Ok. So...I had purchased a RCBS turret press with the idea of turning it into a 'manual-progressive' press. One of the first things I purchased with this in mind was an auto-bullet feeder. Being a RCBS fan, I naturally purchased the RCBS bullet feeder kit. Now, I'll be the first to say that being a Big Green guy, I always check out RCBS gear first, and this was the case here as well. I was rather disappointed to learn that RCBS only makes these kits in .380/9mm/.38, and .45 ACP. I was also disappointed to find out the kits were separate, when all they needed to do was include another tube and ferrule, along with cheesy Nylon collet. And yet again when I discovered that it was a single tube feed. Upon setting up the die per instructions, I was upset yet again when I discovered the bullet release was a nylon collet with a rubber band around it. Really? Bet that will last a lifetime...not.
I thought perhaps I could purchase the .45ACP kit to use on my .45LC loads so I called RCBS Customer Service to ask. I got through immediately as usual, and got my answer just as quickly: No. .45ACP only. And jacketed bullets only as well. Would it feed .44 magnum bullets, being close to the same size? Again, no. Do you have any plans to make this for other calibers in the future? Ditto....No.
And the design is rather hokey as well. First time I stoked up the tube and inserted it into the die, it spit the entire tube contents onto the floor through the die body. Yeah, this is going well. Not.
After playing around a bit, I got it to feed 'somewhat' reliably, but overall was rather disappointed, especially given the price. Can I recommend it? I'm not bending over backwards on this one.
Surprisingly, I can't find it listed on Midway's site, or RCBS's. Wonder why?
