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Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1286098" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I have had the RCBS Rock Chucker for over 50 years and it has never let me down and recently</p><p>bought a Rock Chucker Supreme for the largest cartridges and cant tell the difference in wear between the two.</p><p></p><p>I have heard that the aluminum presses will ware out after hard use sooner (I have no personal experience with them). I would worry about the coefficient of expansion of the aluminum being greater than the cast iron causing a difference in loaded length at different temperatures. I don't know if this is a problem or not but I would have to check it out if I bought one.</p><p></p><p>I also gave the first press to my son A RCBS Junior Because it was not a compound press and when loading magnum cases it took a lot of effort to full length size them but was great for 308 and down sized cases and especially pistol cartridges.</p><p></p><p>My preference would be the Rock Chucker Supreme if you want to buy a lifetime press that will do anything/everything except a 50 BMG because of its length.</p><p></p><p>Just My Opinion </p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1286098, member: 2736"] I have had the RCBS Rock Chucker for over 50 years and it has never let me down and recently bought a Rock Chucker Supreme for the largest cartridges and cant tell the difference in wear between the two. I have heard that the aluminum presses will ware out after hard use sooner (I have no personal experience with them). I would worry about the coefficient of expansion of the aluminum being greater than the cast iron causing a difference in loaded length at different temperatures. I don't know if this is a problem or not but I would have to check it out if I bought one. I also gave the first press to my son A RCBS Junior Because it was not a compound press and when loading magnum cases it took a lot of effort to full length size them but was great for 308 and down sized cases and especially pistol cartridges. My preference would be the Rock Chucker Supreme if you want to buy a lifetime press that will do anything/everything except a 50 BMG because of its length. Just My Opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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