DM, again, Roy Dunlap said annealing took skill, he was a master gunsmith, I agree with him and yes, the old method works but RAFSOB does not need to be confused with methods and techniques that leave out so much information. The onlymethod missing is the one where a candle is used as a heat source, the candle is hot enough butthe time factor would render that method useless, we do have the 'hold ityour hand until it gets too hot to hold' method: 'heat them and throw them in a bucket' method: 'stand them in a pan of waterand tip themover' method. With thousands ofquestions and responses, it would seem someone would mentionthe advantage of working indim lite when annealing, it would seem the water boiling at the surface would have been observed and mentioned (unless the case was not getting hot enough), when annealing, time is never mentioned, RIFLE LOONEY's point is overlooked when he questions 'air cooling', heat travels to cold, annealing is about heat and controlling travel.

F. Guffey

http://www.6mmbr.com/annealing.html

"Before starting,to anneal,choose adarkened place to see the true color, not in bright light"

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