Case prep question, not sure what to do

[17remhunter]

I found new Nosler 17 Remington brass. The problem is that the necks are too thick for a stand chamber. Seat a bullet and you can hardly drop the bolt handle


I have a LE Wilson 17 cal inside neck reamer. I reamed the inside and they fit perfectly. I called Wilson and they told me that instead of reaming the inside of the necks I should neck turn the outside


Any advice or recommendations

 

[Wind Gypsy]

If it works good for you, send it.

 

[Bigjay73]

That's a new one. Do you have a neck turner? I've never even considered buying one. Maybe try a different brand of brass??

 

[Laelkhunter]

Does Remington factory ammo give you the same problem? What about other brands of factory ammo?

 

[17remhunter]

Does Remington factory ammo give you the same problem? What about other brands of factory ammo?

Goid idea i will check that out

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I wasn't familiar with the LE Wilson inside neck reamers but a look at their website says:

• Standard reamers are sized for use on fired, un-sized cases.

Seems like an odd way to do it. to get consistent results a case would need to be fired in a chamber with a specific chamber neck diameter and have a given amount of spring back.

I've only neck turned with K&M neck turner that required you mandrel the neck first then it skims material off the outside. You can get inside cutting non-cutting or cutting pilots. I have the cutting pilots to make sure thickness is consistent through the neck. I haven't done it in years though and I wouldn't chamber a barrel that didn't have available brass that doesn't require that tedious step.

Micro-Adjustable Caliber Neck Turner Body with Cutter

Micro-Adjustable Caliber Neck Turner Body with Cutter is an invaluable tool for maintaining a uniform thickness in the neck of the case.

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Carbide Cutting Pilots - K+M Precision Shooting Products

Carbide Cutting Pilots for use w/ our neck turning body has four cutting flutes used to remove the “dough-nut” at the inside neck wall and shoulder junction

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[winmag]

It doesn’t matter. You can run the case into a neck sizing bushing and then ream the inside, or you can run the neck over a mandrel then turn the outside. You can push the excess material to the inside or outside with a bushing or mandrel, respectively. This is the same process for eliminating neck donut issues.