Originally Posted By: GLShooterI've got 500 pieces of 25 WSSM brass I might need to work over in the future. This thread is really quite educational to me.
I've read about just doing the 450 templaque down toward the base as opposed to the 750 on top. Does that make sense? I'm going to do some 243 LBC to start.
Greg
There's obviously lots of people that have more experience at it than me. If I had a big batch I might send them off to a professional but being a DIYer I had to try.
I did another 70 or so yesterday with the water and oxy torch. IMO they turned out great. Only thing better would be two torch heads to get both sides at once. The heads stay nice and cool obviously and you can get it annealed to the shoulder. The necks resized easily.
This wssm isn't going to be a high round count gun, so I don't need to get too carried away with fast production.
I've done the lbc and it's way easier since it's a normal thickness. Here turning it in a socket and propane will get you done nicely.
Another little note is clean the brass first. I found out sooty brass does not anneal well for some reason, and it's hard to see your colors.