RCBS 4x4 shellplate

[1000yardstare]

I have owned the original RCBS manual 4x4 (not the later auto 4x4) since the mid 1980`s and have churned out a truckload of ammo in all calibers on that baby. I have a collection of shell plates for the most frequently reloaded head diameters and would like to add some oddballs such as the .30-30 and .220 Swift.

A Canadian mail order house shows shell plates for the auto 4x4 in their cataloque. Comparing my original manual 4x4 shellplates to a photo of an auto 4x shellplate, they look identical except for two of the indexing holes in the auto 4x4 plate being drilled all the way through.

My question is - has anyone used the auto 4x4 plate in an original manual 4x4? It looks like it should work OK but does it?

 

[Winchester69]

I'll bet RCBS will know.

 

[1000yardstare]

I had e-mailed RCBS about the shell plate question before I posted this thread. Just got an answer back from them. The Auto 4x4 shell plate is compatible with the older manual 4x4.

I would still like to hear from any forum member who is using the Auto 4x4 shell plate on the manual 4x4 and their opinion of same. Sometimes a manufacturer`s reply does not cover all of the possibilities.

 

[358NormaMag]

Hello, you may have already purchased the shell plate you were asking about.
I have purchased a A5 4x4 and I am using the shell plate that have the tapped threads for the auto indexing system in it.
The 44mag shell plate works just fine I have loaded aprox 900 round so far and no problem at all.
Hope this helps.