Thread: Neck turning

Originally Posted by Gibo

No @BRADS, my mrs isn't walking past your tractor.

What is a good set up to get? Brand, good price etc? I don't even know what bits I need. 7RM and 308

@Gibo just want to ask why you wish to neck turn? Don't get me wrong, I am well into neck turning, but don't see such a need for hunting reloading. The brass I do neck turn however is all then sized using bushing dies to give correct neck tension. I am shooting tight neck chambers so turning is required to a degree. If using standard dies you can end up with not optimum neck tension or even worse if you turn too much off you end up in no mans land with std dies - unable to size down enough for the expander ball to do its job. BTW I use K&M. Upgraded recently to a carbide cutter and the difference in cutting and finish is amazing. I use the lightest viscosity cutting lube oil available. Wax can give inconsistent neck thickness results 1/4 up to 1/2 thou variations. I originally bought some K&M stuff off Sinclair but hardly use them now for anything - they are shipping rip off merchants. Ended up buying the bulk of what I have direct from K&M. For additional bits I now buy from Julian, if in a hurry or BRT in Oz for cheaper price but slightly longer delivery. There are slightly superior turning devices available eg little pumpkin but they are a lot more expensive than K&M. The only negative with K&M is the cutter angle is a standard dimension and doesn't cut exactly as I wish on my AI stuff.

Originally Posted by zimmer

I am shooting tight neck chambers...... .

What do you consider a tight neck please ? A chamber 0.002" over the loaded brass neck OD?
And how many thou larger in diameter would a reamer need to be across the neck for you to consider it as producing a "no- turn" chamber? I'd appreciate opinions on this as looking at reamer dimensions for the next project at the moment with a view to avoiding neck turning if possible.