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Kenneth L. Walters · February 11, 2001, 11:23 AM

Get the Rock Chucker. It has a couple non-obvious advantages.

In its top is a big nut into which normal 7/8 by 14 dies are screwed. Take that out and you can use odd diameter dies. There aren't many BUT RCBS does make dies for some round that are so large that they need a larger diameter. You may never need it but it is there if you do. Can handle everything BUT the 50 BMG. Those rounds are just too long.

Then there is the Piggyback conversion. Truth is that this conversion kit which will change this single station press into a progressive has, historically, been something of a bummer. Still RCBS has just announced the Piggyback III. Looks like they finally got the bugs out of this idea. I hope so as I've ordered one. If this does work then you have the ability to switch from an excellent single station press to a progressive easily.

February 11, 2001, 11:23 AM	#9
Kenneth L. Walters Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 1999 Location: flagstaff, arizona Posts: 477	Get the Rock Chucker. It has a couple non-obvious advantages. In its top is a big nut into which normal 7/8 by 14 dies are screwed. Take that out and you can use odd diameter dies. There aren't many BUT RCBS does make dies for some round that are so large that they need a larger diameter. You may never need it but it is there if you do. Can handle everything BUT the 50 BMG. Those rounds are just too long. Then there is the Piggyback conversion. Truth is that this conversion kit which will change this single station press into a progressive has, historically, been something of a bummer. Still RCBS has just announced the Piggyback III. Looks like they finally got the bugs out of this idea. I hope so as I've ordered one. If this does work then you have the ability to switch from an excellent single station press to a progressive easily.