Thread: Neck turning

Nick Harvey mentioned in his book years ago about the pros and cons of it. Me I ignored it and went down the route for perfection. Did thousands of rounds for various calibres. Now the K&M kit sits unused in the reloading box.. The Holy Grail was in annealing. Never looked back and groups shrunk with unturned necks. Go figure.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Nick Harvey mentioned in his book years ago about the pros and cons of it. Me I ignored it and went down the route for perfection. Did thousands of rounds for various calibres. Now the K&M kit sits unused in the reloading box.. The Holy Grail was in annealing. Never looked back and groups shrunk with unturned necks. Go figure.

Same experience. Have a fortune tied up in a K&M. Only have one chambering that I will neck turn again for and that's when I next replace the brass for it. It's a super tight neck, another situation I don't do anymore in chambering.

Also, I no longer have to chase donuts anymore since I parted company with my 284.

About a year back I did spend more money on my K&M kit and bought 4 angled cutters to cover all the neck angles of my cartridges. Have still to use them...... Highly recommend that whatever is purchased it has the ability to correctly cut in to the shoulder at the right angle.

The K&M is good but there are others out there with possibly better features eg the Pumpkin.