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• Unprimed Brass by Hornady
• Reloading>Brass

Product Description
Hornady Umprimed Brass- Properly annealed for strength and hardness so you can reload again and again- Precision drawn premium brass yields uniform concentricity and repeatable accuracy- Each case is hand-inspected to ensure top quality in every box- Caliber: 338 Marlin- Per 50

Hornady 8721 Unprimed Brass by Hornady

Easy way to anneal brass for either conversion or to soften old brittle brass. It’s easy to do but you can’t let the brass get too hot. Of you do it’ll be too soft and will cause structural failure, usually in the shoulder. If you heat the brass too far down the body of the sae you’ll ruin the case all together.

Annealing brass is a simple way to extend the life of your brass. After 5-6 firings your brass will start to become brittle. This is where it can crack or split. If you follow some simple guidelines you can do this quickly and easily.

The second set up to Anneal 50 bmg brass. The use of Map gas makes a hotter flame. This will allow you to spend less time on the case neck. Eliminating the heat transfer to the base of the brass.

You will learn how to soften brass by heating it up with a gas torch. You will also learn how to join brass by silver soldering

You will learn how to soften brass by heating it up with a gas torch. You will also learn how to join brass by silver soldering

This is not meant to be a comprehensive video on the subject, but should give you a decent idea of why it is done, and a visual take on what it looks like.

In this video I am using a Mini-Ductor to anneal 5 brass rifle cartridges. Cartridges are .308 winchester, of winchester brand. Check out my website www.rifles-shooting-reloading.com for future updates and more on reloading.

Jim D’s custom-made rotary annealing machine for rifle brass.