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RCBS was founded in 1943 by Fred T. Huntington in Oroville, California. Huntington was a dedicated shooter, but found it difficult to obtain quality varmint bullets. However, after reading about making a die to swage .22 rimfire cartridge cases to form jackets for bullets, he began to craft his own dies in the back room of his father’s Oroville laundry and dry-cleaning business. Because the resulting bullets were used to shoot rock chucks – a varmint of Western North America – he named them Rock Chuck Bullet Swage dies, later shortened to RCBS.

RCBS soon outgrew this modest beginning in the back of a laundromat, and by 1948 Huntington relocated to a small shop. The business continued to grow rapidly, spilling into his garage and then a new building in 1954. By 1958, RCBS was expanding again, first to a 7,500-square-foot factory that quickly grew to 50,000 square feet. As the years passed, more expansions have occurred, but RCBS stayed near its roots. Today, Oroville is still RCBS’ home for state-of-the-art production.

  • RCBS Bullet Lubricant

    £18.00

    RCBS® Bullet Lubricant fits the Lube-A-Matic® and most other sizers/lubricators that use a hollow stick lubricant. It’s a non-toxic, temperature-re...

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    £18.00

  • RCBS Case Lube Kit

    £36.75

    Properly clean and lube cases for resizing the simple way with this complete kit. Includes: RCBS® Case Lube Pad 2-ounce bottle of Case Lube—2 Two ...

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    £36.75

  • RCBS Case Lube Pad

    £16.20

    The RCBS® Case Lube Pad is the best way to lubricate cases for resizing or forming. Coat the pad with Case Lube—2, then roll the case lightly acros...

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    £16.20

  • RCBS Decapping Pin (Headed) Pack of 5

    £4.40

    RCBS® offers a variety of decapping pins for all reloading needs. Headed pins are for most current production expander-decapping and decapping rods.

    £4.40