Neck Turning Tools

[Afy]

How is the Hornady Neck Turning Tool?
I am assuming that for the .260 Remington I will need a 264 caliber, 6.5 mm mandrel?

Please do let me know if I am on the right track...

Also if I go with RCBS what exactly do I need for forming 260 remington brass from .243 brass or .308 brass

 

[ranger335v]

"...what exactly do I need for forming 260 remington brass from .243 brass or .308 brass"

You only need a .260 FL sizer and good case lube. I prefer a wax such as Imperial but others also work fine. Use the .308 stuff, necking down tends to produce more consistant necks which need less turning to make them true.

You will get better case life by annealing the necks after forming.

Never used the Hornady neck tools, use the Forster HOT-100 instead but they are all pretty much the same. And, yes, you will definately need the correct neck mandrel.

 

[Ol` Joe]

In your previous post on reforming brass you mentioned not being able to use 308 brass due to legal issues. If you are useing 243 brass no turning is needed, nor wanted. The necks will be thin to begin with after stretching over the expander ball.

I personally would try Remmington 260 headstamped brass before starting on reforming other cases. I`ve used it for 10 years now and haven`t found ANY fault with it for use in hunting or varmite type guns. Now if you plan on 1000 yd BR shooting you "might" want to try other cases.

 

[Afy]

Yes there are hoops to jump through for a .308, which is why I have had the wife initiate to get permission for her the buy a .308 rifle... She is French and I am a damn forgeiner...

So in about 6 months to a year I should have access to .308 brass... planning ahead.

I have ordered a hundred cases of remington brass to test. Realistically 90% of my shooting is going to be at 300 meters or less.

 

[Zak Smith]

I recommend the K&M neck turning tool.

 

[Walkalong]

K&M is what I have and they are very good.

 

[taliv]

how does K&M differ from sinclair? i've been using the sinclair one a while and from the pictures (I googled k&m) they look nearly identical

 

[dagger dog]

Afy, I originally bought the RCBS
outside neck turner that works with the case trimmer, but I did not buy the automatic feed to go with it, that was a mistake as it is hard to get a smooth cut trying to feed the cutter by hand on the lathe style trimmer.Sooo I bought a Forster hand held turner, one similar in design to the Hornady, it works very well and gives a very smooth cut and feeding is not a problem,also on the hand helds,the depth of cut is eaiser to adjust than with the lathe type.

With the hand held, I can use my lighted magnifer and set the depth to a very precise cut and take the bare minium of the necks.

I imagine with that new 6.5mm your waiting on, the chamber specs will be of very excating tolerences, and neck turning will be necessary.

 

[Afy]

With K&M I guess I should order the following:

1. Neck Turning tool with #2 Shell holeder
2. 6.5 mm steel pilot
3. large case mounth reamer
4. 6.5 mm carbide pilot for neck turner

Anything else?

 

[Walkalong]

how does K&M differ from sinclair?

I do not know. I have not compared them closely. I do know several folks who have them and they like them a lot. Keep in mind, these are folks who usually never change the setting on it once they have it set up for their chamber. The K&M is touted to be easier to set than most and I found it easy enough, but mine has remained unchanged as well. Set it up for a .262 necked chamber.

 

[USSR]

The major difference is in the ease of setting, as Walkalong alluded to. I have the Sinclair unit, and now that it is set, I leave it where it is and it does a good job.

Don

 

[Jetsurgeon]

K&M here as well, super nice tool for turning necks.

 

[taliv]

ahh, cool. yeah, i set mine for 6mm necks and haven't touched it