Redding Bushing Die Questions

[PharmShooter]

Quick question...I need to buy bushings for the new Redding Competition Die's I recently purchased. Redding's catalog says to measure the outside neck diameter with a loaded round and subtract .001" to .002". Redding technical support says to subtract .002".

What do you guys think? .001" or .002"?

Any other feedback???

Thanks,

Brad

 

[Sniper Uncle]

I would buy both. You will need to decide which you want to use because they will affect your neck tension. The bushings are fairly cheap, so I'd buy both and try them, and decide from there.

 

[Ultraman550]

I went .002. My LC brass was .249 and .250 so I bought .245, .246, .247, .248, .249.

On youtube theres a Redding vid where the rep says to only go .001 but when I tried that the bullet just fell into my casings. Go .002 and get one or two more larger and smaller just to be safe.

 

[varmint slayer]

I would just go .002 and call it a day. Every case I have sized a bushing for I have done exactly what their instructions said and it has worked fine.

 

[dddoo7]

I use .337 with lapua brass and 175 smk's. .336 worked, but that much tension was not necessary. Brass will spring back open depending on how many times it has been loaded since annealing. Ideally one would anneal every time to get identical neck tension every time, but for most shooters that level of precision is not necessary or practical. Also, as the brass is stretched and trimmed, it will also thin out and might need one size smaller. The tin bushings are worth the money because they don't need to be lubed. Also keep in mind that if you get some sizes you don't need, someone here will typically buy them for close to new price.


--Daniel

 

[Paulyr450]

For a semi auto you sure as hell dont want .001 or a .002. If you let the bolt slam forward it will pull the bullet right out into the lands especially in 223 were the neck is really thin to start with.

 

[PharmShooter]

For a semi auto you sure as hell dont want .001 or a .002. If you let the bolt slam forward it will pull the bullet right out into the lands especially in 223 were the neck is really thin to start with.

What do you suggest for semi auto? I am primariily running bolt guns, but have a couple semi autos I might run a little ammo for. Thanks for all the comments!

 

[Paulyr450]

For my semi 223 i run .245 bushing for winchester brass and for my rem 700 i run .247 bushing for the same brass. I learned the hard way for the semi auto after loading a bunch of rounds. I just thought i would pass it on. I am not to sure about a 308 or arger calibers were the brass is way thicker.

 

[PharmShooter]

For my semi 223 i run .245 bushing for winchester brass and for my rem 700 i run .247 bushing for the same brass. I learned the hard way for the semi auto after loading a bunch of rounds. I just thought i would pass it on. I am not to sure about a 308 or arger calibers were the brass is way thicker.

What was the difference between the loaded round measure? Thanks

 

[ZiaHunter]

Different makes of brass have various neck wall thicknesses which will require different bushings. I would measure the diameter of your fired cases. If the difference is .005 or greater than the desired neck size you may want to size in steps to minimize runout.