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Looking at the AGS annealer and was looking for some feedback on the unit .

First thought was the Annealeez but not crazy about the recent changes with the lack of a pan ( you have to pay $15 for one )and losing the attached hose going with the Bolt assembly instead ,in the gen 3 version.
Would not be happy burning up the wheels and if you want metal ones add more to the cost of the unit .
Two downsides of the AGS is no hooper and you are buying from outside the US..
The AGS is $230 ( have power adapters laying around ) vs the $290 with the pan for the other unit.
 
I know for sure I will be annealing two or theee hundred 6.5 cases every year.

still uncertain if it is worth the trouble annealing the 223 brass.

My original plan was to shoot the 223 brass 3 times then toss it .

Ended up with some new unfired 223 brass and some once fired lc 223 brass that may benefit from the treatment so if I was going to do them add another 800 cases .

The twice fired 223 I have is the big question should I even bother with that or just shoot it once or two more times then toss it ,.I have around a thousand of those .
 
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Thanks for the advice and your experience on the 223 brass and annealing Blue68f100.

Figured I would bite the bullet ( pun intended ) and get a machine .

The AGS one has my interest especially for the price .

Hoping to see some reviews .
 
I bought the Anneeeelez anealer and love it, comes with everything except the 1 lb propane bottle. After I had mine for a little over a year, I purchased a set of Steel Wheels, haven’t tried them yet. It runs about $250.00, you can save $25 buying the dented version.
 
flatsticks said:
Looking at the AGS annealer and was looking for some feedback on the unit .

First thought was the Annealeez but not crazy about the recent changes with the lack of a pan ( you have to pay $15 for one )and losing the attached hose going with the Bolt assembly instead ,in the gen 3 version.
Would not be happy burning up the wheels and if you want metal ones add more to the cost of the unit .
Two downsides of the AGS is no hooper and you are buying from outside the US..
The AGS is $230 ( have power adapters laying around ) vs the $290 with the pan for the other unit.
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A friend of mine purchased one and he very pleased. I would be as well
 
I anneal all of my brass one at a time with a torch, a machine would be a definite improvement.

Just bought 1k 5.56 and picked about 300 all need to be done, just haven't taken the time to do them yet.
 
dgod said:
I bought the Anneeeelez anealer and love it, comes with everything except the 1 lb propane bottle. After I had mine for a little over a year, I purchased a set of Steel Wheels, haven’t tried them yet. It runs about $250.00, you can save $25 buying the dented version.
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Who sells thees steel wheels?
 
flatsticks said:
I know for sure I will be annealing two or theee hundred 6.5 cases every year.

still uncertain if it is worth the trouble annealing the 223 brass.

My original plan was to shoot the 223 brass 3 times then toss it .

Ended up with some new unfired 223 brass and some once fired lc 223 brass that may benefit from the treatment so if I was going to do them add another 800 cases .

The twice fired 223 I have is the big question should I even bother with that or just shoot it once or two more times then toss it ,.I have around a thousand of those .
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I shoot 223 brass five times total and retire it, without annealing and without issues. Not saying you won't have issues, but I definitely have not.
 
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I've had the annealeaze for a few years. It's great.....unless you want to do 300 BLK, or any other short case....and then it becomes a real pain. The steel wheels would help there. I'm going to retire mine in favor of the AMP soon enough. Was going to do that this year, but bought a roll sizer instead;-) I'll add too, don't loose sleep over the tray. The tray that ships is too small, and on some calibers, they miss it, or jam up. I replaced it with a baking pan......
 
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Your .223 brass will go 8 to 12+ firings before primer pockets get loose, assuming sane loads, and with no signs of incipient head separation if you don’t move the shoulder too far each time, with no annealing I might add. There are exceptions of course, always a poor case here and there that will split at the neck or get s loose pockets prematurely.
 
JEBruns said:
I'm also run the "Ugly" one. Been a great tool so far.
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The only issues I've run into with mine are user error. Still trying to get the hang of the adjustments I need to make to get it to stop binding up with my 7.62x54R brass. I've been using the 300WM insert in the feed wheel, but I think I'm going to try the 338 Lapua insert on the next run.
 
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