Who Makes the Strongest Single Stage Press?

[artbosco]

Sir, the problem was solved on May 22, 2014. Thanks.

 

[Changeling]

Who makes the strongest single stage press? I'm looking to replace my RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme if there's one stronger. Recommendations? Thanks.

If the RCBS BIG MAX will do just about anything you want and not spring itself out of shape or break. REMEMBER, it's an RCBS product, if it breaks they will fix it. Whats not to like!

 

[mountainman 1]

Perhaps the RCBS A2 , made of cast STEEL. I'd look at what bullet makers use ....or what presses are usable to load 50 BMG. I've seen RCBS Ammo-Masters used for this, never seen a Coax used....don't think they accept 1-1/2 " dies. Redding products have served me well and my vote would go to the Ultra-Mag, despite it's "C" design, it's massive.

Hi I purchased a redding big boss ll, it weighes about 19 pounds, it is massive, solid ,and can resize the big mag cartridges easily thanks mountainman 1

 

[Alan Warner]

Would not have been needed if as you say if it was done properly.

The point is if you need this "strongest stage press", there is usually a problem in the procedure and using a very mmg strong press is just the brute force approach which is usually not the way to go.

Not always the case. I have an A4 and its great for
Forming anything up to cheytac size stuff, and sizing bmg variants. Forming up wild cats from bmg up to 25 mm required a press I made with a,1.625 ram. That press has a 42" lever arm.
Forming up anything smaller works fine in the rock chucker.
Alan

 

[SKWERLZ]

Not always the case. I have an A4 and its great for
Forming anything up to cheytac size stuff, and sizing bmg variants. Forming up wild cats from bmg up to 25 mm required a press I made with a,1.625 ram. That press has a 42" lever arm.
Forming up anything smaller works fine in the rock chucker.
Alan

Lol
I was going to reply that huge press you have I saw on a video

That’s a beast of a press!

 

[Kurz]

I couldn't resist:



Alan Warner and his large press.

 

[Alan Warner]

You're 100% on about the A-4 ! I own 4 of them and no there not for sale. Wish RCBS, would have keep making them.

Joe Salt

me too!
I think they stopped making them after only 4 0r 5 years in the mid 80's

What is surprising is the current prices on them. I bought the on the other side of the 600# steel table in the pic for 45$ at a gun show in the early 90's. LKast one I found for a customer a couple years ago ran 500.

 

[mountainman 1]

Who makes the strongest single stage press? I'm looking to replace my RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme if there's one stronger. Recommendations? Thanks.

Hi ,I just purchased a redding big boss ll and it Is a massive beast, weighes 19 pounds ,it is solid and no play in the ram to frame, it has good leverage for the big mag cartridges

 

[6MMsteve]

I couldn't resist:

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Alan Warner and his large press.

that base aint going nowhere, could sit a battleship on it

 

[mountainman 1]

that base aint going nowhere, could sit a battleship on it

Hi Bill ,what do you mean with that comment!!! Thanks

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I couldn't resist:

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Alan Warner and his large press.

Too Cool!

 

[ebb]

In 20 years of reloading and seeing many friends presses and owning several of my own, I have never seen a broken press. I size 300rum ,7 rum and 338 lap, I have no idea what it takes to break a press. Mine is like the Energizer bunny.

 

[Cecil S.]

COAX.....and away you go!

 

[SKWERLZ]

In 20 years of reloading and seeing many friends presses and owning several of my own, I have never seen a broken press. I size 300rum ,7 rum and 338 lap, I have no idea what it takes to break a press. Mine is like the Energizer bunny.

Forming wildcats of cheytac and 50bmg certainly requires some force and appropriate tools but for just resizing common presses are quite good
Even my Lee has no issues with rum, Norma and lapua cases.

 

[ebb]

That was my point. Ive made 7 rum form 300 rum. 260s from 308sect ect. Have the quality of RCBS presses gone down that far????

 

[Carl Edwards]

Who makes the strongest single stage press? I'm looking to replace my RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme if there's one stronger. Recommendations? Thanks.

Redding Ultra Mag. I don't do any case reshaping, but concentricity and accuracy are superb as long as you use Redding dies.