Brass or Aluminum Ammo Case, which is best?

Here we have brass on the left and aluminum case ammo on right.  The choices between aluminum and brass case ammo largely depends upon availability, price and your application.  Billions of rounds have been produced with brass cases.  Aluminum cases appeared in the 1980’s.  Aluminum case ammo to the best of the authors knowledge has […]

USING OUR .45-70 HEADSPACE GAGE

First insert the gage into your caliper or a height gage, at this point set your caliper or dial indicator to read 0.  Next insert a .47-70 case into the gage.  Measure again and read the actual thickness of your rim.  Optionally if you have a case, you consider as your optimum standard, put that […]

ABOUT US

In 2008 I had about 1000  7.62mm X 51 military cases, some from match rifles, others from machine guns all needing annealing.  Shopping revealed annealers from $500.00 to $800.00 +, way over budget for a device performing one function.  Having tool & die design background work began for a practical, fast, & affordable case annealer.  […]

STORING TEMPILAQ

We recently had a customer call with a problem.  He purchased a 2 oz. bottle of 750 °F. Templiaq to verify proper brass case neck annealing temperature.  This bottle was received about a year prior, when opened, the Tempilaq was solid.  Tempilaq is manufactured with a lot of solids, the liquid in the mix had […]

PROPER AMMUNITION STORAGE

First keep your ammunition in a location that is DRY, COOL & DARK.  There is a right and wrong way to store ammunition?  Some people may put their ammo in a car trunk or garage, this can lead to reliability and performance issues.  If your ammo is intended for personal or home protection, you most […]

20mm Vulcan Case Annealer

        20mm ~ A Really Big Boomer! We received a call recently with a very unusual request.  The shooter on the other end of the line wanted to know if we could make a very special Anneal-Rite unit.  This fellow is a deputy sheriff and an avid big gun enthusiast.  Seems he […]

Cartridge Case Primer Pocket Truing for Accuracy!

Shooters reloading ammunition for bench rest, varmint, class F, or any long-range rifle sport will do well to correct brass case variations.  Here we are looking at the primer pocket.  Additional articles will follow detailing improvements to other areas of your brass for optimum accuracy.  Refer to the bottom of this article for drawing numbered […]

How to Anneal Brass

Annealing brass is a process used to soften the metal and improve its malleability. This can be especially useful for reloading ammunition or working with brass casings. The annealing process involves heating the brass to a specific temperature and then cooling it slowly to achieve the desired effect. Here’s a general guide on how to […]

Brass Cartridge Case Neck Annealing

Why do we want to anneal brass cartridge case neck?  Short answer, prolong brass life and improve accuracy.  Fire a round and the case neck expands in the chamber neck area about .010”.  Resize the case reduces the diameter.  Next the neck is expanded to receive a bullet.  Finally, upon bullet seating the neck expands […]