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Hi, I shoot 6.5 Creedmoor using Lapua SR brass, Hornady 140ELDM heads and N555 powder. I've been reloading for about 3 years now and my reloading process is as follows, I deprime, anneal using a gas torch and home made annealer (as per https://www.youtube.com/@ElfstersRiflesandReloading), ultrasonically clean, full length bushing size and mandrel for 1.5 thou neck tension, trim, chamfer, de burr and finally ultrasonically clean to remove any remaining lube or metal shavings. (cases are NOT neck turned) Prior to priming I use a colloidal graphite solution (Neolube equivalent) to lube the inside of the neck, I found it reduced SD and ES. I use Redding type S…

what do you accept in scale accuracy. The standard for digital style is plus or minus 1/10 of a grain. Do you mind more?

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What are the different types of neck turning? There are two main instances for possibly needing to neck turn. One instance is when we would do a cleaning cut, this is where we aim to clean up 80% of the neck surface. This process will help even out the thick and thin parts in the wall thickness. When we are using bushing dies to control our neck tension, this type of neck turning will aid a more uniform neck tension and grip on the projectile. The second instance would be for taking the neck thickness down to a desired thinner wall thickness for use in so-called tight neck chamber guns. As said above neck turning can be used for two separate scenarios. Most bran…