Boiling water is the best method for removing primer residue, according to a CCI chemist friend of mine. (he was going back to school to pick up a master's in Chemistry and a Bachelor's in Soil Science to become a pig farmer :roll: )
Yeah. A consistant jacket anneal is the hardest part of this process. I used the University of Idaho's Metallurgy Dept. heat treating ovens till I got a cease-and-desist order from our dean. Still had problems. Each batch was different, but I was on my way to solving it. Gotta segregage your brass.
Too hard and the noses folded upon point swaging. Too soft, and the shanks accordioned down.
EDIT: Yeah, those punches will wear fast. If you have a machinist friend, make up a couple spares. Just a thousanth of an inch wear will have a marked effect on your cases. These are consumables and won't last more than a coffee can of brass no matter how well you clean your brass. You could harden and quench your punches for less wear. I bought mine from Bullet Swaging Supply in Lousiana.