Thread: Annealing after sizing?

Originally Posted by Jhon

No doubt very erratic in terms of consistency and not very scientific. But it worked. Yes, much better to anneal before resizing. Which quickly became my practice. But annealing after I had resized in this instance meant no more neck splits. Awesome!

Thanks @Jhon, that's the answer I was looking for!

And yes @zimmer, I agree with the charge + seat each projectile individually. I still wash though (ultrasonic) because I find the clean cases help with the visual inspection.

Given I don't have decapping dies and am not in a position to go out and buy them right now, I de-prime and size in one hit. In that case, should my process be:

1. Anneal
2. De-prime & size
3. Clean
4. Inspect
5. Trim, de-burr, uniform pockets
6. Prime
7. Charge + seat