That was an awesome video thanks for that … annealing 🤔 pistol brass interesting and can I say WoW to your heavy crimp ahhh man I think I’m going to try this out thanks for the info
Thanks :) I do use a heavy crimp as in .45 Colt I find the pressures (for the low velocity target loads I use) are not enough to have the case expand to fill the chamber. The heavy crimp allows me much more consistent velocity (better accuracy) and no blow back (clean chamber and higher reliability over a full competition day). Annealing the brass enables it to last almost forever, even with that heavy crimp. Some pieces I've reloaded over 70 times and they are still going strong with no signs of mouth cracking.
I have never considered annealing 45 colt brass, but if you're getting that many loads from the brass...as expensive as brass is these days I'm finding it intriguing!
I was actually very conservative with my brass reload count in the video. Looking back at my records, the batch of 300 brass I'm using is now 5 years old and 100 is fired 3 Sundays from 4. So each piece will have been fired at least 65 times. No signs of wear or mouth splitting and I'd expect them to last for a long time yet. The really advantage is in consistency though. For maximum precision, a consistent crimp is essential and in testing I get significantly tighter groups with annealed vs non-annealed.
@@ShootingAndReloading That's amazing to me! you know the guy's with custom guns having custom chambers (long range target rifles) would reuse the same ten cases a thousand times! yes... a thousand...if I recall correctly. I'll have to dig out that book if I still have it. Something about custom chambers and annealing that the brass basically never wears out. I don't remember the caliber, but it was the popular 6mm of the day as I recall. I can tell you that you certainly don't want to use blackpowder and leave the cases unclean! I did that 30 something years ago and they split the 3rd firing! I think it was starline brass which as I recall was an up and coming company at that time...could be wrong as I had all sorts of odd and imported brass at that time... it was so inexpensive then too... I remember back when I'd gripe about a thousand 45 colt bullets being twenty something bucks! Lord I can't cast them for that now...even with free lead!
Love the method and consistency for target loads! 2 questions, at around what grains of that powder would you start with (im looking to switch from vv310 to get more bulk) How would you anneal if you did not have the AMP? :)
I won't recommend any charges as the world is too litigious for that. I can only recommend you look at the manufacturers published loads. I'm using the AMP annealer - you can see this in the video.
Yea, the press is easily maladjusted and tricky to set up well. But with the correct tuning and shims, it is capable of producing pistol ammo with astonishingly low tolerances. Tolerances that when tested make zero difference to precision. Rifle ammo requires greater forming pressures, and I'd not choose this press for that application... however, for this pistol ammo it is accurate, repeatable and fast.
well done.if you enjoy what you do great, terry australia.
That was an awesome video thanks for that … annealing 🤔 pistol brass interesting and can I say WoW to your heavy crimp ahhh man I think I’m going to try this out thanks for the info
Thanks :) I do use a heavy crimp as in .45 Colt I find the pressures (for the low velocity target loads I use) are not enough to have the case expand to fill the chamber. The heavy crimp allows me much more consistent velocity (better accuracy) and no blow back (clean chamber and higher reliability over a full competition day).
Annealing the brass enables it to last almost forever, even with that heavy crimp. Some pieces I've reloaded over 70 times and they are still going strong with no signs of mouth cracking.
I have never considered annealing 45 colt brass, but if you're getting that many loads from the brass...as expensive as brass is these days I'm finding it intriguing!
I was actually very conservative with my brass reload count in the video. Looking back at my records, the batch of 300 brass I'm using is now 5 years old and 100 is fired 3 Sundays from 4. So each piece will have been fired at least 65 times. No signs of wear or mouth splitting and I'd expect them to last for a long time yet.
The really advantage is in consistency though. For maximum precision, a consistent crimp is essential and in testing I get significantly tighter groups with annealed vs non-annealed.
@@ShootingAndReloading That's amazing to me! you know the guy's with custom guns having custom chambers (long range target rifles) would reuse the same ten cases a thousand times! yes... a thousand...if I recall correctly. I'll have to dig out that book if I still have it. Something about custom chambers and annealing that the brass basically never wears out. I don't remember the caliber, but it was the popular 6mm of the day as I recall. I can tell you that you certainly don't want to use blackpowder and leave the cases unclean! I did that 30 something years ago and they split the 3rd firing! I think it was starline brass which as I recall was an up and coming company at that time...could be wrong as I had all sorts of odd and imported brass at that time... it was so inexpensive then too... I remember back when I'd gripe about a thousand 45 colt bullets being twenty something bucks! Lord I can't cast them for that now...even with free lead!
Great vid!! Thanks for posting!!
Thanks for watching!
Love the method and consistency for target loads!
2 questions, at around what grains of that powder would you start with (im looking to switch from vv310 to get more bulk)
How would you anneal if you did not have the AMP? :)
I won't recommend any charges as the world is too litigious for that. I can only recommend you look at the manufacturers published loads.
I'm using the AMP annealer - you can see this in the video.
All that care and then using a cheap Lee progressive press, Oye!
Yea, the press is easily maladjusted and tricky to set up well. But with the correct tuning and shims, it is capable of producing pistol ammo with astonishingly low tolerances. Tolerances that when tested make zero difference to precision. Rifle ammo requires greater forming pressures, and I'd not choose this press for that application... however, for this pistol ammo it is accurate, repeatable and fast.
@@ShootingAndReloading You said it best when you agreed that they are a piece of $h1+ right out the box!