KZbin and other forums, (you my friend) know how to deliver the most important information in a short, clear, concise manner that makes it easy to learn and understand. Looking forward to future episodes.

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

+Doug Mann thank you! Hopefully I can get off these cancer videos soon and back to my passion of making videos on rifles and reloading! My battle against cancer will never end as I've changed my life and diet, besides the fact I want to help others with cancer.

[@planeiron7553]

God be with you inyour fight

[@7xTHORx1]

This is GOLD! I just got my machine built and ran my first set of 260 and 308. Now on to my 5.56.

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Awesome!!!!!

[@medhist2006]

Excellent videos. I learned quite a bit even after all these years. Im a cancer survivor also. Stay strong !!

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

+medhist2006 thanks my friend!

[@planeiron7553]

gonna build one basically same as yers, then I may add dispenser later, your annealer looks and works fine to me, I just ordered my motor and other things from Japan should be here in a few weeks, I ordered from same place a bunch of other guys ordered they said they have had good luck with ething they bought, so I guess I will wait and see. good video nicely detailed

[@MarkSmith-xi8ii]

Very nice set up...well done !

[@watchinguhard18]

awesome build . seems very consistant process for diy , thumbs up , im off to home depot.

[@hunterjmj78]

Good stuff. Going to build one soon.

[@47vulcanride]

Ok, maybe I'll try another browser. But I get the idea of building one anyway. Just wanted to see the rest of your input on the topic. thanks again

[@508Snipe]

What advantages does annealing give to the brass? Does it increase the longevity? Or does it make the brass easier to work with?

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Less neck splitting, more consistent brass headspace bumps, longer lasting brass, more consistent neck tension are the big ones

[@robfairburn95]

Thanks Todd answers my questions

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

You betcha buddy!

[@CorwinBos]

Do you think that your pan is good to go for 300 Blackout, or would it need to be shorter to accommodate the shorter brass? 300 BO trim length is roughly 1.36". It would be nice to only have to make one pan that I can anneal 300 BO, 223, and 308 with.

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

I've yet to do 300blk but I'm sure you would need a separate pan for just 300blk but they are only $10ish and doesn't take long to swap out

[@CorwinBos]

Yeah, that is what I figured too. Im in the process of building one of these, but I want mine to be self fed, so I can load it and walk away for a bit. That requires 2 motors and 2 speed controllers. I should be able to use the same project box that you are. I just need to find a smaller LED display for the speed controller so they can be mounted on the top edge of the box. Thanks for the info. Good stuff

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

+Corwin Bos id bet money you could mount both speed controllers on the top of the unit. I can check when I get home if you like :)?

[@CorwinBos]

The Ebay link says 3.07"x1.65"x0.98" for size on the display, and Hammond specs the internal size of the box to be 1.225". so about 3/8" too big. Ill dig around on Ebay, Im sure I can find something else with a smaller display, or move the displays to another place on the box.

[@blue.hawaii.audits]

How can you make it so that you can set several cases on the rail?

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

You don't. Its a single feed

[@fredrikottesen1480]

Hey, Iam just started into reloading, do you annealing your brass every time? or just every 4-5 time you reloading the same brass? do you tumble the brass before annealing or after? :)

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Everytime i reload and the brass should be clean when you anneal

[@Gareth96v1]

Do you anneal after every firing, or every 2nd, 3rd, other? Thanks!

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

+John C. Right now I'm doing every other but I know some guys that do every time and some that do every 4th as annealing is heavily seated in opinions.... heck some guys swear not to do it at all.... I'm still in the testing phase about how often I want to do mine and to be honest it really doesn't take long at all to do so if I wanted to do every single time it wouldn't be an issue... I think most guys do every 2nd to 3rd time seams like the general consensus. Hope this helps out my friend!

[@BobBob-il2ku]

I know lots of people don't anneal at all why do you feel it's necessary? how many times are you reloading each case?

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

as i kinda stated in the video annealing is one of those reloading techniques that is heavily seated in opinions... i went a good portion of my years reloading not annealing at all and as i don't think its totally necessary, i do believe there is some truth behind the science for split necks.... especially in 5.56... usually for 5.56 without annealing you can and will start to see split necks even on the 3rd fire, and they really start to show up on the 4th and 5th fire so it is super important to check for split necks on 5.56... now some would argue that annealing is 100% needed, while some would 100% say it is not needed... im still somewhat on the fence with this thought process as i think its 50% art & 50% science (when in theory it should be 100% science and some induction annealers are trying to make it that way) but i have seen it help especially with increasing the life of the brass = more fires out of 5.56 before you start to see split necks.. i know some guys that would anneal damn near every fire while i think most would typically do it about every 3 fire.. im pushing my 5.56 lake city up to 6 maybe 7 fires.. while 7.62 lake city up to 8, maybe 9 fires depending on how hot i'm running the powder drops.... usually ill trash 5.56 when i start to see a few split necks start to show up on the 6th to 7th fire and usually by that time the primer pockets are getting wayyy too loose.... as for 7.62 lake city its a whole different story,... even though i have batches of 7.62 lake city with 7 fires on the brass = i just stop and load up a whole new batch even though id feel confident reloading it maybe 1 to 2 more times and the primer pockets are still strong.... hope this helps my friend :)

[@niuhikona]

Thanks for mentioning that Primal Rights guy, Orkan. I went to his website and was pretty impressed. He has some excellent articles as well as videos on different aspects of shooting. He recommends a forum called Gunhive.com and I checked it out. Seems like a lot of knowledge there about reloading and long distance shooting.

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Thank you! I'll check that info out!

[@47vulcanride]

ok I don't get it. I CANNOT find part 2&3 of this video playlist. Can you direct Me?

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

kzbin.info/aero/PLCyPEnjRX7ebb28MKusD6VfMZlnsNkpK0

[@KRRabbit1]

Great video! Just one question, when I watch the video, it looks like the flame is hitting the big U bolt. Is this the case, and has it caused any problems? I have a bunch of 7.62x39 that was necked down to 6.5. I was gifted this brass, and I am trying to convert it back to 7.62x39. Your machine should work perfect after I expand the neck back. Thanks for the work you did, and thanks for sharing the wealth. Mark

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

thank you! as for your question, the flame does hit the ubolt and I have had zero issues... yes, the ubolt does get hot, but the case is metal also = not an issue even after 1000's of pieces of brass annealed... if it was a wooden case, then NO I wouldn't do this.

[@chadwickwicky67]

Awesome

[@47vulcanride]

Well thanks for trying but part 2&3 are NOT there.

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

I just checked it and it's there on my end

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Try this kzbin.info/aero/PLCyPEnjRX7ebroUtwi37QHxtoFH-rI_MN

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

Tempilaq 650 painted on the outside of the case neck/shoulder shows when it is time to remove the case from the flame. ...see for example @ Over-annealing = a case must be thrown away. Under-annealing = waste of time

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

This is a horse 🐎 that's been beaten to death 💀

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

@@ElfstersRiflesandReloading See Panhandle Precision

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJqso3-sdrqbbNE

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Many I know in the bench rest rifle world use the glow method. This is full of opinions

[@nadjisutherland8058]

Drat! That background noise ?music? Is very distracting to say the least. Noise distracts from clearly discerning your message.

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Yeah, these are some of my first videos on a crappy cellphone. Got to live with it. The ol YT doesn’t pay enough for expensive equipment LOL. Although I do have the galaxy s10 soon!

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Some like music, some don’t. Newer videos have half and half. One thing is for sure you can’t make everyone happy