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<blockquote data-quote="nheninge" data-source="post: 476447" data-attributes="member: 13085"><p>I have factory necks, tight necks and no turn necks. Consistent neck thickness IMO is critical at maintaining good ES and SD. I turn necks on all my rounds to help achieve this. Neck turning does several things beyond just "turning necks". If I turn a piece of brass and it only cleans up one side of the brass, I know that case is not the same thickness from neck to web. Neck turning helps achieve consistent neck tension. Neck turning helps to center the bullet in the chamber (after the fire forming round). Neck turning helps me anneal case necks evenly. Neck turning gives me additional time with each case to inspect it for other irregularities. Neck turning helps me deal with "stacking tolerances", whereby small errors are tolerated throughout the process and the end product is crap. A man that turns necks is IMO likely to pay attention to other details that might make a difference.</p><p></p><p>However, if you can accurately predict the path of your bullet at variable distances with a cold bore shot, neck turning or not, then not much else matters. Neck turning should NEVER be more important than your ability to read the wind, environment etc. Neck turning will never replace trigger time, so if you decide it is not for you, congratulations, you probably have just graduated! If you are getting good ES and SD...consistently, then maybe you can say it is not necessary for you. </p><p></p><p>I missed out on a hunt last year because I drove 7 hours only to have my transmission go out. I had the prettiest brass out of anybody on the side of the road though!!! Guess I should have spent less time reloading, and more time working on my truck. Lesson learned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nheninge, post: 476447, member: 13085"] I have factory necks, tight necks and no turn necks. Consistent neck thickness IMO is critical at maintaining good ES and SD. I turn necks on all my rounds to help achieve this. Neck turning does several things beyond just "turning necks". If I turn a piece of brass and it only cleans up one side of the brass, I know that case is not the same thickness from neck to web. Neck turning helps achieve consistent neck tension. Neck turning helps to center the bullet in the chamber (after the fire forming round). Neck turning helps me anneal case necks evenly. Neck turning gives me additional time with each case to inspect it for other irregularities. Neck turning helps me deal with "stacking tolerances", whereby small errors are tolerated throughout the process and the end product is crap. A man that turns necks is IMO likely to pay attention to other details that might make a difference. However, if you can accurately predict the path of your bullet at variable distances with a cold bore shot, neck turning or not, then not much else matters. Neck turning should NEVER be more important than your ability to read the wind, environment etc. Neck turning will never replace trigger time, so if you decide it is not for you, congratulations, you probably have just graduated! If you are getting good ES and SD...consistently, then maybe you can say it is not necessary for you. I missed out on a hunt last year because I drove 7 hours only to have my transmission go out. I had the prettiest brass out of anybody on the side of the road though!!! Guess I should have spent less time reloading, and more time working on my truck. Lesson learned. [/QUOTE]
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