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I've bought the Dillon 3 die set for .308.
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I have no experience with dillon dies, why a 3 die set? Also, are you loading with a single stage or one of the dillon progressives?
If the 3 die set has a seater only die, followed by a crimp die, then you only need to set the die to seat.
Size a case, but don't prime it. Use this case to create a dummy round. Put that case in the shell holder, rise the ram to place it in the seater die. If it doesn't have a crimp ledge, you could run it down to the shell holder, then back off a full turn. Now place a bullet on top of the case but back off the seater plug so it don't touch the bullet. Now start screwing the seater plug down until it starts to seat the bullet. Measure the OAL, keep turning the seater plug down to the desired OAL. DONE! Now keep that dummy, label it for that bullet so you can quickly return to that seat depth in the future.