Thread: Whats your neck turning process?

Hi GWH, I have just a bushing die for the cases I turn rather than both, and the Forster neck turning add-on to the case trimmer tool that won't get down into the neck-shoulder junction anyway, so if for any reason you don't end up prepping cases with the non-bushing die then it's still do-able, setting the bushing down as far as it will go, turned the necks as far as that point, and then they can be sized down to close to that point meaning still about 70-80% of the neck which tends to be about as much as I apply anyway for non-turned necks. Despite not turning the full neck or any shoulder I don't think they'll need to be re-visited. With improved cases the shoulders seem to stay put and not creep around the corner and necks not thicken so much. The SAUMs quite sharp isn't it, should be similar ?
I don't know what turning tool you have but I found that the expander button took the necks out a little bit further than ideal for a snug fit on the mandrel from Forster. I had expected the mandrel to be around .282" but was something a little less than that when measured - getting a snug fit on the mandrel being pretty key to the whole process.
You say that you don't need to turn, so are you still using an expander on the bushing set? Regardless of potential concentricity issues with the use of expanders, they do also seem to be the main cause of lengthened necks in my cases. I'm very pleased I turned and did away with the expander for this reason alone + no inside neck lube anymore !