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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1416591" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>I have several Redding, Forster & RCBS FL dies. The latter 2 I have bushing dies & standard non bushing dies. The forster FL dies I use make the most uniform ammo out of all of my dies, regardless of whether it's a hunting rifle or not. Nearly all of my chambers are small match spec and the Forster dies are the closest fitting.</p><p>Unless I'm loading for an extremely accurate comp/varmint rifle, I see no advantage to bushings for loose factory/SAAMI chambers.</p><p>I moved away from bushings, donuts, reaming and turning necks are not my cup of tea. Yes, I still turn necks on my comp guns, but only to uniform the neck wall thickness. I no longer chamber tight necks, found no benefit from tight fitting and thin necks. I run .004" neck clearance and my groups are more uniform as a result.</p><p></p><p>My advice is, if you want uniform sizing, either get a bushing die or get a non bushing die and have it honed in the neck to the size you want. This is how my Forster dies are done. I use the expander with powdered graphite and polish them to be .0005" bigger than the finished neck ID of the die.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1416591, member: 10755"] I have several Redding, Forster & RCBS FL dies. The latter 2 I have bushing dies & standard non bushing dies. The forster FL dies I use make the most uniform ammo out of all of my dies, regardless of whether it’s a hunting rifle or not. Nearly all of my chambers are small match spec and the Forster dies are the closest fitting. Unless I’m loading for an extremely accurate comp/varmint rifle, I see no advantage to bushings for loose factory/SAAMI chambers. I moved away from bushings, donuts, reaming and turning necks are not my cup of tea. Yes, I still turn necks on my comp guns, but only to uniform the neck wall thickness. I no longer chamber tight necks, found no benefit from tight fitting and thin necks. I run .004” neck clearance and my groups are more uniform as a result. My advice is, if you want uniform sizing, either get a bushing die or get a non bushing die and have it honed in the neck to the size you want. This is how my Forster dies are done. I use the expander with powdered graphite and polish them to be .0005” bigger than the finished neck ID of the die. Cheers. :) [/QUOTE]
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