Forster dies

[Ausmade]

G'day folks,
can someone please advise me what stampings appear on Forster full length sizing dies to differentiate between standard and bench rest models? I picked one up on Saturday in Sydney that was not in its original packaging and I have tried googling it but haven't been able to find anything. The markings on it are Forster 223 FLS - L.

Thanks in advance

[marksman]

my 6mm dasher forster die has FLS stamped on it

my forster 6mm br die has FLS-S stamped

and my forster 22br die has FLS-U stamped

TBH l've never noticed it before or worried about it

[Sergeant Hartman]

There aren't any standard or benchrest models. The only difference is dies that neck size to standard or others that use a bushing to control the neck size. These usually have a the letters of NK on them.

[marksman]

forster do have bench rest die sets, they are are tighter tolerance and way better quality than standard wobble dies
https://www.forsterproducts.com/product ... -die-sets/

[Ausmade]

my 6mm dasher forster die has FLS stamped on it

my forster 6mm br die has FLS-S stamped

and my forster 22br die has FLS-U stamped

TBH l've never noticed it before or worried about it

Oh I am sure it willl do the job, it is just my OCD/curiosity kicking in unfortunately....

[Ausmade]

There aren't any standard or benchrest models. The only difference is dies that neck size to standard or others that use a bushing to control the neck size. These usually have a the letters of NK on them.

Cheers for that, I ended up emailing Forster, which I should have done in the first place I suppose.

[Ausmade]

forster do have bench rest die sets, they are are tighter tolerance and way better quality than standard wobble dies
https://www.forsterproducts.com/product ... -die-sets/

Yeah I ended up emailing Forster and am just waiting on a reply.

[Sergeant Hartman]

Not being a s**t marksman, but i cannot find standard wobble dies on their webpage. But i prefer brownells or brt website when looking for forster dies.

I see the word bench-rest has a TM next to it... ie it's their trademark

[marksman]

Not being a s**t marksman, but i cannot find standard wobble dies on their webpage. But i prefer brownells or brt website when looking for forster dies.

I see the word bench-rest has a TM next to it... ie it's their trademark

roflmao, nobody said they made a standard wobble die ziad,
they make there dies to a benchrest standard with superior manufacturing quality
standard wobble dies are made from rcbs ect.... but forster dies are way better quality dies than rcbs dies

[Sergeant Hartman]

Lol so we both saying the same thing with different words... i think i need some sleep hehe

[Ausmade]

so I got this back from Forster today...

Thanks for contacting us about this, the marking would indicate that it is our Standard Bench Rest 223 Remington Full Length Sizing Die. The - "L" is simply a production run indicator, telling us the die itself is ~12 years old.

mystery solved!!!