Are Redding and Forster bushings interchangable?

[Fatelvis]

Can one use the two brands interchangably, between sizing dies? Thanks!

 

[helotaxi]

Nope. The Redding bushings are 3/8" long and the Forster bushings are 1/2" long. Redding and RCBS are interchangeable though.

 

[Fatelvis]

Thanx Helo!

 

[lightman]

Redding and Wilson are too! Lightman

 

[Walkalong]

Redding, Wilson, and RCBS bushings interchange. Too bad the Forster bushings do not. The Forster bushing style die and the bushings are good stuff, but proprietary.

 

[helotaxi]

Yep. The Forster bushings are the same diameter as the others but are longer and have a chamfer on the bottom end. I only use dies other than Forster on those cartridges where Forster doesn't make dies, or bushing dies if I want them. At this point that pretty much means 6.8SPC (Forster does not make any dies for this cartridge), .308 Marlin Express (only Hornady made dies when I started loading this one and they work well enough for a short to medium range hunting rifle) and .270 WSM (Forster doesn't make a bushing die for this one).

Since I don't have multiple bushing dies of different brands in the same caliber, I really don't care that the bushings don't interchange. I buy the bushings that I need of the type that I need and I'm good.