I have developed "dohnuts" on the inside (near the shoulder) of the necks of some expensive brass that has made chambering impossible. Other than that, sectioned cases show now thin spots and the primer pockets are fine.

I have been looking at the RCBS inside/outside neck turning setup. Anyone have experience with it? I have reletively few cases to do and was thinking of getting the unit without the auto-feed--is it possible to do a good job with the pared down unit? Finally, as I can't chamber the rounds (had to pull the bullets) will I be able to ream/turn sized but unfired brass?

Thanks for the reviews/suggestions!

When you seat your bullets, does the "donut" get pushed to the outside of the neck? Otherwise, I am having trouble understanding why you would have trouble chambering the round. I had some donuts develop on some 300 Win Mag brass reworked to 7mm Rem. Mag. for headspace problems, but when I sized them, they would chamber, just got horrible accuracy till I reamed the donuts out. I purchased the K&M neck turner tool, and the mandrel with the cutter for removing the donuts. Great tool, excellent repeatability. I understand the Sinclair is a good tool as well.

Sinclair/Wilson both make excellent inside/outside neck turning tools.

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Originally posted by bm-3:
Sinclair/Wilson both make excellent inside/outside neck turning tools.

Forster and Wilson both make inside neck reamers. Sinclair does not make reamers. Their tool is for neck turning only. Jim

Worriedman-
The "dohnut" is ring of thicker brass at the neck/shoulder junction. When a bullet is seated the neck expands too much to chamber in my rifle.

I have heard poor reviews of the Forster unit, any experiences with the RCBS tool?

Thanks.

The few guys who I know who have tried the RCBS unit were not too pleased with it. I would suggest sticking to the Sinclair or K&M.

Most folks around here scoff at the idea of neck turning or reaming, tell me I am way too anal with my reloads, they evidently do not live in a house full of women, with the reloading room in a seperate building!

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Originally posted by snowcat:
Worriedman-
The "dohnut" is ring of thicker brass at the neck/shoulder junction. When a bullet is seated the neck expands too much to chamber in my rifle.

I have heard poor reviews of the Forster unit, any experiences with the RCBS tool?

Thanks.

I use a Forester and it works well just have to use it on a fired round. When you use an expander or mandrel you push the donut to the outside then best to use a neck turner.

The K&M tool has cutter teeth at the end of a mandrel which is bore sized, it only cuts the donut out, does not ream the whole length of the neck. Asked the two guys I know that have the RCBS unit, and they both said they had stopped using it. One went Sinclair, one K&M.

K&M has been great to me and his tools are TOP SHELF. They are also not priced as high as some others.