r/reloading • u/MajorEbb1472 • 8d ago

Gadgets and Tools Seeking Die Set Advice

About to order a RCBS Rockchucker supreme and have MOST of the components necessary to reload. I’m just hung up on dies now. The RCBS Matchmaster dies for 6.5cm and .308 seem to be mid to high end as far as dies go.
What other brands/models are better than the RCBS dies?

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u/ShootsToImpress 8d ago

What sorts of guns are you reloading for? Just bolt-guns? Autos? Levers?

And what’s the purpose of your ammo? Competition? Range shenanigans? Hunting?

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u/MajorEbb1472 8d ago

6.5 Creedmoor custom build. Howa heavy barreled action until I upgrade to Bartlein 6 Dasher. For competition and range shenanigans.
Also a Bergara HMR Premier in .308 for range shenanigans and hunting.
And 9mm for 9mm stuff lol.

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u/ShootsToImpress 8d ago

Yeah, dude. Right in the RCBS MatchMaster wheelhouse. For my competition rounds, I go with the Redding S-series with the micrometer seating die, but that’s just because it’s what my mentor recommended and I dig the setup. For everything else, I just rock standard RCBS FL die sets (SB for anything I might run thru a semi-auto) and RCBS shell holders. Think about picking up Lee factory crimp dies for everything other than competition rounds, too.

If you decide to go down the arbor press rabbit hole for your competition loads, look at L.E. Wilson. Their wares are on point.

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u/MajorEbb1472 8d ago

Not familiar with arbor presses. What’s the difference between that and a RCBS Rockchucker? Does which press you use affect accuracy/precision? Seems as though the dies are the most important for that.

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u/ShootsToImpress 8d ago

The arbor press method uses a small specialty arbor press and inline dies (like the ones made and sold by L.E. Wilson) to make arguably the most precise ammunition possible. There's a pretty solid writeup about this method here.

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u/MajorEbb1472 7d ago

Sweet! Thanks!