Help me figure out which presses I should keep

[glock_nor_cal]

I currently load .223, .308, 6.5 Creedmoor, and 9mm. In the future maybe .338 Lapua, .45acp and .380

I do this on a Dillon 650 w/ case feeder and a Rockchucker, but I recently picked up a Forster Co-Ax and a Redding T-7 for a song second hand (haven't even used them yet). So now I have 4 presses, and I'm feeling like I may want to get rid of one as I think I have some redundancy- and my eye is on the Rockchucker. I feel like the Forster or Turret are probably more functional and may possibly speed up reloading. What say you? The Dillon is not going anywhere so I want to know if I should get rid of one, or if you really feel I should keep them all. I feel like if I get a 4th press someday it will probably another Dillon

[Dooder]

I'd off the Rockchucker
Keep the T7 for obvious reasons and the Rockchucker doesn't anything special about it compared to the Forster.

With that being said if this heat makes you delirious and you decide to part with the Forster please let me know!

...but thinking about this some more id probably keep all of them. The Rockchucker is a good solid press that can ve a very useful tool. While it lacks the features compared to a Coax, it's simplicity is makes it shine and is capable of exerting enough pressure to do light swaging even. So its a good press for forming brass and projos. Keep em all if you can.

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[pacrat]

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[longrange1]

keep all four,use them all a little then get rid of the one-s you least like...like Dooder said if you get rid of the COAX im second in line with cash in hand...and i already own one.

[TexasJackKin]

I voted all 4, if you've got room. At some point in the future, you could give one away, to help some youngster get started.

I don't sell guns or tools, but I've given both away over the years...

[Archon_g24]

The RC would go since you have the T7. I'd load that puppy up with my utility dies (decapper, bullet puller, etc) and still have plenty of room.

Dooder makes a good point about swaging though. I used to do that on the RC since it required so much force but switch to a Dillon Super Swage.

[Dooder]

I actually meant to swage projos and brass. RCBS actually stands for rock chuck bullet swager. He designed it for swaging bullets to blast those marmots!

Theresa a lot of cool stuff to do with swaging and is a whole other hobby in itself. Making jackets out of cartridge brass is really cool.

Brass forming to make cartridge cases from one caliber to another. Most common is the 300blk from 223.

But it's a great press good for all sorts of things. It's strong and sturdy and fits on the bench well because it'll provide more poundage than the coax and the t7 has some give. How about starting another bench?!

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[GW]

I'd sell off the Rock Chucker
Use the funds to buy Starline 6.5 Creedmoor brass and some Bergers (Or burgers if you're hungry...)

[NorCalFocus]

I'd off the T-7. IMO there is no need for a turret when you have a progressive. Also with the Co-Ax you can swap dies just as fast you can turn the T-7.

The Ruck Chucker I'd keep for swaging brass and hard to re-size cases.

[Che762x39]

I do this on a Dillon 650 w/ case feeder and a Rockchucker ...

On polls I pick bacon & Rockchuker

I started with a Rockchucker 35 years ago. Since then all kinds of equipment has came and left. Last week I loaded three boxes of 45 ACP on the Rockchuker and today I am loading two boxes of 38 Special.

Did I tell you I am using a coffee table as a bench and my gear goes into the closet when I am done.

[GW]

On polls I pick bacon & Rockchuker

I started with a Rockchucker 35 years ago. Since then all kinds of equipment has came and left. Last week I loaded three boxes of 45 ACP on the Rockchuker and today I am loading two boxes of 38 Special.

Did I tell you I am using a coffee table as a bench and my gear goes into the closet when I am done.

Do you bolt your press to the coffee table or do you have some other way to mount it?
My first reloading bench was 2x4 sheet of plywood mounted on cinder blocks with one cinderblock as a shelf/counterweight on top.

[knucklehead0202]

Can't really have too many unless there's one you just don't like. I wound up with an RCBS Jr. that I don't much care for so it's up for sale. My 1st press, a LEE challenger is back at the forefront, but I recently got a new classic cast, then bought a classic turret that came with a standard "C" press as a bonus. Not sure what to do with all these presses but I WILL use them somehow. Or give one or two to my brother to get him reloading.

[Christopher761]

Keep them all. Mount the Rock chucker on a separate piece of 2 x 4 or 2 x 6. And you can mount the thing in place using C clamps. And when you're done you can put it back in your storage. It's a really nice press in case you ever have some kind of a weird job that you only need to use a single stage press for something.

[ar15barrels]

I currently load .223, .308, 6.5 Creedmoor, and 9mm. In the future maybe .338 Lapua, .45acp and .380

I do this on a Dillon 650 w/ case feeder and a Rockchucker, but I recently picked up a Forster Co-Ax and a Redding T-7 for a song second hand (haven't even used them yet). So now I have 4 presses, and I'm feeling like I may want to get rid of one as I think I have some redundancy- and my eye is on the Rockchucker. I feel like the Forster or Turret are probably more functional and may possibly speed up reloading. What say you? The Dillon is not going anywhere so I want to know if I should get rid of one, or if you really feel I should keep them all. I feel like if I get a 4th press someday it will probably another Dillon

Dump the turret.
It does nothing that you can't do better on the Forester or the Dillon.
If you need to dump 2 presses, dump the rockchucker next, but I could not imagine being without a rockchucker, even with the forester.
Two single stage presses are better than a single turret.

[Paul_R]

Dump the T-7. It's nice to have 2 single stage presses, one for precision clean work (Co-Ax) and one for dirty work like decapping and future heavy duty 338 Lapua loading (RC)