crazyfrog Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I am about to start reloading and I am happy in all respects, but one thing I would like a few bits of info on, I will be annealing .223 and .308 I contacted Walters and Walters a UK distributor of Tempilaq , they could not help and told me to contact the states direct. The info I am after is this. What Tempilaq do I need for the neck on both the .223 and .308 and also I wish to apply some along the length of the case so that I can ensure that the heat does not travel to the base of the case and potentially cause case seperation, once annealed I will be dropping the cases into water to quench etc etc. Does anyone know the temperature ranges I need to do the neck in both calibres and also to apply along the case etc etc. Regards Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbuttie Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 See http://www.6mmbr.com/annealing.html for starters. To be honest, I think you should not contemplate annealing until you've got your head around reloading first. Too many variables and you'll be forever finding a load you're happy with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 why do you want to anneal? as said above start simple as the process is complicated enough without going to too many extremes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixhills 69 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 why not just buy lupua brass its about the best you can buy +1 to getting the basics first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicehorn Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 I am about to start reloading and I am happy in all respects, but one thing I would like a few bits of info on, I will be annealing .223 and .308 I contacted Walters and Walters a UK distributor of Tempilaq , they could not help and told me to contact the states direct. The info I am after is this. What Tempilaq do I need for the neck on both the .223 and .308 and also I wish to apply some along the length of the case so that I can ensure that the heat does not travel to the base of the case and potentially cause case seperation, once annealed I will be dropping the cases into water to quench etc etc. Does anyone know the temperature ranges I need to do the neck in both calibres and also to apply along the case etc etc. Regards Gary Question for you Crazyfrog - why do people anneal? If your answer is to make the necks more pliable and therefore extend the life of the brass, then that is a good answer - so tell me why you think annealing the case down to the head stamp is a good idea when the rest of the reloading world will only anneal at most the neck and shoulder. I think a little more research on your part is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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