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L.E. Wilson has been building precision reloading tools since 1927, and this stainless bushing neck sizing die carries that reputation straight to your 6/6.5 Creedmoor brass. Instead of forcing the whole case through a conventional sizing die, it works only the top portion of the neck and leaves the body in its fire-formed condition. That means your cases stay matched to your chamber, which is exactly what you want when you're loading for accuracy.
The real magic here is the interchangeable bushing system. You pick the bushing diameter that gives you the neck tension you're after, drop it in, and the die sizes the outside of the neck to about 3/16 inch from the case mouth. Want a touch more grip on the bullet or a little less? Swap the bushing and you're done. Since there's no conventional expander ball dragging back through the neck, concentricity improves and your brass tends to last noticeably longer before it needs annealing or replacing.
This is a hand die, built to be used with an arbor press or a mallet rather than threaded into a standard 7/8-14 press. That setup gives you a direct feel for every case and is a big part of why bench rest and long-range crowd gravitate toward Wilson tooling. The stainless steel construction shrugs off corrosion and holds up through years of handle time, and everything is machined to tight tolerances so each case comes out the same as the last.
A couple of things to plan for before your first session. The sizing bushings are sold separately, so you'll want to measure a loaded round and pick the right diameter for your brass and bullet combo. The die does include a decapping rod, but the neck die base it sits on is a separate purchase, as is the arbor press if you don't already run one. Once you've got the full setup dialed in, this die rewards you with consistent neck tension round after round, which is where real accuracy gains come from.
No, the sizing bushings are sold separately so you can match the exact neck tension you need. Measure a loaded round or your neck wall thickness to figure out the right diameter, then subtract roughly .002 to .003 inch for proper tension. The die does accept both L.E. Wilson and Redding neck bushings.
No, this is a hand die designed for use with an arbor press or a mallet, not a conventional threaded press. The hand die format is a big reason precision and bench rest reloaders favor it, since it gives you a direct feel for every case. You'll want a neck die base to run it on, which is a separate purchase.
Yes, this die is set up for both 6mm and 6.5 Creedmoor brass since the two share the same case dimensions below the neck. You simply fit the appropriate bushing for whichever caliber and neck tension you're loading. That makes it a handy pickup if you shoot both chamberings.
Because it only sizes the outside of the neck and skips the conventional expander ball, the brass isn't getting worked as hard or stretched the way it is in a full-length sizing cycle. Less working of the metal means less fatigue, so your cases hold up longer before needing attention. It also leaves the case body in fire-formed condition for a better chamber fit.
| UPC | 815145023704 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | SND-65CRE |
| Shipping Weight | 0.7 |
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