richhodg66
Well-Known Member
So, the long and short of it is that my brother, who enjoys refinishing iold tools of any kind, got my Dad's Rockchucker, the press he used for like forty years and most of that time it was on a bench on a screened in porch in humid S.C. and used hard. Needless to say, it needed a makeover and it is already looking good.
Now the question; after stripping off the old paint and rust, the press has a "A3" on it. This one would be from the early 70s. Near as I could ever tell, it's a Rockchucker same as my 1991 vintage one except for the bicycle handle instead of the ball.. Of course, the RCBS A2 is famous, but did they originally designate the Rockchucker the A3? I've never heard it called anything but a Rockchucker.
It did have a date stamp on it, but wasn't real clear. Could be a 71, which would be about right. AMong my very earl childhood memories, I was about three or four, was sitting in the basement of a rental house in Columbus when Dad taught at Ohio State and seeing the blue press with the Pacific logo on the primer cup, so he picked up the RCBS after that, probably about the time we moved to S.C. where I started Kindergarten in 1971. Can't ask Dad, he can't remember stuff we talked about two minutes ago now.
Now the question; after stripping off the old paint and rust, the press has a "A3" on it. This one would be from the early 70s. Near as I could ever tell, it's a Rockchucker same as my 1991 vintage one except for the bicycle handle instead of the ball.. Of course, the RCBS A2 is famous, but did they originally designate the Rockchucker the A3? I've never heard it called anything but a Rockchucker.
It did have a date stamp on it, but wasn't real clear. Could be a 71, which would be about right. AMong my very earl childhood memories, I was about three or four, was sitting in the basement of a rental house in Columbus when Dad taught at Ohio State and seeing the blue press with the Pacific logo on the primer cup, so he picked up the RCBS after that, probably about the time we moved to S.C. where I started Kindergarten in 1971. Can't ask Dad, he can't remember stuff we talked about two minutes ago now.