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RCBS

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 Shell Holder Rack

    RCBS Shell Holder Rack

    £20.90

    With the RCBS Shell Holder Rack, reloaders can keep shell holders organized and protected. The Shell Holder Rack has 12 positions that hold two shell

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    £20.90
  • RCBS Stuck Case Remover

    RCBS Stuck Case Remover

    £28.55

    The RCBS® Stuck Case Remover extracts stuck cases from standard sizer dies without damaging the die, using a very simple two-step removal process.

    £28.55
  • RCBS Stuck Case Remover-2

    RCBS Stuck Case Remover-2

    £18.35

    The Stuck Case Remover—2 Kit lets reloaders extract cases from dies with removable guide bushings. It’s also useful for the RCBS® Competition Dies or

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    £18.35