Thread: Annealing Brass

6gun,

Contrarian that I am, I have always used the quench method when annealing cartridge cases and this is only because I don't want to have to delicately deal with a bunch of hot brass tubes close to where my fingers might be. The hotter the tube, the more proximal my fingers inevitably will desire to get. It's much easier for me to pitch the case into a bucket of water and stanch the urge to play chicken with some hot metal.