Redding 223 or 204 bushing dies for 222 mag?

Pretty sure I’m going to do a 222 mag build. It was a toss up between that and the reg 222 Rem. But leaning towards the mag

I have Redding bushing dies for 204 Ruger and 223. I intend to buy an RCBS body die for the 222 Mag, as Redding doesn’t have any bushing dies in this cartridge. I assume that I can use either a 204 or 223 Redding bushing neck die and the same in their competition seating die.

Am I correct in my assumption? Which one would be better without doing any shoulder damage while neck sizing?

i load for many, many cartridges and all with Redding bushing dies, with the exception of a 6SLR, which came from R Whitley. Don’t want to deal with std dies anymore as I love the results and versatility of bushing dies.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. QM

Looks to me checking case drawings that the 223 would work for neck sizing. The 222 mag case is pretty much the same as far as the dimensions go except shorter at the neck shoulder junction and total case length is .060 shorter than the 223. It’s not necessary to size the neck all the way down anyway, so I’m thinking the Redding 223 dies will work.

Unfortunately Redding is closed this week so unable to call them. Hopefully someone here can advise me. Pretty sure I read a post saying this could be be done, but as usual I am unable to find it

thx again for any future input

How about the competition seating die? Thanks!

Would a Redding 223 seating die work?

I should have said Redding competition seating die?

I’ve had good luck with my neck and bullet run out, probably averaging .002, some less and some a little more. All much better than the old days with the std die sets. Anything over .004 becomes a foul shot. I do take my time and enjoy the whole brass prep procedure. It all has led to some rewarding groups. Unfortunately, my eyes aren’t as good as they used to be and my guns at times shoot better than I can. Still love the shooting and reloading game.

Thanks guys for the input,
Hoping some others will chime in

Haven’t used the expander since getting bushing dies. When setting the shoulder back, if needed I remove the stem and expander to do so. If I were to buy the dies again, I would just buy body dies.

I figured on calling them.
I did find out that Forster makes a seating die similar to Reddings comp seating one. Some reviews are not great on it though. I’m sure Redding will enlighten me. They have helped in the past. Good guys. Meant a few of them at the Shot Show in 2017

Thanks, I’ll look into both QM

Ordered a Forster seating die from Grafs. Whidden doesn’t make anything for 222 mag. Forster makes a die similar to Reddings type S sizing die, where one can set the shoulder back and bush the necks also, but they or no one else seems to have one in stock. I’m hoping one of my Redding bushing neck dies will work for that process. I think it will. Might just have to adjust the die vertically. Keeping my fingers crossed
Thanks to all for taking an interest. QM

The problem is that Redding doesn’t have any bushing dies for 222 mag. Wish they did. I have a fortune tied up in Redding dies. Right now I couldn’t tell you how many different cartridgesI Ioad for, but venture to say 18-20. Have type S FL, comp bushing neck dies, and comp seating dies for all of them except my 6SLR, which I got from Whidden, which are excellant dies also.
Hopefully I won’t need the bushing bump die if all my plans work out. I do have an RCBS FL die for it to bump the shoulder back. Thx for the info. QM

I guess we’ll play it by ear. Prob be 3 months b-4 I get the rifle, so lots of time to ponder, unless Brunos or Kreiger can get it to me sooner.
Maybe a little redundant, but going to have a reg 222 Rem built also