Neck turner's. ..

[TommyD11730]

Just wondering when the neck turners do their thing.
I'm doing it on new unfired brass. After running a mandrel down the new brass I turn.
One and done. I don't turn them again in their lifetime.
How about you guys?

 

[memilanuk]

That's all I've ever done. To be fair, in the past my fired brass didn't usually outlast the barrel - I had enough brass to get me through a major tournament, which worked out to about 5 firings of some pretty spicy loads. If I was running a different set up - milder loads, so the brass lasted longer, and/or a smaller amount of brass so the brass got many more firings per barrel, I might re-evaluate that.

The biggest barrier for me to neck turning later down the road has been that I typically use bushing dies... which traditionally left a little bit at the base of the neck un-sized. Not a good combination for neck turning. I'd have to size them with a separate non-bushing die specifically for that purpose... which combined with the above, has been enough to put me off of the whole notion.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

One and done. No need to neck trim more than once.

I do mine once-fired as my mandrel doesn't fit well after sizing. Then I'll Full Length resize and after that just neck size through about 3 firings. Then FL resize and start again

Take off the minimum amount to clean up.

I have an old PAS (Precision Arms our Specialty) out of Brookfield, CT. 1970's or '80's tool for .308. I would LOVE to find one for .300 WM. The .30 works, but the PAS tool rides right down to the shoulder which a lot of turners don't do. I can use the .308 on the .300 WM or any other .30. But getting a WM tool or even a cutter is a 'wish list' item for me.

One will turn up someday Love the old loading tools! Some were genius!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[ShtrRdy]

The only neck turning I've done is for a rifle with a tight neck chamber. Therefore I turn new brass so I can fire form the brass.