Amp Annealer

[ghostmoney]

Got a new toy for the reloading room. Very easy to use, and sure beats the socket and torch method.

Sacrificed case for calibrating aztec mode

Before annealing left and after annealing right

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[DizzyJ]

Love mine! Used it thousands of times now!

Got mine before the Aztec mode came out though....

 

[alphapygmy]

Love mine as well. Glad I waited for the Mark II. Time to retire the homemade torch annealer...

 

[ghostmoney]

With Aztec mode are you checking multiple cases to see what code you get or just doing a single case?

 

[alphapygmy]

When I started Aztec I did a couple cases and always got the same number so now I just sacrifice 1 case. I'm also using Lapua almost exclusively which is very consistent brass. Haven't tried it on cheaper less consistent brass.

 

[ghostmoney]

On my Lapua cases I got 5 different numbers. Low was 169 and high was 180

 

[drstrangelove]

Just the thought of sacrificing a Lapua case makes me sick.

 

[ghostmoney]

Just the thought of sacrificing a Lapua case makes me sick.

Pennies when comparing to everything else

 

[Member 5605]

These still crazy expensive or am I always looking in the wrong place?

 

[awshoot]

Love mine as well. Glad I waited for the Mark II. Time to retire the homemade torch annealer...
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That looks sorta awesome -- care to explain how you use it?

 

[Whisky Tahoe]

With Aztec mode are you checking multiple cases to see what code you get or just doing a single case?

you should sort your brass by head stamp then measure neck thickness on several to ensure they are similar. Keep any that are neck turned separate from those not turned yet. They get different settings.

 

[ghostmoney]

you should sort your brass by head stamp then measure neck thickness on several to ensure they are similar. Keep any that are neck turned separate from those not turned yet. They get different settings.

All same lot of Lapua

 

[alphapygmy]

That looks sorta awesome -- care to explain how you use it?

Shamelessly stolen from the interwebz...

 

[Whisky Tahoe]

Pennies when comparing to everything else

One sacrificed to the metal testing gods so others may live long lives. By annealing after every firing, you are keeping the shoulder and neck area the same hardness so resizing doesn't shorten life. This preserves the work you put into case prep. The other benefit is consistent neck tension which contributes to accuracy. In my last case of 100 Lapua 6.5 CMs there were 101. It was meant to be that one of them be "selected"

 

[Whisky Tahoe]

These still crazy expensive or am I always looking in the wrong place?

$1395.... falls into the buy once cry once category. I rationalized it was saving me money over time

Benefit 1) is preserving expensive brass. The cost of 338-378 brass was $4 each and before annealing, I was only getting 2 firings out of them. I'm getting more firings per case now.

Benefit 2) Consistent neck tension by keeping the neck/shoulder hardness consistent

 

[Whisky Tahoe]

On my Lapua cases I got 5 different numbers. Low was 169 and high was 180

When I selected my sample case, I weighed them and went with one that represented the bulk
I would be curious if your range of codes correlates with different case weights. That is a big spread of codes.

 

[ghostmoney]

When I selected my sample case, I weighed them and went with one that represented the bulk
I would be curious if your range of codes correlates with different case weights. That is a big spread of codes.

Haven't weighed them yet as I was waiting until after second firing so they are fully formed

 

[alphapygmy]

These still crazy expensive or am I always looking in the wrong place?

I think they call them the Aztec not because you lose cases when you generate the codes but because you have to sacrifice some of your firstborns internal organs to afford the thing. My boy's doing just fine with one kidney and my cases are lasting longer too...