acceptable neck turners

[rayporter]

how many neck turners did you go through to find the one you use and trust?
how many do you have?
do you use more than one when turning?
ray

 

[RustyInBend]

My version on that question ... How many neck-turners did you try and test before you decided that neck-turning isn't necessary? Answer for me is "2" ... they're both sitting in a box in my garage.

 

[rwj]

One… that one being from 21st Century.

 

[LRPV]

I tried 3. I use PMA

 

[R.Morehouse]

Old School........Jaco and Pumpkin....

Regards
Rick

 

[BoydAllen]

I have four different types of neck turners. (early, least expensive Sinclair; K&M, Stiller, and PMA Tool) Thanks to my writing, I only paid for the first one, the least expensive Sinclair. They all work. The main difference is how easy they are to set, and what the mandrels are made of. My strong preference is for carbide turning mandrels, although I have heard good things about Melonited and TIN coated ones. One thing that I have found is that, for me, with the right technique, a heat producing amount of interference fit between case neck and turning mandrel is not necessary or desirable, but I believe that market forces (widespread belief of the need for a wring on fit) typical expanders produce too tight of a fit for my taste. Recently I have taken not of Bart Sauters use of no turn chambers, paired with the highest quality of brass. I have turned uniform necks with all of my turners, although poor quality turning mandrels make it difficult to do, due to their tendency to pick up brass in the area opposite the tip of the cutter, which makes necks thinner after that happens. If is for that reason that I developed the habit of checking each neck after turning using a neck micrometer that reads to .0001. I only have tight neck chambers for my benchrest rifles. I would never put up with one for any game or varmint application. If I were ordering a reamer today for competition, I would probably buy the brass, measure it for neck thickness consistency and if it was very good, order a no turn reamer.

 

[JMayo]

My friends use k&m and pma ..

I got the pma matching expander and turner and shell holder.
A micro ball measure with a stand of some type.

You really can't go wrong if you sneak up on the measurement.

I have no need to buy another.

 

[Bill K]

I tried a couple of good one's, by choice of many posters, hand style, but ended up buying and now only use the Hornady neck trimming tool, with a power attachment for my hand drill. Works so nice and easy and comes with several pilots for various caliber necks.

 

[STS]

I got tired of setting neck turners so I got a big chunk of aluminum and milled out 12 of them at one time. Now I have 1 neck turner for each reamer. And voila, no more adjusting neck turners!!

 

[LCazador]

Marquart and Pumpkin. I bought my Marquart second hand back in the 70's and replaced it with the Pumpkin. That's 50 years of turning necks in 7 different calibers, 22,24,25,26,28,30,33! I believe in neck turning, lol!! I haven't seen a chamber that didn't benefit from neck turning! Does anyone know if the new Blueberry parts are interchangeable with the Pumpkin?

 

[LHSmith]

how many neck turners did you go through to find the one you use and trust?
how many do you have?
do you use more than one when turning?
ray

Bought K&M -liked it. Bought 3 more. Use two each for 6 Beggs and 30 BR. Pre-set one for rough preliminary cut and one for final cut. Ergo holder is a plus as well as the carbide mandrels K&M offers as well as cutters available in various cut angles..

 

[762plinker]

i started with a pumkin and just added more 6 OR SEVEN NOW
i have several others that i use for first cut,
BUT
final is done on a PUMKIN..EVERY TIME
SMOOTH FLAT CUT
i leave them set up for a given neck thickness in a caliber

 

[Bill Norris]

Tried the Forstner and Hart. I use both but the Hart has become my favorite.

 

[nilebartram]

PMA and the customer service is great.....

 

[Richard Jones]

I have a K&M and it works fine for me and I can't speak to anything else. Don't force anything and as stated above, sneak up on it. That said, you will also need, if you don't already have one, a mic to measure thickness. Don't skimp on it. Get a good one. If you're turning 17 cal (or smaller) whatever necks, most anvils won't fit, so you'll have to modify or purchase a different one. Also, use good lube. For me, Hobo Oil works slicker than Imperial, but that's just my opinion.

 

[rayporter]

perhaps i left something out.

do you have a way to know if you have a perfect neck? do you have a dial indicator for the necks or just use a ball mic?

 

[CJ6]

Tried the Forstner and Hart. I use both but the Hart has become my favorite.

I use the Hart also...

 

[WSnyder]

Pretty simple here, bunch of cheap Sinclair's

 

[rwj]

perhaps i left something out.

do you have a way to know if you have a perfect neck? do you have a dial indicator for the necks or just use a ball mic?

Ball micrometer only…

 

[Alexander-M]

One.
21st Century for 6mmBRA and 284W. Separate tooling for each.
Alex