Quote Originally Posted by Westcliffe01 View Post
You are entitled to do however you wish with your money and time.

But lets face a few facts:
Have you ever seen ammo, brass or other components as expensive or as hard to find as now ? In times past, ammo was so cheap plenty of people wouldn't even bother to pick up their brass, and shooting 1000 rounds of ammo in a day was no problem.

Are you better off financially today than 10 or 20 years ago ? Are you or your kids better able to afford college, a car or a home compared to then ? The fact is that we are becoming poorer and out money is becoming worth less every day, and there are now a few billion Indians and Chinese wanting the same steel, copper and aluminum, not to mention fuel and power than we do.

I think the trend in annealing brass is a reaction to the financial, scarcity and performance issues that have been alluded to. it is no longer so comfortable just throwing away brass that is over $1 (up to nearly $3) per shell. We also expect it to perform as good on the next firing as the last.

If you can afford to chuck your brass when it is no longer workable (and that may be after 2, 3 or 4 firings depending on caliber, load etc) then good for you.
well now were talking a different situation. i totaly agree with all you just said. this country is going to hell and seemingly nobody cares.
can we keep it going long enough for me to get my 30 year pension and bennies seems to be the important issue for all to many.
but thats a whole nuther debate. this one was about we cant shoot good groups unless we anneal our brass.
i do intend to start annealing for the exact reasons you site. i have no illusions about it making me a better shooter however. im not gonna be annealing 500 223s to take on a prairie dog hunt. and guess what also, i aint trickeling the powder either.