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If you run a Redding Type S bushing-style neck or full-length die, this .324 steel bushing is the piece that lets you fine-tune exactly how much grip your case necks put on a bullet. Instead of letting a fixed die decide your neck tension for you, you pick the bushing that sizes your necks to the number you want, which is one of the biggest reasons bushing dies earn a spot on so many precision benches.
This is a single bushing made from heat-treated steel. The sizing diameter is hand polished to a surface hardness of Rc 60-62, which cuts down on the effort it takes to push a neck through and keeps the sizing smooth. Redding offers these in .001 inch steps across a wide range, so it's easy to land right on your target dimension. The last three digits of the part number spell out the size, so this one measures .324 inches.
Measuring for the right bushing is straightforward. Seat a bullet in a piece of the brass you plan to load, mic the outside of the loaded neck, then subtract the amount of neck tension you want. Most rifle reloaders land somewhere between .001 and .003 inches under the loaded diameter. So if your loaded neck comes in around .326 inches, a .324 bushing gives you roughly two thousandths of tension.
Bushings swap freely between Redding bushing-style dies, which means one die body can serve several loads just by changing the bushing. A lot of handloaders keep a small assortment on hand because neck wall thickness changes from one brass brand to the next, and having the right sizes nearby keeps your tension consistent even when you switch headstamps. For anyone chasing tighter groups, that kind of repeatability is where the bushing system really pays off.
It fits any Redding bushing-style sizing die, including the Type S neck and Type S full-length bushing dies. The bushings swap freely between those die bodies, so you can change your neck tension just by switching bushings. Note the bushing is sold on its own and the die is separate.
Seat a bullet in the exact brass you plan to load, then measure the outside diameter of the loaded neck with a caliper or micrometer. Subtract the amount of neck tension you want, usually .001 to .003 inches for rifle. If your loaded neck measures around .326 inches, this .324 bushing gives you about two thousandths of tension.
This is the heat-treated steel version, hand polished to a Rc 60-62 surface hardness to reduce sizing effort. Redding also offers a titanium nitride coated bushing that some reloaders prefer to minimize stress on the brass during sizing. Both do the same job of sizing the neck's outside diameter.
Sometimes, yes. Neck wall thickness varies between brass manufacturers, so a bushing that gives perfect tension with one headstamp may run tight or loose with another. Many precision reloaders keep a few sizes on hand to keep tension consistent across different brass.
| UPC | 611760733246 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | 73324 |
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