Can an RCBS RockChucker be set up for Shotgun?

Brasso · May 4, 2002, 06:37 PM

I'm wondering if this is possbile, if anyone has tried it, and how it may have worked out?

thanks.

jjmorgan64 · May 4, 2002, 08:52 PM

but rcbs does make the dies, looks like more hastle than it's worth to me.

dick w. holliday · May 4, 2002, 10:01 PM

i seem to remember that the RCBS dies are expensive--you could buy a Mec Single stage used for about the same money.....Dick

PS--with the Mec single stage you can load a box of 12ga in about 9-10 min===no way the RCBS will do that.....

MADISON · May 5, 2002, 08:56 AM

Yes, but it would probablly be more economical to buy a MEC.
Remove the HELICORE that holds your regular dies and screw the inch and one-half dies in one at a time. RCBS makes the die set but are expensive.

Dan Morris · May 5, 2002, 01:44 PM

IMO, look for a good used MEC in your local emporium. Should
run about $50-60. Not worth the hassel to swap dies. I found a
old used Pacific for $30. Serves all my shotgun needs.
Dan

Brasso · May 5, 2002, 09:08 PM

Thanks. Any websites for this brand? I know nothing about reloading for a shotgun.

444 · May 5, 2002, 11:03 PM

http://www.mecreloaders.com/

http://www.expertreloader.com/

After checking out both links, check out the mail order houses like Natchez for good pricing. You can get a new Mec Loader cheap enough that it is hardly worth buying used.

LONGRIFLE30 · May 10, 2002, 02:23 AM

Brasso, just spend $50 and get the Lee Load-All...works great for me.

CHAINSAW · May 10, 2002, 06:10 PM

For under 30 dollars on sale and another 10 dollars for the primer feeder. My buddy has over 1500 rounds loaded on his since February. He says it works well with Hogdgons Tite Wad powder.

sundog · May 13, 2002, 12:11 PM

The best, or one of the best, places to do shotgun related reloading business. sundog

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/

May 4, 2002, 06:37 PM	#1
Brasso Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 1999 Location: AL Posts: 472	Can an RCBS RockChucker be set up for Shotgun? I'm wondering if this is possbile, if anyone has tried it, and how it may have worked out? thanks.

May 4, 2002, 08:52 PM	#2
jjmorgan64 Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2001 Posts: 519	never tried it but rcbs does make the dies, looks like more hastle than it's worth to me. __________________ The Forty-Four spoke and it sent lead and smoke And seventeen inches of flame. -Marty Robbins JM

May 5, 2002, 08:56 AM	#4
MADISON Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2000 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 2,678	Can an RCBS RockChucker be set up for shotgun? Yes, but it would probablly be more economical to buy a MEC. Remove the HELICORE that holds your regular dies and screw the inch and one-half dies in one at a time. RCBS makes the die set but are expensive.

May 5, 2002, 11:03 PM	#7
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	http://www.mecreloaders.com/ http://www.expertreloader.com/ After checking out both links, check out the mail order houses like Natchez for good pricing. You can get a new Mec Loader cheap enough that it is hardly worth buying used. __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.

May 10, 2002, 06:10 PM	#9
CHAINSAW Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 1999 Posts: 201	I 2nd the Lee Load ALL For under 30 dollars on sale and another 10 dollars for the primer feeder. My buddy has over 1500 rounds loaded on his since February. He says it works well with Hogdgons Tite Wad powder.

May 4, 2002, 10:01 PM	#3
dick w. holliday Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2001 Location: NC Posts: 589	i seem to remember that the RCBS dies are expensive--you could buy a Mec Single stage used for about the same money.....Dick PS--with the Mec single stage you can load a box of 12ga in about 9-10 min===no way the RCBS will do that.....

May 5, 2002, 01:44 PM	#5
Dan Morris Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2001 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 342	IMO, look for a good used MEC in your local emporium. Should run about $50-60. Not worth the hassel to swap dies. I found a old used Pacific for $30. Serves all my shotgun needs. Dan

May 5, 2002, 09:08 PM	#6
Brasso Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 1999 Location: AL Posts: 472	Thanks. Any websites for this brand? I know nothing about reloading for a shotgun.

May 10, 2002, 02:23 AM	#8
LONGRIFLE30 Member Join Date: February 16, 2002 Location: Wichita Falls,TX. Posts: 49	Brasso, just spend $50 and get the Lee Load-All...works great for me.

May 13, 2002, 12:11 PM	#10
sundog Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 1999 Location: Green Country, OK Posts: 782	The best, or one of the best, places to do shotgun related reloading business. sundog http://www.ballisticproducts.com/ __________________ safety first