Forster 223 Remington Bushing Bump Neck Die BBD3141

Description

The Forster 223 Remington Bushing Bump Neck Die is built for handloaders who want to squeeze every bit of accuracy out of their fired brass. Instead of working the whole case body like a full length die, this one sizes only the neck and nudges the shoulder back just enough to set correct headspace. That means your brass keeps its fire-formed fit to your chamber, so you get better concentricity, longer case life, and the kind of consistent neck tension that shows up on paper downrange.

How the 223 Bushing Bump Neck Die Works

The magic here is the interchangeable bushing system. You pick a bushing sized for the wall thickness of your particular brass, and it determines the outside neck diameter and how much grip you put on the bullet. A common starting point is choosing a bushing roughly .002 inch under what a loaded round measures at the neck, then fine tuning from there. Because bushings come in .001 inch increments, you can tune neck tension to a very fine degree. One thing worth knowing up front: this die accepts Forster bushings only, not Redding or Wilson, and the bushings are sold separately.

What Sets the Forster Bump Neck Die Apart

Forster hand polishes the interior of these dies for a smooth, almost silky sizing stroke, and the die handles neck sizing, shoulder bump, and depriming all in a single pass. The included decapping assembly runs without an expander ball, so your bushing choice alone sets the internal neck diameter. That setup is ideal if you've turned or sorted your necks for uniform wall thickness and want to keep runout to a minimum.

Fitting It Into Your Press

This die uses the standard 7/8 inch-14 thread, so it threads right into any common single stage or turret press. If you're running a Forster Co-Ax, you won't need a shellholder; in other presses, just use the shellholder your press maker recommends. It's a solid pick for precision rifle loads, varmint rounds, and anyone chasing tighter groups out of their 223 or 5.56 brass.