Redding 73 Style Steel Neck Sizing Bushing .292 (73292)

Description

This is Redding's .292 neck sizing bushing in their 73 series, machined from heat-treated steel and built to give you precise control over neck tension when you're loading on the bench. Swap it into a Redding bushing-style die and you can size the outside of your case neck to the exact dimension you want, instead of over-working the brass the way a standard sizing die sometimes does. The sizing surface is hand-polished to a hardness of Rc 60 to 62, which keeps the effort down on the press handle and helps the bushing hold its dimension over a long reloading life.

Where the .292 Redding Bushing Fits In

Redding offers these in .001 inch steps across a range that runs from .185 inch through .368 inch, covering everything from .17 caliber up through .338. The last three digits of the part number tell you the size, so this one is marked 73292 for a .292 inch sizing diameter. Every bushing is stamped with its size, so there's no guessing when you've got a handful of them sitting in your die box.

Picking the Right Neck Tension With Your 73 Style Bushing

The common way to land on the correct bushing is to measure the outside neck diameter of a loaded round with a micrometer, then subtract about .001 to .002 inch. That small amount accounts for brass spring-back and gives you the grip you want on the bullet. A lot of reloaders like to keep a bushing on each side of their target number so they can fine tune as brass work-hardens or as they switch between annealed and un-annealed cases.

What Makes These Redding Steel Bushings Worth Keeping Around

These freely interchange across all of Redding's bushing-style sizing dies, so if you already run a Type S neck or full-length die, this one drops right in. For anyone chasing consistent bullet hold and tighter groups, having the exact bushing size on hand is one of the simplest ways to tune a load. Note that the shellholder and die are sold separately.