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March 6, 2010, 09:11 AM | #1 |
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Equipment compatability
Any of you know if Hornady and RCBS shell holders are interchangeable?
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March 6, 2010, 11:01 AM | #2 |
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Yeah. I think I have accumulated every brand known to mankind, and everything that is a standardized product fits my RCBS presses. We're lucky that most manufacturers went to standardization, decades ago--but it helped sales.
FWIW, I have an ancient C&H press for which the shell-holders are screw-in. The only shell-holder that I have for it fits the .308 family. Strange proprietary animal. |
March 6, 2010, 01:24 PM | #3 |
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thanks!
My cousin gave me a red press with three rams two are caliber specific the other accepts shell holders. I don't know what type of press it is. It has CH cast in the side of it. The primer seater is rusted stiff. I was also given a RCBS press it looks like a rock chucker but it isn't marked the same as the new ones. The primer seater is missing. I bought a Hornady AP, and lots of other items to start reloading, a year later I was given the two presses, powder measure (OLD) and a balance beam scale, Ideal casting pot (no wiring, I soldered two empty 22mag cases to a short length of romex and plugged it in it heated up good but no temp control), 45-70 single bullet mold and handles, ingot mold and some dies, most of which are rusted pretty bad, and a couple of shell holders. I was thinking of buying a hand help primer gun, probably a Hornady. |
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March 6, 2010, 02:15 PM | #5 |
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Awbrock,
The standard shell holders all fit, but the numbering systems for which one goes with which case are different. For a conversion table, look here. Nick
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March 6, 2010, 02:59 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for the link Unclenick!
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March 6, 2010, 03:17 PM | #7 |
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Hey awbrock, you can get the primer seater arm assembly kit for rockchuckers from midwayusa.
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