My old reload equipment resurrected!

buzgun · 12-03-2017, 01:56 PM

My old reloading equipment... this was given to me for Christmas by my dad when I was 14 yo... Thank you dad! ... it hads been in cold storage for at least 15 years

It came as an entire rcbs reloading kit

I have a lee auto prime tool but no 45 colt shell holder... I'm going to order one and start reloading 45 colt black powder loads

I'm going to attempt to set it up and get it back working again... I have an RCBS powder weight scale not in the photo.

Stay tuned

Driswalds · 12-03-2017, 02:24 PM

you might want to pick up some new powder.

JD Miller · 12-03-2017, 03:27 PM

I got a second RCBS rockchucker press gifted to me, (I just cleaned it up) just like that one, so I have two now. My other has the round black ball handle

10 Bears · 12-03-2017, 03:34 PM

What model is that RCBS Press?
I have two "Rock Chuckrs" that are going into storage.

buzgun · 12-03-2017, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 10 Bears

What model is that RCBS Press?
I have two "Rock Chuckrs" that are going into storage.

Bears, the manual says "reloader special 2"

My powder charger is frozen......probably rusted from the condensation of spending so many years in a storage shed in chicago...I had it stored inside one of those plastic storage tubs.....im going to have to hit it with wd-40 and let it soak in so i can get it to move///then take it apart and clean it.

baboon · 12-03-2017, 04:14 PM

Best thing is RCBS replaces parts for free.

buzgun · 12-03-2017, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by baboon

Best thing is RCBS replaces parts for free.

Thank you Boon.....i did not know this

JD Miller · 12-03-2017, 05:13 PM

Buzgun, yours is a rockchucker

Sanders · 12-04-2017, 12:08 AM

I reloaded a lot of shells on my Rockchucker. Now, I do most of my reloading on a progressive press (did 200 .44 Specials in 2 hours this evening). The Rockchucker stays set up on its own stand and I use it mostly to deprime and size my rifle brass. In the case of precision loads, I use it for everything, especially if I'm just knocking out 20 or so cartridges.

10 Bears · 12-04-2017, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by buzgun

Bears, the manual says "reloader special 2"

My powder charger is frozen......probably rusted from the condensation of spending so many years in a storage shed in chicago...I had it stored inside one of those plastic storage tubs.....im going to have to hit it with wd-40 and let it soak in so i can get it to move///then take it apart and clean it.

I had the same problem when I unpacked all my reloading equipment.
Both powder chargers we seized from rust.
Now I'm in the process of packing everything up again, probably to never use them.
I have powder that dates back over 30 years also. Primers older than that.

remus · 12-04-2017, 10:10 AM

Don't run black powder through the powder measure. Pour it into the brass measuring powder dispenser. There is a real danger of the black powder exploding being run through a powder measure designed for smokeless powder. I've known this to happen with dire effects.

buzgun · 12-04-2017, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by remus

Don't run black powder through the powder measure. Pour it into the brass measuring powder dispenser. There is a real danger of the black powder exploding being run through a powder measure designed for smokeless powder. I've known this to happen with dire effects.

WOW!

......thanks for the warning.

Konstantin · 12-04-2017, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by remus

Don't run black powder through the powder measure. Pour it into the brass measuring powder dispenser. There is a real danger of the black powder exploding being run through a powder measure designed for smokeless powder. I've known this to happen with dire effects.

I had no idea. I don't reload anything with black powder right now, but will remember this. Thanks.

Sanders · 12-04-2017, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by remus

Don't run black powder through the powder measure. Pour it into the brass measuring powder dispenser. There is a real danger of the black powder exploding being run through a powder measure designed for smokeless powder. I've known this to happen with dire effects.

Yep - static shock using plastics will make a lot of noise.

Cabela's sells brass powder drops.

How to remove rust with vinegar --

aviator · 12-04-2017, 05:08 PM

Vinegar will do it. Anything that's rusted, just drop in vinegar for a couple days. I learned that from my grandfather about 50 years ago. He had a metal file that rusted out, he got it like new again.

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buzgun slug Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 25,638	My old reload equipment resurrected! My old reloading equipment... this was given to me for Christmas by my dad when I was 14 yo... Thank you dad! ... it hads been in cold storage for at least 15 years It came as an entire rcbs reloading kit I have a lee auto prime tool but no 45 colt shell holder... I'm going to order one and start reloading 45 colt black powder loads I'm going to attempt to set it up and get it back working again... I have an RCBS powder weight scale not in the photo. Stay tuned __________________ Better Dead than Red

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JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,219	I got a second RCBS rockchucker press gifted to me, (I just cleaned it up) just like that one, so I have two now. My other has the round black ball handle __________________ .......

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Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,557	I reloaded a lot of shells on my Rockchucker. Now, I do most of my reloading on a progressive press (did 200 .44 Specials in 2 hours this evening). The Rockchucker stays set up on its own stand and I use it mostly to deprime and size my rifle brass. In the case of precision loads, I use it for everything, especially if I'm just knocking out 20 or so cartridges. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

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aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,558	Vinegar will do it. Anything that's rusted, just drop in vinegar for a couple days. I learned that from my grandfather about 50 years ago. He had a metal file that rusted out, he got it like new again. __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Pesident Ronald Reagan

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Driswalds Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Its Cold outside Posts: 889	you might want to pick up some new powder.

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10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	What model is that RCBS Press? I have two "Rock Chuckrs" that are going into storage.

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baboon slug Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out by the lake in central Texas Posts: 18,336	Best thing is RCBS replaces parts for free.

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JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,219	Buzgun, yours is a rockchucker

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remus Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: az Posts: 3,490	Don't run black powder through the powder measure. Pour it into the brass measuring powder dispenser. There is a real danger of the black powder exploding being run through a powder measure designed for smokeless powder. I've known this to happen with dire effects.