neck sizing on hunting rounds

[barthowes]

I just bought a savage 116 in 30-06 :grin: :grin:
(picture to be posted when base and rings arive)

I currently just full length size all my loads. Would love to try
and neck size to get the most out of cases..Accuracy and life...


Would it be unadvisable to neck size for hunting rounds???

 

[rick smith]

I do it all the time and have never had a problem. However, I keep my rounds seperated for each rifle and know when they start to get too snug to chamber easily and then they get a PFL sizing. Depending on the rifle and load I probably get five or more firings per case before I PFL size.Rick.

 

[Elkman]

I have been full length resizing for 40+ years. I really haven't paid much attention to getting that extra five loadings because I don't track my stuff that carefully. For instance, when I bought my .300 Win Mag I bought 40 unprimed WW cases in the cardboard boxes. I still have one of the boxes and of course have bought newer cases as time as gone on but my point is, I bought those and started reloading them in 1970. I would estimate that I am getting more the 12 full power loadings out of each case. This is with full length resizeing . So for me its not an issue. I read a very extensive article not long ago that stated that neck sized cases were more accurate that full length sized. My best 100 yard 3 shot group with this rifle is I think around .285 or so, center to center. Thats accurate enough for a hunting rifle. I have been messing around with neck sizeing because my smith said I was pushing my case shoulder back on a couple of other cartridges so I thought I would work with it for a while.
Now for your question, I full length resize all of my hunting ammo, and then check each round in the rifle prior to leaving for my hunt. If I were only neck sizeing I would do the same.
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SJB358]

Same here, I full length size all of my ammo, hunting or not. I haven't seen anything in my groups to really see where I could get a huge benefit of extended case life or better accuracy. It may be there, but I don't think any of my rifles are capable of much more than I am feeding them right now. Plus, I know my hunting ammo will never get mixed up and not fit in my rifles. Same as Bill in this respect, I like to keep it simple, so I go FL sized each time. Scotty

 

[Divernhunter]

I full lenght resize my hunting ammo. I may or may not recover my fired brass and want reliable feeding ammo over what little I may gain in size of group by only neck sizing. I also want to be able to shoot my hunting ammo in more than one firearm. ACTUALLY I try to use new brass for my hunting ammo(big game) and not even use once fired brass. I will use fired brass for practice/fun/plinking ammo but prefer new brass for hunting ammo.

Just the way I do it.

 

[3006savage]

I neck size with Lee collet dies and they always have fed fine at the bench and in the field. Dont forget you can also have misfires with FL sized ammo if the shoulder is pushed too far back with non belted cases like the 06 because you can lose your head spacing and just knock the case forward. That would not happen with the neck sized brass. So both methods have their weaknesses.

 

[JD338]

I neck size my cases for both target shooting as well as hunting. I always run my hunting loads through my rifle to ensure there is no problem.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

I partial neck size most of my hunting ammunition except on the occasion I'm starting with virgin brass. I do check to ensure that it cycles without problem.

 

[old #7]

I neck size all of my personal loads.
One of the benifits that you will get from neck sizing is trimming less often.
Full length sizing forces the brass to flow to the neck.

 

[30-338]

On my deer/elk rifles only hunt with new brass. I use a body die for sizing then Sinclair neck expander then bushing die to set neck tension. Check make sure they chamber.