Take 10-Ring up on his offer... you won't regret it... Tokoroa is a short drive and he's a good bugger!
As for annealing... I don't do it but I've also used brass I've had annealed and it's a great tool to have but not necessary especially when starting out loading as your trying to figure out what you need and what's best bang for the buck (pun intended), what you don't need and what's going to fit in with what your trying to accomplish with your budget.
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