How long has your Rock Chucker been pumping out rounds?

Mine is from 1980 and still going strong. I use it for rifle and the progressives for pistol.

No complaints other then the primer catcher.
 
I just couldn't resist jumping in on this one. I bought a Rock Chucker in 1978. Used it a couple of years and sold it to a guy I work with. He is still using it. Can't imagine how many rounds have been loaded on that one. About 20 yrs. ago I bought a Savage 223 and decided to get back into reloading. Before I could buy another Rock Chucker, A friend came to my house with a large box full of reloading stuff. Shotgun and metallic case. His father in law has recently passed and had a lot of reloading gear. He said he wanted me to have it if I wanted it. He would not let me pay him anything for it. I was glad to take the stuff. I didn't even look thru the box. After he left, I went thru the box and found a pristine Herters Super Model B press. This was a beast of a press with a 1.25 inch ram. The top half looked like a cylinder with one side cut out so you could reach into the shell holder. I am not sure how old it was at the time. Herters has been out of business for years. The shellholder was a real odd ball. I wound up taking the only shellholder in the box to a local machine shop and had it milled so that a standard RCBS shellholder would slide into it. Probably loaded 10,000 rnds of 223 Rem., and 243win. on that press behind I retired it. Still have it. a Herters siver/lubricator, a set of Herters dies for a 7.65 Arentine Mauser. I have had a Rock Chucker for 15 yrs. and it is still like new. Great press. Sorry for the long post.
 
Not sure how old mine it. So old the shell holder is a set screw type.

These things were made originally not even for reloading. So it does not surprise me that they last for 40 years or more for reloading.
 
Originally Posted By: sigprosMost of your guy's presses are older than me!
Haha,I was thinking the same thing.Mine is 8 months old and looks the same as the one's from 35 years ago.True American quality
 
Bought mine in 1972 for $39.95 new. I have loaded 54450 rounds with it. I keep count by saving the empty primer trays. Darn thing is still tight as new.
 
Wow, mine is only 6 years old, so From what you guys have, mine will last till I am 6 feet under.
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I have been using mine for about 13 years. My dad gave it to me when he got a new one and said he bought it the summer he graduated high school in 1969.
 
Not sure how old mine is. A friend gave it to me. And someone else gave it to him!! I've been using it for 15+ yrs!! My dad bought his RC in '64 and is still cranking out shells on it!!
 
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