Rock Chucker vs Weatherby Rounds - need guidance

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I am after a good single stage press to reload my new Weatherby .30-.378. It is a big round.

Does anyone know for certain that the round will fit into the throw of a Rock Chucker press, and will it also work with an, as I understand, older Rock Chucker II press. I was told that the throw was something like 4.25" for the Chucker, and about 3.75" for the Chucker II.

Any guidance or wisdom is appreciated. Best guidance will come from someone who actually has a .30-.378 round and a press in hand, at the same time, or has loaded them with either press. Guessing may not be as accurate.

Let me know.

Thanks, Chris in Edmonton
 
I load for my .416 rem, OAL is 3.600, on my rockchucker just fine. When you load longer bullets you need to angle the case and put the bullet into the die a little as you put the case into the shell holder. The OAL of the weatherby is 3.690 so you can expect to do the same. If you don't have a press already you might consider the Redding Big Boss. If you already have a Rockchucker it should work. The question is how many rounds will you really be loading for the 30-378 unless it's gopher season.
 
X 2 with 30-378 your good on all the presses, lee, RCBS, dillon, and hornadys,, done it with that case and its bigger cousins , sometimes with the bullet and a long case you just need to guide it into the seater die before snapping it on the shell holder.
 
I've seen the 40/90 Sharps straight reloaded on a Rockchucker without problems, and that case is 3 1/4" without a bullet.
 
Ron AKA said:
I think it would take a Guerrilla to break a Classic Cast. Have you used one?
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You are right about the O frame, but not the rest of the press.

I broke one (when I stuck an unlubed 358Win). Since it was a few days old the dealer took pity on me and gave me another complete press...Then I broke it a year later...While I admit to screwing up with the 358, I am not a ham fisted moron and the second press was never abused.
It breaks in the cast aluminum linkage bits....Yours will too....Give it time.

Great starter press, but its not in it for the long haul. :)

By way of comparison, Forster tested the Co-Ax with 300 dry completely unlubed 375H&H cases.
 
X-fan said:
You are right about the O frame, but not the rest of the press.

I broke one (when I stuck an unlubed 358Win). Since it was a few days old the dealer took pity on me and gave me another complete press...Then I broke it a year later...While I admit to screwing up with the 358, I am not a ham fisted moron and the second press was never abused.
It breaks in the cast aluminum linkage bits....Yours will too....Give it time.

Great starter press, but its not in it for the long haul. :)

By way of comparison, Forster tested the Co-Ax with 300 dry completely unlubed 375H&H cases.
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I must have a different press because there is no cast aluminum anywhere on mine linkage or otherwise....
 
I have to say that I'm not a big fan of Lee products, nor am I a basher of same as I think bashing any product is ignorant.
If my Lee press breaks CGNers will be the first to know same as any other product, but up till now it has served me well... :)
 
There must be a rule about using the word "Lee" and Forster Co-ax in the same post, the Co-ax being the finest and most thought out press I've ever seen. I've come to not using anything Lee for heavy duty use, either reloading or casting.
 
ben hunchak said:
There must be a rule about using the word "Lee" and Forster Co-ax in the same post, the Co-ax being the finest and most thought out press I've ever seen. I've come to not using anything Lee for heavy duty use, either reloading or casting.
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And thus speaks our favorite Lee basher....
I have 5 presses in use on my bench and the Forster sits beside the Lee Classic Cast.
Both are excellent units but the Lee being bigger is used mainly for larger cartridges and the Forster being too small to load H&H size cases is relegated to loading 223 and 308 match loads....
 
X-fan said:
I broke one (when I stuck an unlubed 358Win). Since it was a few days old the dealer took pity on me and gave me another complete press...Then I broke it a year later...While I admit to screwing up with the 358, I am not a ham fisted moron and the second press was never abused. It breaks in the cast aluminum linkage bits....Yours will too....Give it time.
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Well I'm not too worried about my Lee Classic Cast breaking. All the "aluminum" linkage bits on it are magnetic. It must be that special magnetic aluminum that is much stronger than regular aluminum, and known to some as STEEL.
 
I think many of the people who ACTUALLY have had a bad experience with Lee SINGLE stage presses were using the C frame Lee Reloader or older angle mounted O frame Challenger with aluminum linkage and may not be aware of the newer and stronger Breech Lock Challenger and Classic Cast.

I have had the Classic Cast and Breech Lock Challenger along with a Rockchucker and another RCBS model and found nothing wrong with any of them. (except mybe MSRP $)

The Lee Reloader C frame seems to be the most broken press in history, yet I curiously want to pick one up and try it. For $24 I might.
 
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