Neck turning method and tool???????
- Thread starter deerslayer
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Best general-purpose tool: the K&M. It adjusts both in and out in .0001" increments. Available through Bruno's and other places. Instructions come with it, but heres a site that goes over case prep in general: http://www.6mmbr.com/jgcaseprep.html
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
According to their web site K&M will be closed for a while (3 months) in the meantime, Sinclair markets a neck turning tool, and an adjustment fixture with a choice of .001 or .0001 dial indicators. Just Google Sinclair International.
The base sinclair tool adjusts in, but not out. In other words, if you adjust it in just a bit too far you then have to back the screw out and push the cutter back manually, and try again.
Not a big deal if you set it up once and leave it, but a huge pain if you do multiple calibers.
So you would go with the NT-3000 for in/out adjustability ($99 for the 'kit') Then, if you want on-the-fly thickness checking, you have to get the 'adjustment fixture' ($49). Or you could get a K&M with these features built-in for $57 from Bruno's Shooting Supplies.
On top of that, the K&M shellholder is superior. Uses inexpesive Lee inserts (the ones Lee uses for its primer tool) and is a lot easier to get cases in an out of.
K&M may be closed at the moment, but that doesn't mean they don't have product at their retailers. Best to ask before assuming.
Not a big deal if you set it up once and leave it, but a huge pain if you do multiple calibers.
So you would go with the NT-3000 for in/out adjustability ($99 for the 'kit') Then, if you want on-the-fly thickness checking, you have to get the 'adjustment fixture' ($49). Or you could get a K&M with these features built-in for $57 from Bruno's Shooting Supplies.
On top of that, the K&M shellholder is superior. Uses inexpesive Lee inserts (the ones Lee uses for its primer tool) and is a lot easier to get cases in an out of.
K&M may be closed at the moment, but that doesn't mean they don't have product at their retailers. Best to ask before assuming.
I have the Sinclair tool, and I guess it depends on your personal needs, but you can do say 100 brass in an evening, or one TV show (been a while), After that, I'm good to go for a while. I only ever used it on my .222 brass, and it's not as though we have the prairie dog shooting some have, but since it's a one time/case operation, I can't see adjustment being a big problem, though some seem to be finding it so with their particular needs. Now if it was like reloading dies and I had to reset every time I loaded...
Deerslayer - I'm assuming you're speaking of outside neck turning rather than OAL trimming. For OAL trimming I would get the Wilson setup from Sinclairs. For outside neck turning I would use K&M. If K&M are down for a few months try Russ Haydon down in Washington. Phone 253 857 7757. Russ is very good to deal with
Another 'thumbs-up' for K&M - just saw the reference to K&M being down for a few months due to health on the Precision Reloding site. Hope all is well soon - they make some nice tools. I only outside neck turn (as well as OAL). Inside neck turning I'll leave with the BR crowd. I don't have the Sincalir neck turning tool, but judging from the volume of other Sinclair tools on my bench, I'd heartily recommend them as well.
http://www.shooterschoice.com/hornady/Hornady.htm
Look under "neck turning". Not sure who's tool this is there is some non-hornady stuff in this area. Looks like a round version of my sinclair.
Look under "neck turning". Not sure who's tool this is there is some non-hornady stuff in this area. Looks like a round version of my sinclair.
That is a great link, thanks for posting it!
Has anyone been able to confirm whether K&M is out of service? I am afraid my love for oddball cartridges is pushing me towards needing a turner of some sort. I'd liketo get the brass back in spec after reforming (necking down) from another case.
Thanks for your help!
Noel
