New RCBS Summit Single Stage Press - Weird Look and Operation!!

[Love Life]

I'll do a full review on it, and I'll run the sized brass and loaded rds over the concentricity gages to see where it stacks against my other presses. No more over hang for this guy!!

[flashhole]

Does that last statement include your belt?

[Love Life]

No. It does not include my belt, which may also be referred to as a shelf.

[flashhole]

[enfieldphile]

Flashhole said it right!

My Redding Ultramag 700 has all the room anyone will ever need, and then some. The ram & die station are deadnuts aligned.

I also have a Lee Classic Cast press. Again, a simpler design with "deadnuts" alignment between ram & die station

This RCBS unit looks gimmicky, but I'm sure it works.

Yeah, if they really wanted to do something, a return of the A-4 Big Max would be the way to go.

It is spendy. You can get 3 Lee Classic Cast presses for the same amount of money. I'm not impressed, at least as it relates to the asking price on the press. My Ultramags won't feel threatened.

[Love Life]

I don't like bench overhang. This press gets rid of that, and I already own a Dillon 550B and a Lee Classic Cast.

[starmac]

I noticed the lgs had a couple of them on the shelf today. They have been running a 50 dollar rebate on the rockchukers lately.

[Love Life]

Mine will be put on my porch today, but I'll be busy attending the Birthday Ball, boozing, and swapping lies.

[Guardian]

And a happy 238th Birthday to you, Love Life! I've no ball to attend, but will be celebrating anyway.

[flashhole]

I will certainly drink a beer in honor of the festive occasion.

[mdi]

Waiting with bated breath for a real honest-to-God-hands-on-owner's-report!! It's time for another single stage press, just because. I think it has been nearly 20 years since I bought my ancient C-H. I've been looking at the Summit and think I'd like one...

[flashhole]

Oooooops!!!! I drank several beers. I hope you had a good time.

[r1kk1]

Holy ****!

My COAX shipped to day and now my red, white, blue 1 of 1000 summit shipped from midway today.

It will almost complete my bench. Now a magma Star and Spolar and I'm done.

The 550, Champion, Ultramag will have great company!

What an anniversary gift from my wife!

take care

r1kk1

[daboone]

I got it to replace my Lee Reloader press for bullet sizing and depriming but it needed some work to get that done. At first glance the pathetically undersized primer catcher cup the Summit came need some work. This was done by just drilling a hole in the Summit primer catcher's "baby bucket" and adding a Lee tube with some hot glue.



At fist glance it didn't look like the Lee push thru's would work either. But simple PVC pipe fittings get the job done for the Lee bullet sizer





I've now done some full length sizing of 7.62x54R, 30/06, M1 Carbine, 6.5x52 (Carcano). The sizing force is directly over the case so that small footprint is directly under all that pressure, exactly where it needs to be. To be honest I didn't think it would be as solid as it is. It's just like the CO-AX with negligible flex. I'm sure this has to do with the platform on which it is mounted as much as the press itself. Of course a good bench, a solid bench, is important to any press but this is an excellent marriage. It requires the same force to size a case as any other press I have including the CO-AX. I likes the ergonomics of both of these presses which some people don't. But then most people aren't as good looking and sexy as me either. As said I'm not planing on using the press for case sizing or bullet seating just decapping and bullet sizing, but it is a solid non flexing press.

[LUBEDUDE]

Good job Daboone!

I was very unimpressed with that wimpy primer catcher when I saw it. I couldn't believe a company like RCBS put that out.
But now that I think about it, primer retrieval is not their strong suit. Just look at their flagship, the Rockchucker, I mean, Primerchucker.

[seagiant]

Good job Daboone!

I was very unimpressed with that wimpy primer catcher when I saw it. I couldn't believe a company like RCBS put that out.
But now that I think about it, primer retrieval is not their strong suit. Just look at their flagship, the Rockchucker, I mean, Primerchucker.

Hi,
Don't worry the floor will catch them! (I think!)