Henry, hi. Nice tool. I can't answer your Forester tool specifics, but....
I have the old Forester 'lathe' style tool/neck turner. I never did like the 'round' carbide cutter and even after modifying it to use straight cutters, I gave up. I actually made my own hand held tool which works great. I also tried 'inside' neck reaming with the same tool..... Forester makes some great tools, My hand lathe is still so tight after all these years, I find it hard to believe. BTW, I just realized that it will trim .17 cal brass.... I was trying to 'adapt' some Lee case trimmers to trim my .17 Hornet brass when I realized the Lee designed trimmers won't accomodate .17 cal. Also, Lee doesn't make ANY .17 Cal dies... WTH????
Yes, you will need a caliber specific mandrel. I designed my mandrels so they utilize the primer hole to help keep the case aligned perpendicular to the cutter.
The only thing I don't like about my neck tool, is the in-ability to 'dial in' a different setting. It's done with very fine thread screws, but it's still a pain in the butt.
BTW, although I have a bunch of very accurate rifles, I have never seen evidence that neck turning improves accuracy. I have read every magazine article in the last 40 years, without a definite conclusion.
Some national champion BR shooters not only don't turn the necks of their cases, they don't even weigh the powder charges! BUT, those are some tight chambered rifles, not a production gun.
There is a wealth of info about neck turning, etc on "6mmBR.com"... I do it, because it's fun and that's the bottom line. ha ha
Have fun!!!
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