SmallCaliberCentral

For those of you who do this, which brand/model of turner are you using? Have you noticed any appreciable improvements in accuracy?

I use a RCBS with micrometer adjustment. I trim until 30-40% of the neck is cleaned up. Shooting Cooper and Remingtons with factory tubes. As for accuracy, there are many strong and conflicting opinions here. I do it because I enjoy it and, it MAY help. I'm positive it does not hurt accuracy!!

sharptailhunter, if you'll excuse me not directly answering your question, I tried neck turning for a while. I definitely had better consistency but the process was a PITA to me (I'm the guy who got "Cs" in Jr Hi shop class), then I discovered Lee collet neck sizing dies. I never compared them head-to-head but both show improved accuracy over body sizing alone with no special attention given to the neck. And the collet neck sizing, IMHO, gives 90% of the benefit of neck turning for 10% of the time and effort.

Thanks for the replies guys. Fred, I'm thinking about neck sizing and I have wondered if first turning the necks then using a bushing type neck sizing die (Wilson, Redding,or Lee) to size them. My thinking is that by first turning them, they all should be uniform in diameter and therefore I'd be more apt to getting a little more consistent neck sizes. Is it worth all the hassle? Probably not, but it's stuff like that that I enjoy doing, so I don't mind the extra work.

There are many opinions on neck turning, so here is my 2 cents. Most reloaders that neck turn have agreed that they have noticed very minimal if any gain in accuracy. Generally the only time you really need to neck turn your brass is when you have a rifle that is custom chambered with a tight neck. If it was me i would buy a good set of dies such as Redding or Forster versus spending money on a neck turning when your rifle doesn't require it. Personally I have been using a set of Redding Deluxe Dies (non bushing) for most of my reloading and to be honest the rifle and ammunition are capable of better accuracy than i am. When shooting my 17 Fireball recently i was able to attain a 3 shot group that measured .194 center to center. I accomplished that with ammunition that had been neck sized only using my redding dies. In my humble opinion the money you spend on a good set of dies is most likely the best investment you can make in relation to accuracy. Again just my 2 cents.

Brad

I use a K&M neck turner on casing necks for my custom chambered rifles. I do not turn necks for rifles that have factory chambers.