Well, no actually. Annealing a rifle action for example would alter it's heat treating by making it softer. You can spot anneal a case hardened action such as a Krag so you can drill and tap it for scope mount screws. I believe you can re-case color a shiny shotgun action without annealing it first. An engraver might want to anneal to make previously case hardened metal soft enough for his gravers. When the case colors are gone, the surface hardness is still there. Tempering is a partial annealing process that brings hardened steel down to a more useable state, but not dead soft.
A lot of car battery lead contains cadmium Ken. Pure lead is easy enough to come by, and a little safer when it comes to exposure without adding cadmium. Cadmium exposure has been linked to some mass murders. We like you just the way you are.
