How many times have you reloaded Lapua brass (shoulder bumped) without annealing?

[PTB]

Hey folks,
Just wondering for a friend
Seriously though, trying to do a cost analysis of annealing vs no

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[Otter]

I have some 6mmBR Lapua brass I have reloaded 23 times without ever being annealed. Have not lost a single case so far of the original 100. I bump shoulders about .002 and run a hot load in that rifle. I have hundreds of .223 Lapua brass that has been reloaded more than 20 times without ever being annealed. Have only lost a few of those at most.

Edit - Interesting aspect of this...the smallest 5 shot 5 group I ever shot with the 6BR was after the 20th or so reload. Not advocating annealing or not annealing, just reporting facts.

 

[PTB]

Thanks Otter,
That's the exact response I've been looking for!
Cheers!