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Reloading
To turn or not (necks)
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<blockquote data-quote="kraky" data-source="post: 150676" data-attributes="member: 180"><p>One of the gun magazines did a recent test on neck turning. I can't remember the issue or the exact amount of testing but in the end I do remember that they could not prove one bit of improvement by neck turning in a factory rifle. As a matter of fact the best group they shot was at the end of the test trying to use up some casings, bullets and powder. They actually shot the best group with a mix of headstamps.</p><p>I reload for some friends with custom hunting rifles. It amazes me that on all of them you can take a once fired case that hasn't been resized and slide a bullet into the case mouth and it actually has a tad of friction. To me this means the chamber has been properly made so that the neck is slightly snug (in a matter of speaking) and should help ensure bullet alignment with the bore rather than the usually loose sloppy chambers on factory guns. It would seem to me that by neck turning the brass you would actually negate this positive. </p><p>I still believe that 98% of a guns accuracy comes from how it likes the basic's of a load. But I do try to keep my runnout under .003". Some guns seem to shoot anything good. Others seem to respond to different techniques. I guess in the end run you have to decide how much time you want to spend prepping and whether or not it makes much difference on the target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kraky, post: 150676, member: 180"] One of the gun magazines did a recent test on neck turning. I can't remember the issue or the exact amount of testing but in the end I do remember that they could not prove one bit of improvement by neck turning in a factory rifle. As a matter of fact the best group they shot was at the end of the test trying to use up some casings, bullets and powder. They actually shot the best group with a mix of headstamps. I reload for some friends with custom hunting rifles. It amazes me that on all of them you can take a once fired case that hasn't been resized and slide a bullet into the case mouth and it actually has a tad of friction. To me this means the chamber has been properly made so that the neck is slightly snug (in a matter of speaking) and should help ensure bullet alignment with the bore rather than the usually loose sloppy chambers on factory guns. It would seem to me that by neck turning the brass you would actually negate this positive. I still believe that 98% of a guns accuracy comes from how it likes the basic's of a load. But I do try to keep my runnout under .003". Some guns seem to shoot anything good. Others seem to respond to different techniques. I guess in the end run you have to decide how much time you want to spend prepping and whether or not it makes much difference on the target. [/QUOTE]
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