thank you David, I loved the piggyback. It wasn't perfect but with a little modification it was great. I have since upgraded to the newer pro2000 and that press is great as well. It is nice that all the shell plates are interchangeable for these and rcbs is top notch as far as backing up their products. I have seen that they are now coming out with a 7 & 8 stage progressive press which would also be nice to have.
Nice review, thanks for posting. I have a piggyback 2 and bought it around 1995 to upgrade my rockchucker. Had lots of trouble with powder spilling, indexing, (powder under the shellplate), primers, etc. I read about the RCBS case activated linkage for the uniflow and after upgrading it all my troubles disappeared. I am still cautious about the aluminum primer tube in front of me without a steel shield like my Dillon 650 but it works great now (polished the slide). I can load very fast with it but like most progressives you have to keep alert and don't force anything. Too bad it got a bad name early on because of the complexity and unreliability of the powder linkage and somewhat crude and exposed primer feed system because I think mine WORKS GREAT NOW. Mine is like yours and never spills powder now. RCBS has been great with their customer service but I have not talked to them lately.
@@trsgringo, i have a piggyback, because i started with a Rock Chucker II, at these times it was the logical update for me, but today i would go for the Dillon 650.
I have one and they are very finicky, so-so presses. They are very sensitive to powder spills which happens a lot since the auto index mechanism is not very smooth and with every index the plate snaps, shaking a few grains (or more depending on load) of powder out of the freshly dropped casing. Even a few grains of powder in the primer mechanism causes serious issues in running and major frustrations. And if you short throw it or double-clutch it will throw the timing completely off. I guess 25 years ago these were the hot ticket but now it is obsolete technology. I plan on getting a Dillon at some point and retiring mine.
I retired from the USAF in ‘95, bought a piggyback to go on a new rockchucker.... got so busy starting a business, then learning to fly, then joined the post office... I never ever had the time to learn to use it. I’m fully retired now and an hoping to set it up and learn how to do it. Anyone know if that powder linkage mod is still available? I can check with RCBS I suppose. Any info is helpful.
I have one of these piggyback presses and in today's world they are junk. Because they mount on top of a rock chucker press they bounce around so much that they shake powder out of cases. This powder gets in everything in the shell plate area creating problems with priming and cases that slip out of position as the shell plate rotates. I noticed you are using the piggyback anti shake method of trying to steady the press as you load. I have about the same luck with mine' it will load 15 or so rounds then a casing will pop out of position or it spills enough powder that things get gummed up. Anyone buying one of these will learn what frustration is.
if the press bounce, thats not the fault of the press. You have not read the instruction that comes with the press, thats for shure!!! My Piggy back is rigid mountet on a welded steel tube bench, with a massive steel plate where the press is solid bolted on. The bench is bolted on the floor and the concrete wall behind, no shaking, nor wobbling. The only problem in your case, is the guy that you see every morning when you look in the mirror.😂
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thank you David, I loved the piggyback. It wasn't perfect but with a little modification it was great. I have since upgraded to the newer pro2000 and that press is great as well. It is nice that all the shell plates are interchangeable for these and rcbs is top notch as far as backing up their products. I have seen that they are now coming out with a 7 & 8 stage progressive press which would also be nice to have.
Nice review, thanks for posting. I have a piggyback 2 and bought it around 1995 to upgrade my rockchucker. Had lots of trouble with powder spilling, indexing, (powder under the shellplate), primers, etc. I read about the RCBS case activated linkage for the uniflow and after upgrading it all my troubles disappeared. I am still cautious about the aluminum primer tube in front of me without a steel shield like my Dillon 650 but it works great now (polished the slide). I can load very fast with it but like most progressives you have to keep alert and don't force anything. Too bad it got a bad name early on because of the complexity and unreliability of the powder linkage and somewhat crude and exposed primer feed system because I think mine WORKS GREAT NOW.
Mine is like yours and never spills powder now. RCBS has been great with their customer service but I have not talked to them lately.
What do you think of the Dillon 650 as compared with the RCBS piggyback 2?
@@trsgringo, i have a piggyback, because i started with a Rock Chucker II, at these times it was the logical update for me, but today i would go for the Dillon 650.
I have one and they are very finicky, so-so presses. They are very sensitive to powder spills which happens a lot since the auto index mechanism is not very smooth and with every index the plate snaps, shaking a few grains (or more depending on load) of powder out of the freshly dropped casing. Even a few grains of powder in the primer mechanism causes serious issues in running and major frustrations. And if you short throw it or double-clutch it will throw the timing completely off. I guess 25 years ago these were the hot ticket but now it is obsolete technology. I plan on getting a Dillon at some point and retiring mine.
I retired from the USAF in ‘95, bought a piggyback to go on a new rockchucker.... got so busy starting a business, then learning to fly, then joined the post office... I never ever had the time to learn to use it. I’m fully retired now and an hoping to set it up and learn how to do it. Anyone know if that powder linkage mod is still available? I can check with RCBS I suppose. Any info is helpful.
Just get the case activated linkage kit and you will be set. 😉
Either the press is not bolted securely or a better bench is needed the press is stable. Priming system is another story.
Found this old by happenstance, haven't used mine in 20+ years. I never had a complaint against. Read the instructions and DON'T slam it.
I have one of these piggyback presses and in today's world they are junk. Because they mount on top of a rock chucker press they bounce around so much that they shake powder out of cases. This powder gets in everything in the shell plate area creating problems with priming and cases that slip out of position as the shell plate rotates. I noticed you are using the piggyback anti shake method of trying to steady the press as you load. I have about the same luck with mine' it will load 15 or so rounds then a casing will pop out of position or it spills enough powder that things get gummed up. Anyone buying one of these will learn what frustration is.
if the press bounce, thats not the fault of the press.
You have not read the instruction that comes with the press, thats for shure!!!
My Piggy back is rigid mountet on a welded steel tube bench, with a massive steel plate where the press is solid bolted on.
The bench is bolted on the floor and the concrete wall behind, no shaking, nor wobbling.
The only problem in your case, is the guy that you see every morning when you look in the mirror.😂
The problem is the user, not the machine
Thank you. Will have to find a source.
Brownells or midway USA carries them.