Rock Chucker Supreme, Lee breech lock or non breech lock classic cast.

[SandDiegoDuner]

Any reason to exclude the Redding Big Boss II? The spent primers drop through the ram into a tube and a tube fed primer feeder system bypasses handling individual primers.

[Intimid8tor]

Any reason to exclude the Redding Big Boss II? The spent primers drop through the ram into a tube and a tube fed primer feeder system bypasses handling individual primers.

Cost vs benefit. It's not a huge amount, but it all adds up.

I'm all ears and sometimes easily swayed if it makes sense.

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[9mmepiphany]

Any reason to exclude the Redding Big Boss II? The spent primers drop through the ram into a tube and a tube fed primer feeder system bypasses handling individual primers.

No reason at all. It uses the same spent primer system as the Lee Classic Cast.

If you're interested in looking at other presses, the Forster Co-Ax is excellent and also uses the superior spent primer handling system as the Lee and Redding

[SixPointEight]

Having used both, I'm getting a lee cast of o-frame for my single stage needs. The RCBS is good too, but as others have said, primer handling is better with the lee

[NorCalFocus]

I've decapped 1000's of round on my Lee Breech lock. I think I've had one or two primers not land in the catch area. You just have to have the primer seater arm installed to guide the primers down the ram and out the shoot.

In fact here's a video I just made decapping .308 brass on my Breech Lock.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQEL_uKAF9n/?taken-by=norcal_in_az

[fguffey]

Having used both, I'm getting a lee cast of o-frame for my single stage needs. The RCBS is good too, but as others have said, primer handling is better with the lee

And then there are reloaders that are mechanically challenged, all that is required are a few shop skills. Again, I use 3M electrical tape to secure the primer catcher to the RCBS press, if black on green bothers you take my wife's advise and use Christmas Green 3M electrical tape, and then there is 'cussing the darkness', I just never thought complaining about everything looked good on a reloader.

F. Guffey

[Capybara]

I own the Lee Classic Cast and at the VC Reloading Club, we have an RCBS Rock Chucker. Six of one, half dozen of the other, both great presses, either can easily handle .308. You like red or green? I would be happy with either although I am told that the Lee CC is made from recycled railroad tracks, which is just really cool, if it is true? Could just be folklore too though.

[9mmepiphany]

I am told that the Lee CC is made from recycled railroad tracks, which is just really cool, if it is true? Could just be folklore too though.

At least they are American railroad tracks...unless the company making RCBS frames is importing american tracks to China

[OzzieDoc]

And then there are reloaders that are mechanically challenged, all that is required are a few shop skills. Again, I use 3M electrical tape to secure the primer catcher to the RCBS press, if black on green bothers you take my wife's advise and use Christmas Green 3M electrical tape, and then there is 'cussing the darkness', I just never thought complaining about everything looked good on a reloader.

F. Guffey

I'm nor sure what you are trying to convey but the issue with "cleanliness" is not about cosmetics and colour co-ordination but about spreading lead dust around especially if the OP wants to reload in his office.

[stilly]

I did some searching but didn't find a comparable question. Maybe limits of tapatalk.i also read Randall's thread.

I want to start rolling my own 308 for hunting and to make trigger time more affordable.

I currently have a Dillon 550b which is used for 9mm. I want to add a single stage for the 308. I already have the RCBS charge master combo for dispensing powder.

Between the Lee Breech lock Classic cast and the RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme, which would you go with?


Edited for clarity.

Breech lock is out.

Leaves the....

Rock Chucker
Lee classic cast

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There was once a shootout in an online forum, who was more HD, the Lee CC or the RCBS RCS and the Lee won.

I have no links to the forum, I have no links to ANY of it or the claims, I never read the competition or what it was about, I just recall the aftermath and folks talking about it. So really, the Lee is only better because Stilly said it was... And that means absolutely nothing. So my recco to you is, well, they are both decent presses, but there are more swage die setups made with the Lee CC in mind then the RCBS RC. BT Sniper at Castboolits based a lot of his dies and ejecting systems on the Lee press because it was easier to modify to make way stronger for swaging. So because of that I tend to go with the Lee Classic Cast.

But either of them are decent presses. What does the wallet say?

[God Bless America]

I am 100% satisfied with my Lee Classic Cast.

I don't own much RCBS, I like what I do have of it, but the Lee was a much better value.

[SixPointEight]

And then there are reloaders that are mechanically challenged, all that is required are a few shop skills. Again, I use 3M electrical tape to secure the primer catcher to the RCBS press, if black on green bothers you take my wife's advise and use Christmas Green 3M electrical tape, and then there is 'cussing the darkness', I just never thought complaining about everything looked good on a reloader.

F. Guffey

Why bother buying a press that needs fixing and costs more, unless you're a brand snob. Imo the Lee is the better press because it doesn't have primer issues. Otherwise they perform the same function, in an equal manner.

Doesn't make anyone mechanically challenged because they didn't whip out the tape. And don't fool yourself into thinking you're some kind of mechanical genius cause you threw a couple pieces of electrical tape on something. Lol. Get over yourself

[Intimid8tor]

What does the wallet say?

The wallet is fine either way. I'm heading towards the Lee at this point. Unless something really drives me to spend more on the Redding. Though I believe the Rock Chucker is a fine press, it seems the Lee is a tad better due to the spent primer systems as it comes from the factory.

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[fguffey]

I'm nor sure what you are trying to convey but the issue with "cleanliness" is not about cosmetics and colour co-ordination but about spreading lead dust around especially if the OP wants to reload in his office.

I'm nor sure what you are trying to convey but the issue with "cleanliness" is not about cosmetics and color co-ordination but about spreading lead dust around especially if the OP wants to reload in his office.

I'm nor sure what you are trying to convey

I have no ideal how helpless reloaders are; the fix from the beginning on the Rock Chucker is 3m electrical tape. I am not one to cuss the darkness, I can not imagine me being silly enough to complain about something like catching primers when 2 wraps of 3m tape would fix it.

F. Guffey

[Calguns77]

I have no ideal how helpless reloaders are; the fix from the beginning on the Rock Chucker is 3m electrical tape. I am not one to cuss the darkness, I can not imagine me being silly enough to complain about something like catching primers when 2 wraps of 3m tape would fix it.

F. Guffey

That doesn't solve the issue of primers skipping off the tray and onto the floor. Plus good luck taking the tray off to dump the primers out without spilling them everywhere. The Lee is simply superior in every way when it somes to spent primers.