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<blockquote data-quote="ImBillT" data-source="post: 3086563" data-attributes="member: 117715"><p>After using a K&M for a few years, I have to say it sucks, and that's why I don't own one anymore. Too small a body. Too small a cutter. Their expander die sits too low and doesn't allow you to adjust it to hit the proper part of the ram's stroke. Their threaded rod for a stop bends too easily. There case holder for a drill may be the worst part of all. Their mandrels need more taper, and are a different size than most, so you can't even buy a good mandrel and circumvent that problem like you can with the expander die and case holder. I hate all of K&M's turning products, send will never go back. There was a time when turning equipment that was better on all other fronts had adjustments that were inferior to the K&M, but that time has passed.</p><p></p><p>Also, although popular wisdom seems to be that cases increase in length when necking down, unless I've made some very serious mistakes, they actually shorten. This makes sense geometrically. You're turning what had been neck into shoulder. It makes sense that it would shorten. My reloading room is being moved and I do not currently have access to a press or I would double check that. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I'm fairly sure that necking down results in shorter cases with thicker necks,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ImBillT, post: 3086563, member: 117715"] After using a K&M for a few years, I have to say it sucks, and that's why I don't own one anymore. Too small a body. Too small a cutter. Their expander die sits too low and doesn't allow you to adjust it to hit the proper part of the ram's stroke. Their threaded rod for a stop bends too easily. There case holder for a drill may be the worst part of all. Their mandrels need more taper, and are a different size than most, so you can't even buy a good mandrel and circumvent that problem like you can with the expander die and case holder. I hate all of K&M's turning products, send will never go back. There was a time when turning equipment that was better on all other fronts had adjustments that were inferior to the K&M, but that time has passed. Also, although popular wisdom seems to be that cases increase in length when necking down, unless I've made some very serious mistakes, they actually shorten. This makes sense geometrically. You're turning what had been neck into shoulder. It makes sense that it would shorten. My reloading room is being moved and I do not currently have access to a press or I would double check that. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I'm fairly sure that necking down results in shorter cases with thicker necks, [/QUOTE]
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