How did this thread turn into a discussion of what benchresters do? A lot of guys shooting benchrest with 30-06? In a sporter-weight rifle? Using Federal Brass?
Weird sort of pissing match going on here.
Well then maybe you can answer these questions. Why would anyone neck size their brass only? What would be their purpose in doing this?
I'll give you an example. I have a 30-06 I use for deer and pigs, and sometimes for plinking steel at the range. The loads I use are mild by modern standards, consider them "Garand appropriate" with 150/155 and 165/168 grain bullets. With such loads in my rifle the brass doesn't iron itself hard into the chamber. The extraction is super easy, and fired cases rechamber easily as well. For this combination I routinely use a Lee collet die to size the brass. It's quick, needs no case lube to apply and remove, and the cases assemble into straight cartridges. Accuracy is very good too.
