Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles RCBS JR

I finally stepped up on Ebay to a new (used ) press.
I retired my CH that I paid $11.00 for on ebay 6 months age or so to a RCBS JR that I paid $65.00 including shipping. Did I get a good deal? I kind of got screwed on the bidding and didnt really think I'd win. But I did and cant help but feel i paid too much. Now that I have it set up it seems to be good quality. But I have to say the CH c-type was faster getting the brass in and out of. With the open c-type you just slide it in real fast with nothing in yer way. With this RCBS its harder to get around all the metal especially for bullet seating...be real hard if my hands were any bigger

I`ve no idea what the going price on a Jr is but I do know I`ve got one my dad bought back in the early/mid 60s that still loads straight ammo with no fuss. I think $65 for press that you wont wear out and the manufacture will warrent for as long as you or the guy you sell it to down the road owns it is a great deal.

I had one that I couldn't sell so I finally gave it to a guy. I used it for 25 years and it was still in very good shape. It worked fine on cases up to 30-06, but when I bought a 300 WSM, I had problems. The frame had too much flex for the flat-shouldered cases and I couldn't set the shoulders back enough to load without pounding on the bolt. I had to upgrade to a Rockchucker to size them easily.

Dick

Used one for 25 years.......it was never a problem. I donated to a new handloader on another forum. Considering you got the press w/shipping....not a bad deal. Even if you think you paid too much......spread out over the life of the press it would amount to pennies.

mowser, I paid $110 for a RCBS JR kit back in '80, which included a 505 scale, lube pad and a couple other little things I can't remember. So I'm thinking you paid about 80s prices, give or take. If RCBS made them now you'd pay around 75 bucks, maybe. J

Hope this doesn't make you feel bad, but you could've got this for 65 bucks.....

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=317831

DAMMMMMMM!

If you think your JR is unergonomic compared to your C-press, be glad you didn't buy a Rockchucker! It is the most unergonomic press I have ever used from a standpoint of feeding cases in with your left hand, while removing them with your right hand. The handle blocks the whole right side of the press.

Jagoff,

Yah but it's red and says Lee on it. Give me big green any day over the Lee. It may be okay for light reloading, but the Rockchucker or the Jr has them beat for quality for years of service. I have a Rockchucker that I have loaded thousands of rounds on for the last 30+ years. Still a great piece of equipment. And the warranty is second to none, even when I screw something up through stupidity.

Nope the $65 Lee makes the RCBS Jr worth about $120. as far as quality per dollar goes.

Make mine green!

Although I think the Lee Classic is the best press for the money on the market (I have one), their ain't nothing wrong with the "classic" Jr press (I have two). My first one came with my RCBS kit in 1972. I still use it--a lot.

Casey

An RCBS Jr is the only press I've ever owned. I bought mine in 1976, and it's loaded bazillions of rounds. I recently wanted to change bullets in 1,000 rounds of 223, and thought it would be much faster if I pulled the bullet on one press and moved the still-charged case to another press to seat the better bullet. So I bought a cheap little Lee press to hold the collet-style bullet puller. That's all the use I'll ever make of it.

Bought my RCBS Jr in 1978 and it's the only press I've had since. It replaced a Lyman C press that a friend had sprung by trying to resize .300 Win. mag brass fired in an overly large custom chamber.

Anyway, my round count is up somewhere in the bazillion figure as well and it's still going strong.

Only complaint I could have is that it's a bit of a tight fit trying to seat bullets on a .375 H&H case. It works, you just have to put the bullet up the seater first and then put the case in the shellholder.

Keep thinking of upgrading to a Rockchucker, but then I get practical and think why should I?. There's not a thing wrong with this Jr and it will outlast me for sure.