Annealing Lapua brass

[Patoka]

No. Lapua I believe is very tuff brass. Not over enthused with it. Fan of Win and PMC. They have better controllability in the die. Best.

 

[MT762]

Does any brass manufacturer recommend consumers anneal their brass?

I've annealed plenty of lapua brass just like other brass...there were no surprises.

 

[Vern400]

I reached out to Lapua in an attempt to purchase an additional piece of 243 brass for a 243AI build. I, like others, prefer to retain 100 rounds after the sacrificial AMP piece. This was their response that I found odd:

“Brett,

The "extra" piece of brass was strictly accidental and was not a "thing". It was due to scale set up errors.

Lapua does not recommend re-annealing our cases, as the results of such a procedure can never be guaranteed. Re-annealing may change the case proportions and the metal hardness in a way that makes the case potentially dangerous for both firearm and shooter.

Our apologies for this inconvenience.”

What are your guys‘s thoughts on this? I use an AMP annealer on all brass for my 25+ hunting rifles and have never heard a response like this from a brass component company. Furthermore some of the top-tier companies provide a AMP code for a given lot number. Any thoughts?

Of course no company is going to endorse heat treating the material in their product. They stand nothing to gain and everything to lose. Why would they do that?

 

[jr1000yarder]

Sounds like they're covering their ass.

Yes, CYA!!!!!!!

 

[freezerfull]

How many firings before you guys split necks? I ask because I have multiple cartridges using Lapua brass at over 5 firings, with no splits and I do not anneal

I don’t anneal either and don’t think I’ve ever got a split neck on a piece of lapua brass before I toss them because of other wear parameters. I’ve ran 308 win up to 15x. I don’t have a super high count on my current 6.5 cm, 6.5 prc and 300 win lapua brass but I doubt split necks will the be the reason I toss them when I do.

 

[Jack's Dad]

I just inherited a batch of 6.5 creed brass from Lapua from a friend who died. He's got 33 loadings on it without annealing with no split necks. I'll be loading them soon just to keep my buddy's memory alive.