Wondering if any of you do this and if the results are worth the effort. I've never annealed or neck turned my brass, I throw it away when the neck splits. Looking for some of your opinions on what's best/worth it.
Any tactical shooters turn necks?
- Thread starter Gil P.
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I consider annealing to be a slam dunk win if you want to get good brass life and have consistently high performance handloads.
Neck turning is not so clear cut in terms of cost/benefit. I know competitors that swear by it and also experienced handloaders that say don't bother. I have the 21st Century neck turn lathe, but I'm a glutton for punishment.
Neck turning is not so clear cut in terms of cost/benefit. I know competitors that swear by it and also experienced handloaders that say don't bother. I have the 21st Century neck turn lathe, but I'm a glutton for punishment.
Definitely anneal if you want brass to last.
I neck up brass to my caliber so I do a light neck turn to prevent donuts.
If your brass is high quality with consistent neck thickness I don’t see the need if it’s not being altered.
I neck up brass to my caliber so I do a light neck turn to prevent donuts.
If your brass is high quality with consistent neck thickness I don’t see the need if it’s not being altered.
If you use a die which has some sort of expansion (mandrel, ball etc) then there isnt really much reason to turn for the "tactical" shooter. Provided that your loaded cases fit. If you have a tight neck chamber and need to turn to chamber the round then thats different but I wouldnt say that would be common in the tactical shooting environment where they want things a hair looser for reliability.
For bench and absolute accuracy then yeah, turn necks. But if you arent measuring your group sizes with a caliper on paper then dont bother.
Im not sure if annealing really helps me or not, I had shot good groups consistently for a long time with good brass life before I got my annealer. But my annie runs through them quickly so its just another step Ive thrown in because it cant hurt, only help.
For bench and absolute accuracy then yeah, turn necks. But if you arent measuring your group sizes with a caliper on paper then dont bother.
Im not sure if annealing really helps me or not, I had shot good groups consistently for a long time with good brass life before I got my annealer. But my annie runs through them quickly so its just another step Ive thrown in because it cant hurt, only help.
