Forster bump bushing dies

[AckleymanII]

Does anyone have any experience with these? Run out after using them?

Thanks in advance

 

[fguffey]

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/81...neck-sizer-die-with-3-bushings-308-winchester

F. Guffey

 

[fourpower]

Does anyone have any experience with these? Run out after using them?

Thanks in advance

I have a 6.5x47 and I got forester bump die kit for it and just love them. I anneal every firing and I don't have to use lube on brass. they are on there 30 reload. run out you almost cant measure or less then half thousands.

 

[AckleymanII]

I have a 6.5x47 and I got forester bump die kit for it and just love them. I anneal every firing and I don't have to use lube on brass. they are on there 30 reload. run out you almost cant measure or less then half thousands.

I appreciate your input!

 

[Patch700]

Good quality dies... Run out would of course be relative as to the dies fit to your chamber and the amount you are sizing the neck in one step.

I have an assortment of them for various calibers that I utilize for determining final fired dimensions of cases that will later be F/L sized. (I use the nk/bb die 3x to size a case thats been fired 3x so as not to size the body and i can attain a definite chamber dimension #)

I have seen some factory chambers large enough that the neck size bump die will actually size a small amount of the shoulder body junction along with at the .200" line up from the base.

 

[amlevin]

The Forster shoulder bump neck size bushing die is my "go to" die for all my .308 loads. Low run-out and every case chambers with ease, no matter how many firings.

Just keep the bushings clean and use a good lube on the neck. My bushings tend to leave vertical scratches if I get lazy and don't lube. Wish Forster made their dies with a TiN coating like Redding so I could forget the lube.

 

[Toolbreaker]

Are the Forster bushing dies compatible with Redding bushings, or are they a different size?

 

[Patch700]

Are the Forster bushing dies compatible with Redding bushings, or are they a different size?

The Forster bushings will fit in a redding die but are too small a diameter and will flop around causing issues.. They are also taller than a redding.

 

['Freak]

Are the Forster bushing dies compatible with Redding bushings, or are they a different size?

“This die is only compatible with Forster bushings”, per Sinclair catalog.

 

[amlevin]

The Forster bushings will fit in a redding die but are too small a diameter and will flop around causing issues.. They are also taller than a redding.

I have both Forster and Redding bushing dies and I can attest that a Forster bushing in a Redding die will not just be loose, it will get lost. I guess that in a pinch one could put an o-ring around a Forster Bushing to keep it centered and then you'd really have a "Floating Bushing"

 

[1newmexkid]

I use both the Redding and the Forster, and dare I say that I think the Forster's just feel, "smoother". Seems I remember that with the Forster's, (with some vendors) you got some bushings with the die.

 

[Brians356]

Kudos for spelling "Forster" correctly in the subject line. My rough research using the "search" feature indicates about twice as many misspellings "Forester" as the proper "Forster" on this forum. I wonder if they ever considered changing the name of the company?