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Neck tension is one of those little details that separates good handloads from great ones, and this Forster 0.283" neck bushing gives you direct control over it. Instead of relying on a fixed expander, the bushing itself determines how much the case neck gets sized down. Measure your loaded round at the neck, do a little math, and pick the bushing that gives you the grip you're after. It's a small part that makes a real difference on paper.
This one is machined for Forster's Bushing Bump Neck Sizing Dies and Bushing Full Length Sizing Dies. It's worth knowing up front that Forster bushings are built for Forster dies, so they won't swap into Redding or Wilson tooling. Bushings come in 0.001 inch increments across a wide range of diameters, which lets you fine-tune for your exact brass and chambering rather than settling for close enough.
Forster heat treats these bushings, then runs them through a cryogenic process that refines and tightens the steel's surface. The payoff is a slicker interior that sizes case necks smoothly and holds up over a lot of reloading cycles. A smoother bushing means less drag on the brass and more consistent, concentric necks, which is the whole point of going the bushing route in the first place.
The general rule is to choose a bushing roughly 0.002 inch smaller than your loaded round measures at the neck. Want a firmer press fit on the bullet? Subtract 0.003 inch instead. Keep in mind that brass work-hardens after several firings, so you may eventually reach for a slightly smaller bushing to keep the same bullet grip. The inside diameter is honed to the number marked right on the bushing, so what you see is what you get.
It's made for Forster's Bushing Bump Neck Sizing Dies and Bushing Full Length Sizing Dies. Forster bushings are designed specifically for Forster tooling, so they are not cross-compatible with Redding or L.E. Wilson dies. If you're running a Forster bushing die, this drops right in.
Measure the outside neck diameter of a loaded round, then subtract about 0.002 inch to find your bushing size. If your loaded rounds measure around 0.285 inch at the neck, the 0.283" bushing lands in the right spot. For a firmer bullet grip, subtract 0.003 inch instead, which would point you toward this size from a 0.286 inch loaded neck.
After heat treating, the bushings go through a cryogenic process that refines and closes up the steel's surface. The result is an ultra-smooth interior that sizes necks with less drag and resists wear over many loading sessions. Smoother sizing translates to more consistent, concentric case necks.
In a Forster bushing bump setup the decapping assembly doesn't use an expander ball, so the bushing itself sets the internal neck diameter and your neck tension. That's what gives you such precise control over bullet grip. It installs into the die chamfered side down.
| UPC | 757253998478 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | BUSH-283 |
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