Thread: Projectile annealing

Total waste of time, with out some very high tech equipment to test the hardness of the copper jacket how do you know you got it right,
it takes a temperature of 650 to 750 degrees Fahrenheit to anneal copper, lead melts at 650F,
Why would you want to make SST's softer they are designed as long range hunt projectiles, if hunting at close range they are varmint bullets

Originally Posted by shooternz

Total waste of time, with out some very high tech equipment to test the hardness of the copper jacket how do you know you got it right,
it takes a temperature of 650 to 750 degrees Fahrenheit to anneal copper, lead melts at 650F,
Why would you want to make SST's softer they are designed as long range hunt projectiles, if hunting at close range they are varmint bullets

Total waste of time like a lot of his shit except the stuff he has perhaps copied from other sources.

Originally Posted by zimmer

Total waste of time like a lot of his shit except the stuff he has perhaps copied from other sources.

Big call!

Originally Posted by bully

Big call!

Yeah, probably a bit unfair as most stuff published/written nowadays is not original, including most of our comments on forums.

I see there is also a need to "anneal" VLD Bergers.....

Originally Posted by shooternz

Total waste of time, with out some very high tech equipment to test the hardness of the copper jacket how do you know you got it right,
it takes a temperature of 650 to 750 degrees Fahrenheit to anneal copper, lead melts at 650F,
Why would you want to make SST's softer they are designed as long range hunt projectiles, if hunting at close range they are varmint bullets

Like this @Puffin

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

Like this @Puffin

Using the same reasoning, no-one would anneal case necks without similar equipment ? The benefits can still be enjoyed without the precise quantifying you are proposing. Visually the tips of Berger bullets have not been annealed as a final treatment so annealing by the end user will soften the copper to some degree, the amount and resulting benefit that can be determined by observing any improved end performance on game. The end result is all that is important. Anneal just the tips with the bullets held upright to retain any lead that melts; problem solved.

Originally Posted by Puffin

Using the same reasoning, no-one would anneal case necks without similar equipment ? The benefits can still be enjoyed without the precise quantifying you are proposing. Visually the tips of Berger bullets have not been annealed as a final treatment so annealing by the end user will soften the copper to some degree, the amount and resulting benefit that can be determined by observing any improved end performance on game. The end result is all that is important. Anneal just the tips with the bullets held upright to retain any lead that melts; problem solved.

I am reminded of @R93 signature

Do what you want ya will anyway!