[ghh3rd]

I just received my new Starline 45-70 brass, and directions said to anneal it. I didn't get any directions with my .44 mag Starline brass, and have use it many times without any problem.

Will fire forming the brass by shooting a moderate load through each of them suffice, or will skipping the annealing result in more splitting and shorter brass life in 45-70 brass?

Thanks

Randy

 

[MikeG]

Huh? Directions from whom? Starline?

It seems pretty odd that they would send you brass that was not ready to shoot.

 

[tacklebury]

There were no directions in my .45-70 Starline Brass, have reloaded most of it at least 4 times to date some more. 8) I have heard of annealing after a few loadings, but not out of the box...

 

[recoil junky]

Mine neither. Just loaded and shooted.

If in doubt email them. they'd be the ones to ask not us.

RJ

 

[tibbee97]

no instructions in the box of 100 I received. Just been loading and shooting. Suppose I might anneal after multiple loadings but I am not working the brass as much as a bottleneck cartridge.

 

[unclenick]

I just received my new Starline 45-70 brass, and directions said to anneal it. . .

I've never heard of such a thing. Whose directions were they? Was this a direct purchase from Starline?

 

[crazydave]

I've never heard of such a thing. Whose directions were they? Was this a direct purchase from Starline?

If you're using low-pressure in old guns (like I do) maybe anneal to dead-soft.

Otherwise (like I do anyway EVEN for old low-pressure loads) just LOAD AND SHOOT! If you get a lot of smoke and soot on the fired brass, then anneal after the first loading and you'll be good to go.

I only anneal to "seal the chamber" on my trapdoors and rolling-blocks and various other old weak guns [.44 Evans Long] after I've tried my "pet load" and have observed pressure leaking (smoking) on the fired case. If you don't see it - you don't need it [annealing]. FWIW....

 

[unclenick]

Interesting idea. Still, I've never run into new commercial brass that didn't come from the factory with any necessary annealing already done. Need to re-do it later, sure. But new? That's in instructions with from the manufacturer that came with the brass? Very odd. Maybe it is, as you suggest, just for very low pressure loads?

 

[Red Pepper]

Are those instructions for shooting black powder loads? It seems fairly common with black powder loadings, but not typically with smokeless powder. I'm using Starline .45-90 cases without annealing for my smokeless .45-90 loads with no issues.

 

[mleeber]

I have always understood that annealing was more important on "necked" cases not straight cases. I orderd a bulk bag of 250 Starline 45/70 about a year ago and there were no warnings in it.