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Re: Neck turning equipment

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16 September 2004, 09:32
bajabill
Re: Neck turning equipment
I have one gun, 243 single shot, that seems to have a tight chamber at the neck. After shooting, I can not easily slide a bullet into the neck. So I am thinking that thinning the necks a little will allow some room for expansion. This is with both factory loads and new winchester brass.
15 September 2004, 03:11
bajabill
yikes,

A few bad experiences with the 2 lower cost options, Forster hand held and Lyman.

But, I use a Lee Anniversary Kit and collet dies (without failure) for reloading, so the utmost in cost/quality is not the highest priority.

EBAY has the Forster handheld frequently, do these wear out easily?
15 September 2004, 16:19
bjld
Quote:

yikes,

A few bad experiences with the 2 lower cost options, Forster hand held and Lyman.

But, I use a Lee Anniversary Kit and collet dies (without failure) for reloading, so the utmost in cost/quality is not the highest priority.

EBAY has the Forster handheld frequently, do these wear out easily?



I think the cutter on the Forster handheld is tungsten carbide, so it will stay sharp for a long time.

If you're not a serious benchrest shooter who is really fussy then it is a good choice for small batches of cases. For larger batches I power the process using the shellholder from the Lee case trimmer. For really big batches you'd want a bench mounted unit. A unit that can trim and/or neck turn may be economical.

I like Lee equipment. I really like the look of their new press. But I also like Forster and Redding. I don't like RCBS as much as I used to. So much to choose from...

Good luck

Ben
14 September 2004, 18:17
bjld
Quote:

Just as long as you stay away from the Forster handheld. My case holder lasted 3 cases.... HTH, Dutch.


G'day Dutch

How did you bust it?!?

I prefer to power my neck turning when using the Forster handheld by using the shellholder from a Lee trimmer (I use the Forster benchmount for trimming). But when I neck turn by hand I have no problem with the case holder.

Sometimes I use the neck turning tool that attaches to my benchmounted Forster. Just a case of whatever I feel like. I like them both.

Did you get a badly made case holder or what?

Regards

Ben
14 September 2004, 17:27
wallyw
The Lyman setup works well for me.