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Neck sizing? what tools?
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 399034" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p><em>"my next step i beleive is to do some neck sizing"</em></p><p> </p><p>That can be good but for different reasons than you mention. </p><p> </p><p>About all neck sizing does is avoid body sizing with an FL or body die. That can/may increase case life a tad but it really won't make a lot of difference unless you also anneal the necks from time to time.</p><p> </p><p>For factory rifles, I strongly prefer Lee's Collet Neck Sizers to any conventional or bushing sizer neck dies. The Lee die works the necks the absolute minimum and leaves them straight and with the same size interior diameter too. The collet die has a moving part and that seems to trouble some users, it's not a simple "sholve it in, pull it out" thing so there is a learning curve. (Those not willing to learn to use it would do better to get a conventional neck die.)</p><p> </p><p>I lightly skim turn my necks using the same Forster (HOT-100) neck turner show in Wood's photo. It's not expensive, as turners go, but does excellant work if used correctly. I then use Lee neck dies for very little case runout; no seater can load straight ammo in crooked, uneven necks. Since I'm only cleaning up maybe 60-80% of the neck circumferance when reloading for factory rifles I really don't need one of those tubing micrometers at all. (I <u>have</u> one, just don't need it except when turning for tight neck target chambers! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 399034, member: 9215"] [I]"my next step i beleive is to do some neck sizing"[/I] That can be good but for different reasons than you mention. About all neck sizing does is avoid body sizing with an FL or body die. That can/may increase case life a tad but it really won't make a lot of difference unless you also anneal the necks from time to time. For factory rifles, I strongly prefer Lee's Collet Neck Sizers to any conventional or bushing sizer neck dies. The Lee die works the necks the absolute minimum and leaves them straight and with the same size interior diameter too. The collet die has a moving part and that seems to trouble some users, it's not a simple "sholve it in, pull it out" thing so there is a learning curve. (Those not willing to learn to use it would do better to get a conventional neck die.) I lightly skim turn my necks using the same Forster (HOT-100) neck turner show in Wood's photo. It's not expensive, as turners go, but does excellant work if used correctly. I then use Lee neck dies for very little case runout; no seater can load straight ammo in crooked, uneven necks. Since I'm only cleaning up maybe 60-80% of the neck circumferance when reloading for factory rifles I really don't need one of those tubing micrometers at all. (I [U]have[/U] one, just don't need it except when turning for tight neck target chambers! :) ) [/QUOTE]
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