Precision dies

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Hello!
One of my "spoken english disabled" quebec friends asked me to inquire about precision reloading dies for his Remington 700 Police rifle in .308 Winchester.
He said to me he heard somewhere that RCBS can make custom precision dies for a given rifle if you send them six cases fired in your rifle.
Is it true and is there an advantage at doing so compared to the actual interchangeable bushing neck-sizing dies on the market?
Any opinions?
PP.:)
 
Bonanza Benchrest Dies marketed by Forster are excellent dies and reasonable in price... so are the series made by Redding.... I believe those two makes are more popular than RCBS in the world of accuracy.
 
RCBS used to make dies, usually for a wildcat cartridge where off the shelf dies were not available. They may still do it.
If your friend is thinking that having dies made to match his fired brass will help, I think that good quality dies will do just as well. The brass is important but there are many other factors such as powder, bullet selection, case length, seating depth of the bullet etc that affect accuracy. My suggestion would be for him to buy quality dies as already suggested and concentrate on the other factors.
 
Lee can make you a custom neck-sizing die for about $60 if you send them some fired cases.
 
I just ordered Redding Match Dies. They use a custom bushing the size of which is determined by measuring your brass after being fired from your rifle.
 
Forster is good. I'm a Redding man for precision.

The set he'll be looking for is the "COMPETITION BUSHING NECK DIE SET". You get the neck-sizer, seater, and body-only die (which you'll need for uniforming the brass in the prep phase).

I like Lock, Stock and Barrel - good prices ( http:// www .lockstock.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RED58155 )
 
The RCBS Competition Rifle dies are pretty good...the bullet seating die port is handy. Not sure he would see any difference between these or the Redding (Match) or Forster (Bonanza Benchrest) equivalent dies.

Bonanza Benchrest are not as extensively marketed as the others and ....for some... they often give the best results.


Not sure I would step up to the custom made dies/bushings until I had spent more time on brass preparation....eg. uniformity of primer pocket, neck thickness/runout, oal length and weight/capacity.

If he has exhausted these steps I would have a gunsmith make sure that the muzzle on his 700P is square to the bore and recrown the muzzle....then perhaps on to the fancy custom dies.

I am not sure though that the it wouldn't be putting lipstick on a pig in this case cause the factory chamber on the 700P may not be up to taking advantage of all the work done on the ammo... my 2 cents (maybe worth less!)
 
http:// www. gunstop.com/supplies.asp?cat_id=5&mfr_id=4

I got my redding comp bushing neck sizing die set off of him and a few other nick nacks. Good prices and if he has other stuff you want you can get it done in one move. Great guy to deal with. He's good enough to be a Canadian in my books.

(check out K&M neck turner its wonderful)
 
X2 on John

mouse said:
http:// www. gunstop.com/supplies.asp?cat_id=5&mfr_id=4

I got my redding comp bushing neck sizing die set off of him and a few other nick nacks. Good prices and if he has other stuff you want you can get it done in one move. Great guy to deal with. He's good enough to be a Canadian in my books.

(check out K&M neck turner its wonderful)
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at Gunstop. I order all my Redding dies from him. It's great when I call him and he remembers who I am. He gets your order in the mail pronto.:dancingbanana:
 
Yeah man! You recommended me it remember? Either way I see why you love it so much! Greatest thing since that spray on butter garbage that tastes like plastic but oh so addictive.
 
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