So Brian Williams and I were reloading on a Chinook...

[hanno]

Wait............ that never happened. I must have misremembered.

Seriously, I do have a question for Rock Chucker Supreme owners.

I’ve been reloading on a Rock Chucker II for years and am completely happy with it. I have come into a very good deal on a RC Supreme and am considering it. The only negative reviews I’ve read have been regarding the spent primer catcher.

I see that Inline Fabrication and others make a 3D printed replacement spent primer catcher that sends the primer down a tube. Anyone tried one of these replacement primer catchers? How do they work?

 

[jmorris]

Inline's products are a complete fabrication.











You started it

 

[hanno]

Inline's products are a complete fabrication.











You started it

Yeah, I had that coming.

 

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

When you were reloading, did you get hit with the RPG that Brian did as well?

 

[41 Mag]

I purchased one from a fella over on Castboolits a while back. It has greatly improved my appreciation for the press in general.

It is a simple set up, clamp it on, slide in the drop tube, and go to town. I did however add in a short piece of 3/8" SS tubing with a flare on one end which I inserted through the top of a small 4oz bottle to catch the spent primers. When it gets full I unscrew the top and dump in my spent primer container and go on about my business. There are variances however in which size holes are in the rams. I found the first one that was sent WOULD have fit, but it was going to take some persuasion to get it thee. Then I got a note from the fella saying he had a replacement on the way which was a MUCH better fit. I feel he was johnny on the spot dealing with the issue and have no problems recommending him and his product.
Rock Chucker Supreme Primer Guard

The only thing I saw wrong with it is that I didn't come up with something like it sooner. Sometimes though it's hard to see the forest for all those darned trees....

 

[VThillman]

The primer catcher that comes with the Supreme (RC IV) works fine - with a couple minor 'adjustments'.

1. If you aren't using the on-press priming attachment, the spent primer has an alternate path out of the ram. I plug that path with a piece of semi-rigid packing foam (not polystyrene)

2. The catcher may be pushed away from the ram when inserting or removing a case from the holder. Another piece of that foam, placed behind the catching part of the catcher, fixes that.

No worries.