It is going to be a crap shoot. Certainly, brass prep is a worth while venture. What type of rifle are you shooting? One of the target rifles, LRPV, Low Profile, etc. would be the best candidate to turn necks on. Unless you are doing quite a bit of work on the rifle, it probably won't matter. What are you trying to accomplish or correct? An action that has been T&T'd with a match grade barrel, SSS or Rifle Basix trigger, a good stock, and some good glass would be a good start. If you are trying to go from .200" at 100 yards to .165" at 100 yards, by all means. Weigh and match bullets, weigh cases, turn necks, check runout, uniform flash holes, etc. If you are using a 7 mag. and trying to get better than 1.5" groups, there is probably other options that would produce more substantial results. Just my thoughts by the way. I have a number a Savage rifles, that are capable of sub 1" groups, and most of them have very little work done to the rifle. I handload for all of them, and the trick was load development. My 110 in 30-06 has the most work, recrowned the barrel, new SSS lug, metal trigger guard, bedded the action, and all it did was take out flyers. It does shoot three shots into 3/4" groups, but it would do that anyway. Now it doesn't have the ocassional flyer. My 221 fireball started life as a 223 Model 16. Set back the barrel and rechambered, that it. Shoots 1/2", five shot groups. Handloads were the key.
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