Which neck turning tool?

[elf]

I began turning necks with the K&M turner and mandrels. A few years ago, a friend got me interested in the PMA. Now that is all I use. Should sell the K&M's.

 

[misterc01]

I use Sinclair. I also only turn them if they are out-of-round. I check four points and if the thickness is then same, move on to the next one.

 

[338 dude]

I use the Hornady neck turning tool and it's awesome. I don't have any complaints about it. I only neck turn if I have too, but it has done well on my Peterson .284 brass and my Dad's Norma 7mm Rem Mag brass.

I also use the Hornaday neck turning tool I think it's great never had any problems with my 65x284 Norma or my 338 Lapua brass I start with the sinClaire turning mandrel to push all the imperfections to the outside then they are trimmed off with the neck turning tool I also have a small cordless screwdriver due to it's lightweight also forward and reverse controls right on the Trigger make it very easy

 

[Toolhand]

I use the k&m with dial indicator installed and small cordless drill. Works well for me. No experience with the 21st century but looks nice. I have there run out indicator and like it a lot.

 

[SteveBurton]

I also use the K&M tools and have no complaints. Get their case adapter and a cordless drill. Your hands will thank you.

 

[dblizzard]

Anybody try the km stuff?

Yep, I started with Forster & ended up with K&M. K&M's mandrel for sizing brass to pilot size works well. Also cutters are radius-ed to match my 300 WM shoulder angle too. I use a 'slow' battery powered screw driver unit too, which helps with consistency of cuts.

 

[IHFarmer07]

I started out with a rcbs neck turner and I'm have issues with inside doughnuts so I sold the rcbs to get a K&M neck turner with a carbide pilot with cutting teeth on it to take the inside neck doughnuts out as I turn....haven't tried it yet but should work good. Also bought a forester trimmer too as it can do pretty much anything and has a lot of attachments to do various things. But the Hornady neck turner would be on my short list for sure.

 

[elf]

I started with the Forster also; found it is a ***

 

[IHFarmer07]

I started with the Forster also; found it is a ***

Basically the only reason for buying the forester was for the availability of different attachments and the main reason was for full blown inside neck turning and I can have custom inside neck turning bits made otherwise that is it....it was that or the Wilson, which I probably should've gotten, but the forester has more functionality in my eyes. I have a Frank Ford Arsenal case prep machine but if the power happens to go out I can still fall back on a manual setup.

Why is the forester a ***?

 

[elf]

Why is the forester a ***?

It is difficult to set up, does not cut smoothly, the stop is a small metal tab that must be bent into position, and more. I still use the Forster for case trimming; that is all it is good for.

 

[Triple BB]

K&M user here...

 

[Quarter Round]

Read and read more before buying your first turning tool. I use the Sinclair tool to trim die formed 7mm WBM to 270 WBM with good results. There is a lot to learn about doing it correctly. Also be aware of the dreaded doughnut on the inside of the neck, which you may need an inside neck reamer for. I have the tools to do the reaming coming in the mail. K&M is a good tool also very good. If I can you can, so dive in and turn some necks. Sinclair International has an on line catalog.

 

[GLTaylor]

Sinclair has improved and gotten better and better with each generation. The collet attachment and battery powered drill (SLOW) works great
Very consistent

 

[RYEWSKY25284]

Anybody try the km stuff?

KM tools are very good. He was one of the first guys to convert regular dies into bushing dies. I've been using his tools for years. Really good chamfering tool & primer pocket uniforming tool, all quality tools.