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What is the Best Tool to hold onto Brass while Neck Turning? I have the Sinclair cheap case holder, but I am looking for a sturdy one.

Any help would be appreciated?

Do you mean the "T" handle case holder?Sinclair also has a locking case holder that takes Lee case holders,and works in a cordless drill.I have both,and only use the "T" handle when turning a few cases.(25).Look at the Forster trimmer with the neck turning attachment,fo something ,not hand held.

willy: If you're turning just a few cases, the t-handle rigs work fine. But if you're working on a lot of something like 100 cases as I do, you may want to consider a bench-mounted outside neck turning tool like the Forester Joe mentioned.

I've got both, and find myself primarily using the Forester unit, as with working on lots of 100 pieces of brass for rat rifles with tight chambers, I've found it's the only way to go.

Mine set up turning the necks of .17 Mach IV cases:



I usually need to neck turn when forming cases to another caliber, and for two match tight-neck barrels that absolutely require neck turning. The cases come out perfectly every time with this unit, and I don't have sore hands or fingers for three days:



A reminder for some of the newbies.....neck turning domestic brass for factory barrels/chambers is not worth the effort, at least in none of the factory barrels I still have. If you want to clean up 50% of the neck due to neck thickness variations, then better brass may be in order. But you'll seldom see any results on the target from neck turned brass fired from a factory barrel.

For holding brass cases while working on them, look at the Panavise....it swivels 360*, has padded jaws to hold slippery things like brass cases. I use one in my shop, and find it indespensible.

+1 on RIO's comments, on all points.

http://www.kmshooting.com/catalog/neck- ... older.html

Like this? Adam

I didn't like the K&M casing holder and wound up buying a Lee ZipTrim Universal 3-Jaw Chuck that looks like this:



I also purchased their case spinner spindle. This piece screws up into the bottom of the 3-Jaw chuck pictured above and the little teat on the right side fits into my variable speed drill chuck:



I have been very pleased with the way this combination works for me. It holds the casings tightly and it is easy to get the casings in and out of the 3-Jaw chuck.

I just mount my K & M turnere into a padded vice, chuck the K & M holder into a drill, install case and turn. It's quick and easy. Just don't turn the neck to fast or you'll get a cork screw looking finish on the neck. Sure beats turning a lot of cases by hand.

HTH