Busing dies ya or na

[tc_firefighter311]

Looking at 22 creedmoor dies. Almost everyone offers a bushing die with a micrometer seating die. RCBC and Redding are the 2 I mostly looking at. Whidden offers both non busing and bushing die. I understand getting the proper neck tension on the bullet with a bushing resizing die. Is it truly something worth it though? New Peterson virgin brass is on the way. But what bushing would I need for a .224 bullet? I have no loaded bullets right now to measure off of.

 

[XLR308]

Do you also shoot 6.5 Creedmoor ?

 

[tc_firefighter311]

Nope. Not yet anyways.

 

[XLR308]

Nope. Not yet anyways.

Tuenreason I asked is you could find a set of 6mm or 6.5 Creedmoor bushing dies and just use the appropriate bushing for 22 creeddmoor.
But I'm sure you know allready you need to know the thickness of you case necks first to determine your bushing size.
If you contact Peterson they should be able to tell you neck thickness before you receive the brass to get you started.

 

[tc_firefighter311]

I will call Peterson Monday and see if they can/will tell me. It pretty much if they tell me there neck thickness is .060. Then basically would need a .344 bushing to resize. (Just throwing random numbers out there).

 

[XLR308]

I will call Peterson Monday and see if they can/will tell me. It pretty much if they tell me there neck thickness is .060. Then basically would need a .344 bushing to resize. (Just throwing random numbers out there).

Bullet diameter + neck thickness ×2 and -.001-.002" would be your bushing size.
You may end up with a couple of different bushings to get exactly were you want it.

 

[lightman]

I know that I'm going to be the odd man out here but........

Personally I'm not a fan of bushing dies unless you turn the case necks. I would get a standard full length sizing die and a competition seating die. All of the die manufactures offer these in a set.

 

[Bb214]

I use a l.e. Wilson bushing full length die and then use a Wilson mandrel before I seat my bullets. This hase given me the most consistent neck tension so far. Ymmv

 

[Tim7139]

Not for nothing but the merit of a bushing die is compromised unless you turn your necks, in most cases.
Unless you are using, say Lapua brass which is generally dead nuts coincentric, it is the single biggest step for accuracy reloading.
You don’t need to go nuts, simply hitting the high spots is a plus, I will turn non competition brass until the expander ball barely touches the inside.

 

[AllenOne1]

I would look at the Whidden bundles. They have the 22 Creedmoor die set and bushing set in stock. If you have questions call or email them they are very responsive to questions like you are asking. It is likely he could tell you exactly what bushing you need and probably explain why you may want more than one size. Both standard and the click adjustable are in stock so you have options there as well.

 

[ABC1000]

Not sure what Peterson brass will tell you but Alpha Munitions in 22 CM recommends .251 or .252 if I’m not mistaken so it will be close to that I’m guessing.
I too am trying to get my bushing die in... I typically run Forster in most my cartridges/calibers but they’re backed up enough to not even be thinking about 22CM right now. I was just going to use my 6CM seating die for now. I’ve always just used FL sizer in all my other calibers/cartridges but am going to give the neck bushing a go w 22CM.

 

[Dthomas3523]

I use a mandrel to set neck tension. So I just get non bushing dies as I don’t need to be able to custom the size I’m going down to. Just need it to be smaller diameter than the mandrel I’ll be using.

 

[Nimothy]

I know that I'm going to be the odd man out here but........

Personally I'm not a fan of bushing dies unless you turn the case necks. I would get a standard full length sizing die and a competition seating die. All of the die manufactures offer these in a set.

+1 my ideal die set up is a non bushing full length sizer from whidden or forester (although the custom Hornady one I got with a 6gt set is smooooooth as butter) and Redding comp seater.