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Bushing Dies How To?
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<blockquote data-quote="dsculley" data-source="post: 1705149" data-attributes="member: 77514"><p>To use the bushing die, you insert the bushing into the top of the die and tighten the nut that holds the bushing in place. You don't want it to hold the bushing tight, you should be able to hear the bushing rattle a bit when you shake the die. A good place to start with your bushing size: Measure the thickness of the brass at the neck, double that then add the measured diameter of the bullet, Subtract 0.001. You may want to get a set of bushings that span 3 - 4 thousandths so you can play with neck tension until you get it where you want it. </p><p></p><p>eg: Bullet diameter 0.308", brass 0.015" - (2*0.015) + 0.308 = 0.338 I would start with a 0.337 bushing but I would want a 0.336 bushing to try as well.</p><p></p><p>When the brass is properly sized you will notice that the neck is not sized all the way to the shoulder. You can adjust the die to size the neck the depth you want.</p><p></p><p>I started using a bushing die when I got my 6.5x47 and I really like it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dsculley, post: 1705149, member: 77514"] To use the bushing die, you insert the bushing into the top of the die and tighten the nut that holds the bushing in place. You don't want it to hold the bushing tight, you should be able to hear the bushing rattle a bit when you shake the die. A good place to start with your bushing size: Measure the thickness of the brass at the neck, double that then add the measured diameter of the bullet, Subtract 0.001. You may want to get a set of bushings that span 3 - 4 thousandths so you can play with neck tension until you get it where you want it. eg: Bullet diameter 0.308", brass 0.015" - (2*0.015) + 0.308 = 0.338 I would start with a 0.337 bushing but I would want a 0.336 bushing to try as well. When the brass is properly sized you will notice that the neck is not sized all the way to the shoulder. You can adjust the die to size the neck the depth you want. I started using a bushing die when I got my 6.5x47 and I really like it. [/QUOTE]
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