Thread: Whats your neck turning process?

Ok so i have recently purchased some neck turning gear, and will be starting to turn my necks soon (once i get a case trimmer)

I have read through the tutorial at http://www.6mmbr.com/neckturningbasics.html several times, and have watched several videos on youtube, and think i have a pretty good handle on it, and have a had a wee practice with some old brass.

I dont HAVE to turn, but merely WANT to turn to get consistent neck thickness and neck tension in an attempt to get accuracy as good as possible for my long range rifle. 7mm SAUM

What i am interested in is what do you do in regards to your process/steps before turning?

IE, in that article on 6mmbr it mentions FL sizing the brass prior to turning, so that the neck is sized all the way down to the shoulder (as a bushing die with leave a small un-sized radius just above the shoulder) Do you do this? I have both bushing neck dies and a FL die, so can do it no worries.

Ok, so the process i am looking at is:

1. FL size brass
2. Trim all brass to same length
3. Measure wall thickness on all brass, and find the min thickness
4. Turn all brass to that minimum thickness

I have two lots of brass that i use, some used Rem 7SAUM and some new Norma 300 SAUM that i have necked down (the Norma have slightly thicker necks) would it make sense to turn both brands of brass to the same thickness for ease of setup etc?

Am i on the right track here, feel free to let me know what you do/what works for you.

Cheers guys.