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Neck turning worth it on standard chamber ?

FTRrookie said:
Apparently a lot of ppl had the same idea because Win brass in 308 and 223 is not to be found.

Win Brass in anything but some of the old, oddball levergun calibers is not to be found. I'm guessing it's all been diverted to ammo production (better margins).
 
Webster said:
If 60,000 PSI always seals the neck against the chamber why do the necks turn black on the O.D.? I usually steel wool them to clean them up.
In Tony Boyer's book he shows the difference in the soot pattern on the neck O.D. comparing a 2 lug and 3 lug bolt.


They turn black because you aren't generating enough pressure to seal. Some of those starting loads look good on the target but are also low pressure. If you want a round to reach out to the 1k and beyond distances you'll need the full pressure and those loads DO seal the necks. During load workups I can see the "soot marks" rise up the clean necks as the powder charge increases.
 
In my 6XC, the turned necks have very little clearance, and even test loads at the ragged edge of pressure still soot up the necks.
 

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