.223 bushing die for 6mm-223 (6x45)

[Lefty Trigger]

Will a bushing die for .223 Remington work with 6mm bushings in it for a 6x45?

 

[GLShooter]

Most Reddings will do it. I have seen one that the neck tunnel was too narrow. I use two different dies to size mine.

Greg

 

[Bill K]

I just run my 223 brass into the FL 6x45 sizing die, lube the neck some.

 

[7887mm08]

Will a bushing die for .223 Remington work with 6mm bushings in it for a 6x45?

Yes i am using a redding 223 fl bushing die with the appropriate 6mm bushings.

 

[tovaert]

I also use the Redding .223 S die for 6x45, but I had a similar problem as noted by GLShooter above. It was scratching the case necks. I used a ceramic ball hone (on a drill) and opened it up a bit.

 

[Kermit in Va.]

Yes..

 

[457ciSBC]

Most Reddings will do it. I have seen one that the neck tunnel was too narrow. I use two different dies to size mine.

Greg

Yep, some Reddings won’t with the 17 Fireball S die being one of them.It won’t even pass a .224 bullet through the tunnel opening to the body.

 

[Oso]

Most Reddings will do it. I have seen one that the neck tunnel was too narrow. I use two different dies to size mine.

Greg

Greg - Interested in your process. What two dies are you using? FL Sizing (expander ball removed) and then an Expander Mandrel Die?

 

[Lefty Trigger]

Yes i am using a redding 223 fl bushing die with the appropriate 6mm bushings.

Thanks, currently I'm using a Forester FL die but it don't use bushings and I'm having issues with neck tension since I switched to Hornady brass.

 

[Oso]

At the moment you may have difficulty/delay finding a 223 Bushing Die. While you wait for backorder --- after resizing in the 223 FL Sizing Die, you might consider running brass through 6mm expander mandrel (use some dry neck lube) to open up the necks.