Bushing Help!

[ECPrete]

1. Just bought my first bench gun and need to know what size Redding die bushing I need. It is a 6-284 marked .270 Neck. I plan on turning the necks.
2. Also have a Cooper 6.5-284 and need to know which bushing to get for it. Don't know the neck size but fired cases measure .2995. Will also turn necks for these.

Thanx in advance

 

[fullersson]

Measure the neck of a loaded round and go .001 under that for your bushing size. Brian Brown.

 

[fdshuster]

What Brian said, but also consider getting the next 2 sizes smaller also. Always nice to have the option of increasing the bullet pull.

 

[fullersson]

+1 for fdshuster. You need .001 - .003 under for a number of different reasons. When you go to reload for a day at the range and you realize your .001 under bushing isn't working anymore and you have to wait 3 days for one to come from Midway (not to mention the shipping will cost almost what the bushing does) it will put a damper on your day. Good catch Frank. Thanks, Brian Brown.