Redding Titanium Nitride Neck Sizing Bushing .252 – 76252

Description

The Redding .252 Titanium Nitride Bushing is the little part that gives bushing-style neck sizing its whole appeal. Instead of being locked into one neck diameter, you pick the exact bushing that matches your brass and bullet combo, letting you set precise neck tension without overworking the case. This one measures .252 inches and carries Redding's part number 76252.

Why the Titanium Nitride on the .252 Bushing Matters

Underneath, this is the same heat-treated steel Redding uses on all their bushings, hand-polished to a surface hardness of Rc 60-62. The difference here is the titanium nitride coating, which bumps up the surface hardness even further and slickens things up to reduce sizing friction. In plain terms, the case neck glides through easier and the bushing shrugs off wear over long reloading sessions.

Fit and Sizing for the Redding .252 TiN Bushing

Every Redding bushing shares the same external footprint, a 1/2 inch outside diameter by 3/8 inch long, so they interchange freely across Redding bushing-style neck sizing dies and Type S dies. Picking the right size is straightforward: measure the outside diameter of a loaded, bullet-seated case neck with a good micrometer, then subtract about .001 inch for standard neck tension. A .252 bushing is a common choice for several .22 and 6mm caliber setups depending on your brass and bullet wall thickness. If you run moly-coated bullets, you may want to size down a thousandth or two.

This is a single bushing, not a die or a set, so it assumes you already have a Redding bushing-style die to drop it into. For precision handloaders chasing consistent neck tension and tight groups, having a few bushings on hand in different diameters is how you fine-tune a load without buying new dies.