Neck turning?

compglock17 · December 26, 2011, 06:18 PM

I have been reading, and a few guys have suggested, that I turn the necks on my 22-250 and 30-06 brass. How many of you do this and do you see a noticeable difference in accuracy? Does each case only need turned one time, or multiple times as they are reloaded? Just wonder if its really worth my time. I will only be loading up 20 or so of each at a time and I am looking to get the best possible performance out of these loads.

mrawesome22 · December 26, 2011, 06:45 PM

They will only need it if one side of the neck is thicker than the other.

Win or Rem brass will need it almost certainly.

If you turn necks, sort by weight, and cull non concentric brass, you can eliminate flyers.

t45 · December 26, 2011, 06:54 PM

In my benchrest gun (243ack) I turn my necks because I have a tight-neck chamber. All other guns I turn the necks just to remove the high spots and thats it. I only turn them once.

jdillon · December 26, 2011, 07:25 PM

If you are looking to maximize the performance of your rifle, neck turning and other case preparation steps should be considered. There is a very good article on case preparation from Precision Shooting

http://www.6mmbr.com/jgcaseprep.html

243winxb · December 27, 2011, 09:16 AM

Turning & sort by weight can make groups smaller. With thinner neck walls, bushing dies may be needed. Turning/bushing dies = no expander needed = better. But most standard dies will still work as they overwork the brass most times.

compglock17 · December 27, 2011, 09:42 AM

Thank for all the info guys!

December 26, 2011, 06:18 PM	#1
compglock17 Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 103	Neck turning? I have been reading, and a few guys have suggested, that I turn the necks on my 22-250 and 30-06 brass. How many of you do this and do you see a noticeable difference in accuracy? Does each case only need turned one time, or multiple times as they are reloaded? Just wonder if its really worth my time. I will only be loading up 20 or so of each at a time and I am looking to get the best possible performance out of these loads. __________________ "You can't miss fast enough to win!" "Smooth is fast if you practice to be fast! Slow is just f__ing slow!" Words of wisdom from C!

December 26, 2011, 07:25 PM	#4
jdillon Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2011 Location: Southern NM Posts: 141	If you are looking to maximize the performance of your rifle, neck turning and other case preparation steps should be considered. There is a very good article on case preparation from Precision Shooting http://www.6mmbr.com/jgcaseprep.html __________________ "Emergencies have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded" - F.A. Hayek

December 27, 2011, 09:16 AM	#5
243winxb Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,730	Outside Neck Turning-Testing will tell if its worth it. Turning & sort by weight can make groups smaller. With thinner neck walls, bushing dies may be needed. Turning/bushing dies = no expander needed = better. But most standard dies will still work as they overwork the brass most times.

December 27, 2011, 09:42 AM	#6
compglock17 Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 103	Thank for all the info guys! __________________ "You can't miss fast enough to win!" "Smooth is fast if you practice to be fast! Slow is just f__ing slow!" Words of wisdom from C!

December 26, 2011, 06:45 PM	#2
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	They will only need it if one side of the neck is thicker than the other. Win or Rem brass will need it almost certainly. If you turn necks, sort by weight, and cull non concentric brass, you can eliminate flyers.

December 26, 2011, 06:54 PM	#3
t45 Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2010 Location: Foothills, NC Posts: 782	In my benchrest gun (243ack) I turn my necks because I have a tight-neck chamber. All other guns I turn the necks just to remove the high spots and thats it. I only turn them once.