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I need some advice. I've just reached the fifth firing in 40 of my Winchester .35Rem brass. I usually anneal bottleneck cases after the 5th, but this .35 brass has yet to even need trimming! It's been full-length sized before every reload but one, and in that instance it was neck sized.
It doesn;t seem the cartridge or the sizing makes the neck flow to any degree or it would need trimming. After every firing and sizing, the brass length measures between 1.903" and 1.910", and my Lee trim guage won;t even allow the cutter to touch the brass. I have had no splits in the neck nor any signs of head separation.
Given these circumstances, do you guys see any need to anneal? I've read where some of you .35 shooters have up to fifteen firings on their brass. Was there any annealing anywhere in there?
Thanks.
It doesn;t seem the cartridge or the sizing makes the neck flow to any degree or it would need trimming. After every firing and sizing, the brass length measures between 1.903" and 1.910", and my Lee trim guage won;t even allow the cutter to touch the brass. I have had no splits in the neck nor any signs of head separation.
Given these circumstances, do you guys see any need to anneal? I've read where some of you .35 shooters have up to fifteen firings on their brass. Was there any annealing anywhere in there?
Thanks.