Grizzly Dave Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Been toying with this idea for a while, and finally took the time to play with it and make it work. Probably something to do with the 2000+ cases I need to load and the fact that I need to get to them soon as I'm about out of loaded ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slate mike sass#29204 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Dave - Neat idea. let me know when you have a way to handle a case full of powder! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Mike, being a single stage, each case gets powder, then a bullet set on it and then into the press. I think before I run the case kicker with that operation I need to get my ejection collection fine tuned, not sure I want loaded rounds falling all the way to the bucket on the floor. Heck, even if I don't use the kicker for the seat / crimp operation I'll still save a bunch of time. BTW, I use a hand priming tool between the belling die and seat crimp die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Lawman Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Painful to watch Thank god I have a 550 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reid, SASS #7483 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 In the video you say "You can be grabbing the next case while you are pulling down on the handle". Once again, speed is all about smooth transitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 That's not a bad idea. I have a couple of 550's on the bench, but still use my Rockchucker a LOT for smaller lots experimenting with charges, bullet weights, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Ralph Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Yep a Rock Chucker is handy. It was my first press and its sits on the bench next to my 650 to help repair rejects, like the occasional high prmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I use an RCBS turret tool that is really nice. Pretty fast and was fairly cheap when I bought it. Have it set up to do .45 LC and another plate with .38. Easy to change over to another caliber with the extra plate. I use my Rock Chucker for all my bottle neck rifle reloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captqueeze Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I don't have a Rock Chucker press, but I do have a couple of Lee Breech Lock Challenger Presses that I bet I could get that set up to work for me when I de-cap all my brass. I don't like to run dirty primed brass through my 650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Kewl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Nemesis Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Thanx fer the idea grizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagon Box Willy Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Griz, thanks. I too used a dust collector clamp, worked right off with my Lee Anniversary single stage press. I de-primed 500 45acp in 28 minutes! I then chucked up my Lee primer pocket cleaner in my lathe and made short work of the cleaning too. Normally I would de-prime prior to going in the wet tumbler with SS media but I got behind by a couple of thousand rounds and just cleaned them with the primers in. It doesn't really matter on my 45 colt but I have lots of high Win primers on the 45acp Winchester brass if I don't clean them first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleshoe Bill SASS #67022 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I almost got seasick with the camera motion..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Grizzly Dave, You have that working just like the kicker that came stock on my RCBS rock chucker I bought in the mid `70s...... still use it for some rifle calibers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Dave mount a plastic parts bin to the front edge of your bench where the loaded rounds tumble off and they won't have far to fall…or actually mount one of the metal straps used for holding the parts bin, so you can easily remove the bin when full, or just to get it out of the way when not using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VICIOUS, SASS#8014 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 HOWDY;I use a RCBS case kicker to do that job. It was about 20 buck 20 years ago. Why RCBS stopped making them is beyond me. I picked up a used one last year at a gun show for 15 dollars. A spare just in case. These units had a funnel to redirect deprimed primers, a tray to catch brass, and the flat spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Painful to watch Thank god I have a 550 +1 on the 550! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jim Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Been toying with this idea for a while, and finally took the time to play with it and make it work. Probably something to do with the 2000+ cases I need to load and the fact that I need to get to them soon as I'm about out of loaded ammo. http://youtu.be/YzpYxRZRml8 Dave: I did somthing like this a while back for my LEE Classic Cast Single Stage Press. For the "kicker" part, I used a metal belt clip I purchased from Tandy Leather and straightened out a little Works great when you're doing something that just requires a single stage press. Here are my videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 This post came up from the depths! I solved the problem with an XL 650. And still have a couple thousand cases ready to be loaded... But when I do get around to it, it won't take near as long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Plus you can't load 12 ga brass shotshells on a dillon but you can on a Rock chucker that's why I have the 550 for rifle pistol ammo that isn't precesion and the Rock chucker for the shotgun shells and precession rifle ammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Trick Pony Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I have a Lee Challenger Press secured to a small piece of 3/4 inch plywood that is clamped to my bench with c clamps. I attached a small dowel to the plywood and slipped on a heavy duty zip tie with a 90 Degree curve at the end point. Zip tie can be easily adjusted on the dowel to kick out most caliber cases. I like this approach because it eleminates the metal to metal contact of the RCBS type kickers while still usings the ram to apply enough stroke tension to the zip tie. Saw Grizz's video when it was first posted and duplicated his approach...worked great. Then I looked for other home made case kickers.....found a few but they lacked simplicity. One guy from Germany was really into it but I would need a doctorate in physics just to copy his design. SASS people always provide plenty of food for thought... I thank you all for the vids and usefull info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagon Box Willy Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm having a hard time picturing this, can you snap a pic? Willy I have a Lee Challenger Press secured to a small piece of 3/4 inch plywood that is clamped to my bench with c clamps. I attached a small dowel to the plywood and slipped on a heavy duty zip tie with a 90 Degree curve at the end point. Zip tie can be easily adjusted on the dowel to kick out most caliber cases. I like this approach because it eleminates the metal to metal contact of the RCBS type kickers while still usings the ram to apply enough stroke tension to the zip tie. Saw Grizz's video when it was first posted and duplicated his approach...worked great. Then I looked for other home made case kickers.....found a few but they lacked simplicity. One guy from Germany was really into it but I would need a doctorate in physics just to copy his design. SASS people always provide plenty of food for thought... I thank you all for the vids and usefull info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Horse Hair, SASS #77464 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 That Rock Chucker brought back some sweet memories. Early 70's I was young, energetic and bulletproof. The guy that owned the local saloon had a rcbs set up in the basement of the bar. Showed me how to use it and turned me loose. I could reload, go upstairs and drink, and woo the barmaids, in any order I chose, till 1AM. Reloading greatly helped my pistol shooting skills...I learned how to drink straight whiskey (and like it) ...and made love to most of the barmaids over time.....I still have that Rock Chucker, ....and a bad liver....and a few old gray haired ladies that wink at me from time to time.....THANK YOU RCBS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Trick Pony Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 http://s1062.photobucket.com/user/fdny19/library/ Right click on the above link and choose open link in new window Hope this works as it is my first attempt at posting pix via Photobucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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