Are bushing dies really necessary to produce accurate loads.
Are they worth the extra money.
rcmodel said:IMO: No.
Not unless you have a match chambered rifle.
And neck turn all your brass to fit it.
You will be chasing your tail with all the variations in factory brass neck thickness, and factory chambers.
Don't make it harder then it needs to be.
You can load 1/4 MOA ammo with standard FL dies if you and your rifle are capable of it.
rc
In some cases they are. What caliber, gun, brass, bullet, etc?Are bushing dies really necessary to produce accurate loads. Are they worth the extra money.
The key words here are "Neck turn your brass". If you are not going to spend time and money on Neck turning and uniforming, the bushing die is a waste.
With the bushing die and brass that has not been turned and uniformed, all the imperfections and neck wall variations are being transferred to the inside of the case, where the bullet resides. The result is inconsistency and increased Run-out.
Thanks guys. I'm a new reloader, so I wil stick to the basics. I'm Loading Ruger 204 and 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm going with keep it simple stupid.
Simply not true. When I shot competitively, everybody used bushing dies and few if any turned their brass. Variations in neck wall thickness are transferred back to the outside of the neck as soon as you seat your bullet, which acts just like a mandrel in that sense.
Don
Using the Bushing die with no expander created more "bullet" runout then using it with the expander or using a standard FL sizing die with expander.