got a new press, how did i do?

troy fairweather said:
Clean it up, anything that maybe to rusty and pitted rcbs will hook you up on parts they have. I rebuilt on last year and they sent most things I needed without asking, they offered a new ram but didn't take one since I was starting to feel bad all the free parts they gave me.
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But! Look at all the free publicity you’re paying them back with! The folks at RCBS aren’t fools. They know how people feel about their gear and they take care to make sure their customers are happy. That’s just smart business. :thumbup:
 
Good deal, clean it up load a bunch of ammo on it and when you move on to bigger and greater press that one will be great for small jobs like decapping, bulge busting, decrimp, etc. Or a portable reloading setup at the range/vacation home/etc fine tuning loads.
 
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GeoDudeFlorida said:
But! Look at all the free publicity you’re paying them back with! The folks at RCBS aren’t fools. They know how people feel about their gear and they take care to make sure their customers are happy. That’s just smart business. :thumbup:
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Ya it works for them, better then spending all there money on advertising and such, one day I may get the new ram but I wanted to try this one out just haven't loaded with it yet to see if there's any weird run out from the pitting on the ram. I did add a grease zerk for the ram and it feels pretty smooth now.

I think rcbs will give you the newer handle for older presses you have to drill out the old 1/2" hole to 9 /16" I believe . Those wavy washers on the pivet make a big difference so ask for some of those to.
 
troy fairweather said:
Ya it works for them, better then spending all there money on advertising and such, one day I may get the new ram but I wanted to try this one out just haven't loaded with it yet to see if there's any weird run out from the pitting on the ram. I did add a grease zerk for the ram and it feels pretty smooth now.

I think rcbs will give you the newer handle for older presses you have to drill out the old 1/2" hole to 9 /16" I believe . Those wavy washers on the pivet make a big difference so ask for some of those to.
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The wavy washer is a spring washer or Bellville to take up slack and slop.
 
well done, that'll clean up well. That's still under warranty from RCBS too, so anything broken, shoot them an email and they'll take care of you. Inline Fabrication makes a real nice mount for it as well as other little doodads. I have a half dozen progressive presses, including two Mark 7 Revos.....and I was just using my Rockchucker yesterday:) There will always be a place on your bench for this rig, no matter where you go with reloading!
 
Very nice! You’ll have to let us know what the first cartridge on that is going to be.
I see the priming arm has been attached. There’s a primer tube holder that attaches to those two small set screws above it. Not sure if that came with it, but, that’s how the priming arm picks up primers, if you want to prime on the press. Some prefer to prime off press with some other system.
 
RCBS did the same for me, though the ram cleaned up nicely on mine.
troy fairweather said:
Clean it up, anything that maybe to rusty and pitted rcbs will hook you up on parts they have. I rebuilt on last year and they sent most things I needed without asking, they offered a new ram but didn't take one since I was starting to feel bad all the free parts they gave me.
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Mine is an RCll also. Really good press. After 30 years mine still only has .006" wiggle with the ram clear up. It's like new yet.
Yours has the same handle as mine. Did you get the primer catcher?
1012201927_HDR (1).jpg You can still get the plastic spent primer cup and if you use depriming dies with solid pins it won't throw primers all over the place when you push them out. Stay away from the spring loaded punch pins. They launch them into the Ozone layer. They are more for through the ram disposal where you have a jar to catch them.
I have always used an old 30-06 die for depriming cases up to 41 mag. It works really well, they just fall into the cup.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1013028991?pid=145927e
 
Rcbs makes the best single stage presses out there. Many of the guys started with the RCBS Rockchucker press and moved on to either a turret press or a progressive press but still use thier single stage RCBS press.

RCBS HAS THE VERY BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE OUT THERE.

Most of the reloading equipment I buy is used and I have a lot of used reloading equipment.
I have bought a lot of used RCBS reloading dies. Some with issues

If they have a bent stem of missing parts RCBS will mail you what ever you need free of charge and ship it on thier dime.

If you have any questions on any of thier products they will talk to you about it.

For priming I use the hand priming tools if only reloading small amounts of cartridges.
If I will be priming more then twenty cartridges I use my bench prime tool.

Welcome to the reloading rabbit hole.
 
Highland Lofts said:
Rcbs makes the best single stage presses out there. Many of the guys started with the RCBS Rockchucker press and moved on to either a turret press or a progressive press but still use thier single stage RCBS press.

RCBS HAS THE VERY BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE OUT THERE.

Most of the reloading equipment I buy is used and I have a lot of used reloading equipment.
I have bought a lot of used RCBS reloading dies. Some with issues

If they have a bent stem of missing parts RCBS will mail you what ever you need free of charge and ship it on thier dime.

If you have any questions on any of thier products they will talk to you about it.

For priming I use the hand priming tools if only reloading small amounts of cartridges.
If I will be priming more then twenty cartridges I use my bench prime tool.

Welcome to the reloading rabbit hole.
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Good points here. The one “weak spot” of the RC-series presses is the primer handling. Having the spent primers drop through a port in the side is annoying. A through-the-ram or through-the-base system is much better. The press-mounted primer swing-arm is also annoying and inefficient. Using a dedicated hand-priming or bench-priming tool is much faster and easier to manage. That’s not to say the RC-series priming tools don't work, they’re just not as good as other systems. I deprime off-press using either a Lee Hand Press or a Lee APP, both with Universal depriming dies. For really small lots, I break out the Lee Loader and a brass mallet and just pop out the spent primers before hand-cleaning the cases.
Give it a try as-is and if it works for you, then it works. If it seems like it’s not working, read through one of the many (many!) previous threads about off-press priming/depriming.
 
A soak in vinegar will break down all the rust. A nylon brush will take off the converted rust.
Polish it and use a dry graphite lube. Then you're good to go.
 
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