RCBS Press accessorys?????

[lostone1413]

I have a RCBS Rock chuck press. A guy I know has a Piggyback Progressive loader that will fit on it. He say with every pull of the lever you get a finished bullet Anyone have one or knows someone who does?? I was wondering how the work if it is trouble free or a pain and how much does it speed the loading process up He is asking $70.00 if the piggyback is a good way to go is it worth the 70??

[longwinters]

I would think it might depend on a couple of things.  One of which would be the kind of powder you use.  I use a lot of 4350 and 4831.  Both are a long grain powder and I have to measure each load...as I do not have a computerized electronic lazer $300.00 measuring scale setup.  If you have the regular powder measure setup the progressive deal would not be all that great...in my opinion.   long

[JBMauser]

longwinters, I think most pistol powders are flake.  These progressive piggybacks are used for pistol ammo.

lostone1413, I don't have one myself but I understand that there were at least three models of the piggy back progressive and I have heard that the III or latest was very good others were not the best.  JB

[Duffy]

My brother has one of the first ones and if you are going to leave it set up and have another press for rifle and others it may be ok.  He wasn't all that thrilled with it because of where the stages were on it. The important ones like powder drop and bullet install are out of the way making loading not as fluid and easy as say a Dillon or a Loadmaster. Would depend if you are left handed or not I guess.  It also uses a regular RCBS uniflow powder measure which aren't too hot with stick powders either.

[Iowegan]

I had a piggyback for a while. Most of it ended up in the trash. It would drop a powder charge even if there was no case under the powder charger. There were many other problems with it too like indexing. It was a cheap way to make a progressive tool out of a single stage press. Very poor design and frustrating to use. I bought a Dillon 550 and have been very happy with it. The old Rockchucker still gets used for single stage rifle loading and is one of the best presses ever made.

[kciH]

The first two models of the piggyback make a fairly decent paper weight. The third one was not all that much better.  If you want a progressive that will load about anything, and do it well, get a Dillon 550.  That is one investment you will NOT regret.

[Norwester]

I bought a Piggyback II at a going out of business sale for $65. Ugliest and most expensive paperweight I'v ever owned. The second time I used it,something miscued and the powder drop tube broke. My full powder measure was empty when it hit the floor. I bought a 550B the next day. RCBS did sent the parts I needed to fix the Piggyback,received them 2 weeks later but can't bring myself to stick anybody with it.
Jeff

[jterrio]

I had an original piggyback given to me because the guy who bought it had so much trouble with it. Much the same opinion as those in previous posts. I use it for target (not maximum charge) loads for 357, 45, and 44. I like the flexibility of having the Rockchucker for rifle and the Piggyback for pistol. But it does require some patience and attention to keep it working smoothly. First and foremost, it needs to be kept clean. Second, it can be a mechanical nightmere if you're not a mechanical tinkering kind of guy. Working with finiky pieces of machinery was my job for 18 years so that part was never an issue.

Like I said earlier, mine was free. Your $70 might be better spent on something different. Even the Piggyback III might be a better choice if you're pressed for space, like I am.

One other thing, when I load a maximum 44 load for hunting, I revert to single stage and weigh each load.