[taliv]

i just got my new 50bmg press from RCBS. i'll save my initial impressions until their helpdesk gets a chance to set me straight. but i do have a question some of you might know the answer to:

what is that groove/channel down the extreme left side of the base of the press? i can't figure out why it's there. it's not mentioned in the manual. there are no pictures of anyone doing anythign with it.

[Ol` Joe]

It`s not the primer channel in the ram you`re looking at is it? The spent primer falls through the shellholder and through a "channel" in the ram until it enters the catch tray.

[taliv]

no, the base plate. i.e. the flat thing you bolt to the bench.

edit: i searched rcbs.com and images.google.com for a picture, but they all use the same stinkin picture that shows the RIGHT side of the press.

[rg1]

Not sure exactly, but since the 50BMG press is just an ammomaster converted for the long 50 ammo, I think that the slot along the left side of the base is for the reloading bins you see attached to some presses that hold either loaded ammo or bullets. I think the plastic bins have a lip at the top that goes down in the slot you mentioned holding the bins to the press. JUST GUESSING though.

[taliv]

yep, i'll bet that's it. thanks rg