RCBS competition dies

The Foster is much better, so is the Redding.

What caliber are you looking for - I have a few RCBS comp dies I want to sell.
 
I second the Forster dies. I have their FL sizing, and comp. seater dies. Can't go wrong. Redding makes some of the finest bushing dies one can buy...I use it for .308 neck sizing.
 
The seater dies work well with the sliding sleeve to hold the bullet, but the comp FL sizer in my experience has been a bit more sloppy than the redding and forster sizers. I have 4 sets of the RCBS comps and will go to Redding comps in the future. My redding comps offer bushing ability to specificaly control neck tension during the sizing process and I feel they are machined a bit better on the tolerances.

The micrometer settings do make switching from load to load very quick but I HIGHLY suggest you invest in a comparator as well. This will give you your distance from case-head to ogive and after you have determined the distance from case-head to ogive to be "at-the-lands" then by simply dialing the micrometer and checking with the comparator, you can seat any new bullet to the exact same distance from/to/in the lands as the previous loads. I like being able to write down the settings for each bullet in my data cards, and then if I want to switch bullets from one to the other, I just dial into the settings I recorded for that particular bullet and I am up and running in a few seconds.
 
Thanks for the replies. I use the comparitors,I just thought that a micrometer adjust die will be alot easier to achieve the desired depth.I will look into the fosters

This will be for my 22-250
 
I have a set in 223. I like the easy adjustments and I really like the sleeve that holds the bullet, just drop it in and let it work. I'm getting runout in the low/mid 0.001's so I suppose they're good enough. The others might be better, but they're MUCH more expensive than the RCBS set.
 
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The others might be better, but they're MUCH more expensive than the RCBS set.



There is only $5 difference between the Forster and RCBS sets, and the Forster is a much better die set.

Plus the RCBS needs an extension shell holder for most calibers, which is a pain in the butt in many presses.
 
I load .223, 22-250 and do not need extended shell holders for those, nor did any come with the die set. I also used to reload for 308 and don't recall having to use (nor receive with the dies) an extended shell holder on that caliber either.

For the last 25+ years I have used the standard RCBS Rock chucker press and I recently got a new Rock chucker Supreme...loading .223 on both with the standard old shell holder.

Is there any chance the RCBS Comp dies are shorter than the standard dies? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif

What press do you use?? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
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I load .223, 22-250 and do not need extended shell holders for those, nor did any come with the die set. I also used to reload for 308 and don't recall having to use (nor receive with the dies) an extended shell holder on that caliber either.

For the last 25+ years I have used the standard RCBS Rock chucker press and I recently got a new Rock chucker Supreme...loading .223 on both with the standard old shell holder.

Is there any chance the RCBS Comp dies are shorter than the standard dies? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif

What press do you use?? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif



I bought my RCBS Comp dies when they first came out - they came in really cool solid mohogany boxes with "RCBS" burned into the cover. They also cost much more than they do now.

They might have changed the design of the dies to avoid having to supply the extension shell holders. Mine will not seat the bullets without the extension shell holders in the medium length cases.

I use a C-H Champion single station press. It'll crush a Rockchucker press like it was a soda can /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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