Rcbs RockC or Summit

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Planning of getting either one, primarily use for resizing rifle brass only, have a 550 as main press. Opinions?
Thinking of the Forster Coax and Lyman Ideal too,
 
If I were in the market for a new RCBS, it would be a Rebel press. Primer drops out the bottom of the ram. Should have done that mod to the Rock Chucker long ago.
 
Forster Co-Ax....they really do self-align wonderfully.
Consistently straight (low run out) resized brass, and consistent seating depths when using for seating.
 
Of all the presses out there, I'm wondering what drew you to the RCBS RC and Summit? Just curious.

I replied as my reloading is with pair of Dillon 550 presses for the bulk of my reloading. I had a Summit and although a well engineered press, I found I didn't use it much. Honestly it seemed that it was permanently set up with a LEE lead tester in it. I needed some room on the bench so it was sold. Not because it wasn't any good, but because I didn't use it much.

The press I use for really tough sizing is a Redding Ultra Mag. I use the press for depriming mostly and for testing lead hardness. I have it set up with Hornady quick lock bushings. Advantage being it has great mechanical advantage, and the primers drop down the center of the ram and out a tube.

For me, a press should spit the primers down a tube. That takes a whole lot of crud out of works.

I did buy a LEE Classic Cast, but I really don't like it. Ram alignment is an issue, and the compound linkage is rather crude.

For my money, I'd vote for a Redding Big Boss II

I've owned a RC, one was enough for me, ram alignment was very bad.
 
RC or Summit so I can use Redding comp shell holder, Never owned RCBS before but heard good things though, like the CoAX but might be an overkill for just resizing
 
Why not look at Redding presses as well? Ive heard on other sites a few times that they felt the Summit didn't have enough mechanical advantage .
 
I have a newer RC and I'm happy with it. Definitely has plenty of mechanical advantage. I'll eventually get an upgraded primer catch from Inline Fabrication. The tray is annoying. No complaints about the rest of it, it's solid.
 
It took 20-25 yrs to decide to get a single press dedicated for resizing because of limited bench space, just a few days ago saw this Inline Fabrication stand/ mount with replaceable top mounting plate, I should spend more time on the internet to get more informed of the latest gears, lol
 
ffgats said:
It took 20-25 yrs to decide to get a single press dedicated for resizing because of limited bench space, just a few days ago saw this Inline Fabrication stand/ mount with replaceable top mounting plate, I should spend more time on the internet to get more informed of the latest gears, lol
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^ x2. I got the Inline Fabrication quick change press press stand and it's a real bench space saver.
I Plan on getting another 2 press dock and a some more press mounting plates for my old CH press, Lee Turret, and Hornady case prep center so I can save the floor space of the Lee press tripod stand.
 
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Upgraded to the Summit 6 months ago after using a Lee for my first 10 years of reloading.

My main motivation for the upgrade was reducing run-out on loaded rounds; I wasn't too worried about the reports of it being under-leveraged for sizing, as I only reload 223 and 6mm. (For larger calibers, this may be more of an issue to deal with.)

Overall, I've been quite happy with the Summit - very smooth operation, and extremely solid-feeling - a 2" steel post will do that...

Also, I really like the open access to the brass that the design provides - I haven't fumble-fingered any brass/rounds onto the floor since switching over to it. (And yes, run-out numbers have dropped nicely as well.)
 
I love my rcbs summit. Its so open around the bullet while loading and makes nice ammo. That being said the shorter handle for bullet seating is worth it imo.
 
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