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    It cools them down quickly. Once the neck had...

    It cools them down quickly. Once the neck had reached the right temp you don't want that spreading further down the case. Maybe it makes no difference but it makes a cool sizzling sound when it...
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    Hold it in bare hands and it's almost impossible...

    Hold it in bare hands and it's almost impossible to overheat. Dump into water afterwards.
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    Anytime you get a red glow and that tin color...

    Anytime you get a red glow and that tin color when it's cooled down you have gone to far. If you underanneal then the worse that will happen is that you will have to redo it. If you overanneal then...
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    In that case you have gone to far. It shouldn't...

    In that case you have gone to far. It shouldn't be much softer than twice fired brass.
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    Looks good. Another point to note is that if you...

    Looks good. Another point to note is that if you get a collet neck sizing die you don't work the brass as much as a full length die so you can go far far longer between annealings.
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    Get a pair of pliers and crush a fresh case and...

    Get a pair of pliers and crush a fresh case and then an annealed case to get a feel for how much is too much. You don't want to over anneal as that can lead to case rupture. Watch more you tube...
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