Redding Big Boss II a good, tough press?

[agent_mango]

So I was just necksizing some .223 and had this happen:

Am I just pushing on it too hard? I do use two hands, but it's because I want all the necks to be sure to undergo the same amount of sizing. Anyway, this isn't the first time I've seen this sort of picture posted!

So given that I'm just about to do a sinclair order, I was thinking I might as well get a nicer press, like the redding big boss II, that won't break its linkage. And being able to upgrade it later with the Hornady LNL conversion bushing is cool as well. What do you guys think?

 

[Silverback]

Neck sizing shouldn't take that much pressure, though Lee presses are also known to break fairly regularly were yours did. You can't go wrong with a better press like the Redding you mentioned, I also doubt that you would break that one ever.

 

[maynard]

I have a Redding Big Boss not the Big Boss II. I picked mine up at Camp Perry a couple years ago. I was going to buy the RCBS Rockchucker but the Redding was on sale sitting beside it on the shelf The Big Boss ended up being about $10 cheap then the RCBS that was not on sale. I am sure I would have been just as happy with the Rockchucker.
The Redding is very solid.
Like silverback said you don't need that much pressure to neck size .223 cases. Order a .223 Redding neck sizing die with bushings and get rid of the two handed approch to sizing.

 

[fogducker]

you might as well go out and buy the rcbs...because in the end you will end up with one

 

[agent_mango]

you might as well go out and buy the rcbs...because in the end you will end up with one

Well the rockchucker supreme is at lebarons for $165. Is one really any tougher or better than the other?

 

[back40sniper]

Redding is the best one mentioned here, you will never sell your redding press to move Down to an rcbs. You might sell your rcbs to move up to a redding

 

[acrashb]

One press feature that you want is good spent primer management (primer going through the ram to a tube and into a wastebasket). The RCBS doesn't do that.

You can get it with a Lee Classic Cast (which won't break like the lee you just snafu'd), the Redding Big Boss II, and others (eg., Forster) . Buying a press where the primer, and primer debris, goes outside the ram where it abrades and dirties everything is silly, given options on the newer presses.

Here's what I'm talking about:

 

[agent_mango]

One press feature that you want is good spent primer management (primer going through the ram to a tube and into a wastebasket). The RCBS doesn't do that.

You can get it with a Lee Classic Cast (which won't break like the lee you just snafu'd), the Redding Big Boss II, and others (eg., Forster) . Buying a press where the primer, and primer debris, goes outside the ram where it abrades and dirties everything is silly, given options on the newer presses.

Here's what I'm talking about:

Yes I did notice that in my Midway USA readings, especially about how rockchucker owners are pissed about the lack of a good system. Thanks guys, I think I'll go with the Redding Big Boss II, and tone down my amazing he-man strength next time around.

 

[buckbrush]

AllRedding presses have total primer contain as does Forester, C+H. rcbs A-2,3,4 presses do to but are all discontinued.

Redding equipment is much higher quality than most of RCBS's stuff.