Low $, High Qual. Neck Turning

[Killick]

PMA Model B neck turning tool (set up by PMA for 7mm with 35 deg. shoulder w/your preferred neck thickness), case holder and chuck, lube, expander mandrel - Total= $106...oh, and a $5 dollar set of feeler gauges from Harbor Freight, PRESTO! High quality results on a lean budget. You need to set up the drill press level and plumb, easy as sin.

 

[joshb]

Ahem. You forgot to add in the cost of the drill press. Nice, tho I use a Dewalt cordless 'cause it's more portable.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Does your feeler gage measurements reflect the neck thickness when done?

 

[SS427]

That looks too locked down. Everyone says it needs to be able to wobble a bit for the best consistency. When I have neck turned there is a certain amount of wobble to everything. I worried about that but was surprised how perfect my brass turned out.

 

[M-61]

That looks too locked down. Everyone says it needs to be able to wobble a bit for the best consistency. When I have neck turned there is a certain amount of wobble to everything. I worried about that but was surprised how perfect my brass turned out.

Yes. I prefer to hold the cutter in my hand. In such a way if the cutter should 'bite' it just pulls it out of your hand. Probably not OSHA approved but just the use of common sense.

 

[BartsBullets]

PMA has a very nice neck turner! Pretty much all of there products are top notch.

Bart

 

[Killick]

Does your feeler gage measurements reflect the neck thickness when done.

My chamber is .317, my sized Norma brass is .015, .014 feeler takes off .001, .284 + .028=.312. That's the O.D. of my loaded rounds. So yes, it does reflect the thickness.

 

[Killick]

That looks too locked down. Everyone says it needs to be able to wobble a bit for the best consistency. When I have neck turned there is a certain amount of wobble to everything. I worried about that but was surprised how perfect my brass turned out.

Looks good to me.

 

[Killick]

Ahem. You forgot to add in the cost of the drill press. Nice, tho I use a Dewalt cordless 'cause it's more portable.

What? So you're saying you don't have a bench mounted drill press? C'mon this is 'Merica.