In the rifleman’s quest for accuracy in any discipline there are many factors that contribute. But, the one issue that has counted mostly in the past decade or so has to be annealing.
Although annealing of the brass cartridge cases by the home reloader is neither expensive nor difficult, many shy off the process on both grounds. To add fuel to the proverbial fire, some recently released data suggests that the procedure has a much greater effect on cartridge accuracy than first thought. My personal experience is in agreement with this statement.
The whole reason for annealing is that during the firing cycle and the subsequent reclaiming of the brass case during the resizing operation, the brass becomes work hardened, ie, its ductile properties turn out less. If we proceed in this manner, perhaps after six or seven such
