L.E. Wilson 30br FLS bushing die

[LCazador]

Don't know why you would want the bushing rattling or loose in the die? Best to have a firm abutment of the die stem with the bushing. My Redding does not size the full length of the neck but my bullet is not seated past the sized portion of the neck. I think the unsized neck portion actually helps align the case. This has never been an on "target issue" for me. By the way my 30BR has just passed 4K rounds and still shooting great. Just won for me in 30 UBR.

 

[rrwildlife]

Don't know why you would want the bushing rattling or loose in the die? Best to have a firm abutment of the die stem with the bushing. My Redding does not size the full length of the neck but my bullet is not seated past the sized portion of the neck. I think the unsized neck portion actually helps align the case. This has never been an on "target issue" for me. By the way my 30BR has just passed 4K rounds and still shooting great. Just won for me in 30 UBR.

The Redding die instructions are as follows:

"Bushing Installation• Drop a bushing of the desired size into the die body.• Insert the decapping rod until you feel it contact the bushing.• Back it away from the bushing by 1/16 of a turn and lock in place.Note: This last step is very important. It gives the bushing .003” - .004” clearance allowing it to self-center onyour case necks."

On my die if I back it off 1/16 of a turn from touch, as the instruction say, the bushing just barely rattles in the die. I'm not sure if there is a better way to do this, if there is I'm all ears. Have you tested the firm vs 1/16 off? I'd be interested in hearing about your results.

Since the bushing style die is based off @speedygonzalez design, maybe he will jump in with some insight. I'm sure he tested the heck out of it.

Cheers,

Ryan

 

[LCazador]

The Redding die instructions are as follows:

"Bushing Installation• Drop a bushing of the desired size into the die body.• Insert the decapping rod until you feel it contact the bushing.• Back it away from the bushing by 1/16 of a turn and lock in place.Note: This last step is very important. It gives the bushing .003” - .004” clearance allowing it to self-center onyour case necks."

On my die if I back it off 1/16 of a turn from touch, as the instruction say, the bushing just barely rattles in the die. I'm not sure if there is a better way to do this, if there is I'm all ears. Have you tested the firm vs 1/16 off? I'd be interested in hearing about your results.

Since the bushing style die is based off @speedygonzalez design, maybe he will jump in with some insight. I'm sure he tested the heck out of it.

Cheers,

Ryan

Yes I have tried both ways locking it place works best. If your type S die has that much play that you have to let the bushing float, I'd send it back. I have almost 0 run out on my cases after full length sizing. Real simple check your runnout with bushing tight and bushing loose. One thing I will add is that it is best to let your shell holder float with a rubber o'ring holding instead of that steel spring ring that comes with the press. And use only Redding die wax.

 

[rrwildlife]

Yes I have tried both ways locking it place works best. If your type S die has that much play that you have to let the bushing float, I'd send it back. I have almost 0 run out on my cases after full length sizing. Real simple check your runnout with bushing tight and bushing loose.

I'll give it a try. As you said, super simple to test. I was following the instructions and the note saying that it was very important to leave the clearance made me feel like it was a solved issue.

Thanks for contributing to the discussion. I appreciate it!

Ryan

 

[Bill Norris]

Yes I have tried both ways locking it place works best. If your type S die has that much play that you have to let the bushing float, I'd send it back. I have almost 0 run out on my cases after full length sizing. Real simple check your runnout with bushing tight and bushing loose. One thing I will add is that it is best to let your shell holder float with a rubber o'ring holding instead of that steel spring ring that comes with the press. And use only Redding die wax.

Totally agree with floating shell holder. One of the things I did when lamenting over runout. If it bothers you to re-align the shell holder after every case removal the simple easy fix is to place a magnet closely just behind the top of the ram so that once the down travel stops it can pull the shell holder back in the slot.

 

[rrwildlife]

Totally agree with floating shell holder. One of the things I did when lamenting over runout. If it bothers you to re-align the shell holder after every case removal the simple easy fix is to place a magnet closely just behind the top of the ram so that once the down travel stops it can pull the shell holder back in the slot.

Great idea.