Forster 0.291″ Neck Bushing BUSH-291 for Bushing Bump & FL Dies

Description

This Forster 0.291" neck bushing is the small part that does a big job on the reloading bench. It lets you size your case necks to the exact dimension you want, so you can tune bullet tension instead of just taking whatever your die gives you. If you've ever chased better groups and come up short, controlling neck tension is often the missing piece, and a bushing like this is how you get there.

Forster makes these to a precise honed inside diameter, in this case .291 inches, and offers the full lineup in .001 inch increments so you can fine-tune for your brass and your load. The steel is heat treated and then run through a cryogenic process that refines and closes up the surface. The payoff is a slick interior finish that Forster likes to call smooth as silk, which means less drag on the neck and straighter, more consistent loaded rounds.

Picking the Right 0.291" Neck Bushing Size

Bushing selection comes down to your brass and the bullet tension you're after. The common rule of thumb is to choose a bushing about .002 inch smaller than the measured outside neck diameter of a loaded round. A quick formula also works: case neck wall thickness times two, plus bullet diameter, minus .002 inch. Keep in mind that brass work-hardens after several firings, so you may eventually want a slightly smaller bushing to keep the same initial grip.

What the 0.291" Bushing Works With

This bushing is built specifically for Forster's bushing-style dies, including the Precision Bushing Bump Neck Sizing Die and the Bushing Full Length Sizing Die. It is not cross-compatible with Redding, Wilson, or other brands of bushings, so plan on pairing it with a Forster die. Reloaders often keep a few sizes on hand to dial in neck tension as their brass ages or as they switch between bullets, and this .291 is a popular middle-ground size for several 6.5mm and 6.5×55 type setups.