Rock Chucker Clean UP After 35 Years!

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Well its been a bit balky on stroke lately, so I pulled the pints (except the swing arms) cleaned dup the pins and barrel and found the worst issue was in the left swing arm


I did not have a small enough drift to get that one out, but lubed it up and swings freely.


While its only been used for the first 4 years and the last 4, 35 years is long enough and it function like brand new now.

Should be good for another 8 years continuous use.
 
My Brother-in-law has my father's RC. Dad bought it new back in the early 70's and it has pressed out countless rounds. I have a 15 year old RC on my bench next to my Dillon 550B. I use it fairly regularly to produce a small run of rifle or to work up loads.

It should last longer than me. Everybody that reloads should have a quality single stage press as it can do some things better.
 
I truly enjoy reading posts like these as I just (2 months ago) purchased a Rock Chucker as my first (and looks like it could be my last...) press. I've had two others elsewhere tell me they've had and still usr RC presses since the 1960's.

That certainly makes me feel good about my choice of product. I hope mine lasts as long and gives as good service. I'm not sure I have that many more years in me! :eek:
 
I don't even remember exactly when I got it.

I had a Junior to start with as I was loading just pistol.

Outfit called Longs drugs moved in up here, they quickly realized that you had to sell guns, fishing gear and sporting equipment to survive. Payn n Pac (sp?) the same.

Sadly they are gone, CA outfit, the management did not like selling guns. Not sure they are in business even. Up here they made good money for them. Drugs and guns (all legal of course) once stop shopping.

Pay and Pac also gone, its just been the last 4 years we got a good reloading supplier back in town (Cabella and Sportmans Warehous Bas pro here as well but they are pretty lame in that department, more a token and over priced)

So someplace later 70s they had the kit on sale. I reloaded unit the latter 80s and then got out of shooting and reloading. Partly I found that 7mm did not care if it was factory or re-load (my brothers did and he kept at it). Few rounds a year to sight in and hunt with........

got back into it maybe 5 years ago. Both are doing yoe-man service.

The Junior comes to the range with me for COAL adjustments. I load long and then adjust.

The RC on the bench. I don't have a dedicated re-load bench (my work space as well) so I can't set it up for just reloading, so just one press on the end out of the way but very workable for my reloading.

Another brother was cleaning out his stuff and I got a second RC from him. Same source as mine. Still stored, it may be broken out one of these days if I figure out how to clear spaced.
 
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