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6.5 x 47 Lapua Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="Citius7" data-source="post: 1306477" data-attributes="member: 100774"><p>1. Redding, Forster, and Whidden are my go to dies for the best of the best. If it's micrometer seating dies your after, then either Whidden or Forster. For bushing sizing dies, I'd go with either Redding or Whidden. The bushings on Forster's stuff is proprietary to Forster only. That's bad. They do give you 3 bushing though if you get a bushing sizer from them. That's good. You just can't use those bushings elsewhere. Now. To know what bushings you need. Go to redding's website. <a href="http://www.redding-reloading.com/tech-line-a-tips-faqs/140-bushing-selection" target="_blank">Bushing Selection - Redding Reloading Equipment: reloading equipment for rifles, handguns, pistols, revolvers and SAECO bullet casting equipment</a></p><p></p><p>It's a good read on breaking down exactly what and how of the bushing resizing. Basically a bushing die allows you to tailor your neck tension to exactly what ya need. Bolt guns usually run 1 to 3 thousandths tension tops! </p><p></p><p>2. When you set your dies up after your first shooting you measure your base to shoulder using a bump gauge (whidden supplies these with their sets for free). You'll get some number. Then resize your brass like you do with all your handloads. Then put that brass back into the your bump gauge. If you see the same number. That means your sizing due is too far away from your shellholder and it needs to be a bit closer. I run only about 1 thou shoulder bump. It basically shows how much the brass is getting worked at the shoulder. This gives good reliability in chambering. </p><p></p><p>3. Bushing dies work just like a regular full length sizing die or neck die (depending on which one you get). The only difference is your ability to tailor your neck tension to your cartridge. Like I stated above. Redding has a great formula. Bullet width plus thickness of brass plus thickness of brass minus .002 thou (or whatever tension your interested in). I didn't stuffer twice with the thickness of brass when I said it. You take that measurement times two because of each side of the neck. Clear as mud? Or just take a loaded cartridge and measure that minus .002 and boom. That's ur bushing size u need. Usually with bushings u don't need to use an expander ball. But some still do. </p><p></p><p>Any other questions please don't hesitate to ask. I went quickly so I may have missed something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Citius7, post: 1306477, member: 100774"] 1. Redding, Forster, and Whidden are my go to dies for the best of the best. If it's micrometer seating dies your after, then either Whidden or Forster. For bushing sizing dies, I'd go with either Redding or Whidden. The bushings on Forster's stuff is proprietary to Forster only. That's bad. They do give you 3 bushing though if you get a bushing sizer from them. That's good. You just can't use those bushings elsewhere. Now. To know what bushings you need. Go to redding's website. [url=http://www.redding-reloading.com/tech-line-a-tips-faqs/140-bushing-selection]Bushing Selection - Redding Reloading Equipment: reloading equipment for rifles, handguns, pistols, revolvers and SAECO bullet casting equipment[/url] It's a good read on breaking down exactly what and how of the bushing resizing. Basically a bushing die allows you to tailor your neck tension to exactly what ya need. Bolt guns usually run 1 to 3 thousandths tension tops! 2. When you set your dies up after your first shooting you measure your base to shoulder using a bump gauge (whidden supplies these with their sets for free). You'll get some number. Then resize your brass like you do with all your handloads. Then put that brass back into the your bump gauge. If you see the same number. That means your sizing due is too far away from your shellholder and it needs to be a bit closer. I run only about 1 thou shoulder bump. It basically shows how much the brass is getting worked at the shoulder. This gives good reliability in chambering. 3. Bushing dies work just like a regular full length sizing die or neck die (depending on which one you get). The only difference is your ability to tailor your neck tension to your cartridge. Like I stated above. Redding has a great formula. Bullet width plus thickness of brass plus thickness of brass minus .002 thou (or whatever tension your interested in). I didn't stuffer twice with the thickness of brass when I said it. You take that measurement times two because of each side of the neck. Clear as mud? Or just take a loaded cartridge and measure that minus .002 and boom. That's ur bushing size u need. Usually with bushings u don't need to use an expander ball. But some still do. Any other questions please don't hesitate to ask. I went quickly so I may have missed something. [/QUOTE]
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