RCBS competition die set for .308

[sealteam10]

Does anyone on here have any experience with the rcbs competition die set for the .308??? I have been looking to buy a set of dies to get the most performance out of my loads. I will be shooting 600 yard matches and before I buy the dies I was hoping to get some feedback on them.
Thanks

 

[TommyAtkins]

I've used these dies for years. You may be better served to get just the Competition Seater die. I don't use the Full Length Sizer and bought a Neck Sizer instead. An alternative would be Forster micrometer seater and collet neck sizer dies.

 

[jbrand11]

I've used these dies for years. You may be better served to get just the Competition Seater die. I don't use the Full Length Sizer and bought a Neck Sizer instead. An alternative would be Forster micrometer seater and collet neck sizer dies.

Best advice

 

[datguy]

Whidden makes very nice, reasonably priced dies..

 

[roggom]

I use the competition seating die and a Redding bushing for sizing. The comp die makes life so much easier (especially if you seat various types of bullets), once you get the seating dialed in, you just drop the bullet in and the dies lines it up.

 

[tag_heuer]

I've been using these dies and they work great. I took out the deprimer though and just use that die for the full resizing. The only problem is trying to find them. Brownells and Midway are usually back ordered so I ordered it direct from RCBS. Over all....I haven't had a problem and the rounds I've loaded always fire and hit the target. So I can't complain.

 

[sealteam10]

Once I get these dies what neck bushing do I need??

 

[ScudMarket]

For my experience with bushings. I like the redding titanium nitride, but as to sizing them. It's based on the neck wall thickness.

Let's say you have some fresh Lapua brass out of the box. If I recall its .015 wall thickness. For that I'd start off with .336 - .015 - .015 = .306 , giving you .002 tension. Where I meet a few people who likes low as .001 or all the way to .004. Yet, not all brass has the same wall thickness, like BHA (Black Hills Ammunition) or Winchester having thin walls. Even if you did any neck turning too.

I'm sure someone could give you better details, but that's a start

 

[1lnbrdg]

I've had more runout with RCBS competition dies than I've ever had with any other seating die. This was both in .223 and .308. Forster and Redding are better money spent, I prefer the Forster. Without the micrometer works great, just a little more time to set up but they work just fine.