doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Annealing before re-casing, is this BS ?

Thanks all who replied. There's a wide range of fact and opinions here. What I've concluded so far is:

1. The need for annealing before re-casing (if you're not going to do engraving first) is still with the jury.

2. Old metal parts sometimes warp when re-cased, sometimes they don't warp. If you get something re-cased you might have problems reassembling the parts. Think about this if you plan to do the disassembly yourself and send the stripped parts to a re-casing service. Discuss with the service beforehand and ask them about warping.
Silvers