ORIGINAL: shewe
i didn't intend to start a squabble....hehe. appreciate knowing that annealing won't help with neck tension. never the less, it is something that i would like to know how to do. i have only been reloading rifle cartridges for a year. i've been reloading for handguns for four years. still plenty to learn. ty for the help.
If you told me, you shot your brass about 4 times and all the sudden its not holding the bullet and used to it did when sizing with collet die, I would agree, annealing can help in that instance. But correct me if I am wrong, but this sounds like new or newer brass that is not holding well from the start?
Its very common for people to have to polish the mandels of the collet dies. I have got some that was great, and some like you. I now polish this all. The metal is crap and soft. Awesome design, but I have actually wore out the mandrel on caliber in particular. So it should be easy to polish.
Play with the annealing. I am a huge believer in it after 4 firings. But at first do it in a controlled setting with some templac paint at 475F painted right below the shoulder on the body. I suggest using a drill or slow moving power screw driver to do this for even heat.