CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
After hunting up and ordering a 45 ACP/AR roll-crimping seater die yesterday (RCBS #18942, for the trivia buffs) my puter started getting RCBS ads flashed onto my Facebook page feed. It was a scrolling series of 4 photos of their latest new goodies, one of which intrigued me a bit. Whutdaheck izzat? It looks kinda press-like.
A bit of Google-Fu produced an answer--the tool was indeed a single stage press, known as the "Summit" model name. It has a unique (to me) operating scheme--the shell holder and casing remains stationary, and the die is lowered onto the case. The ram is of impressive size--2" diameter.
Mind you--my ancient RCBS Rock Chucker does fine work. No complaints of any kind, and I am a great believer in the strength of the O-frame press concept. Has anyone here seen or run one of these Summit machines? There are gun shops and reloading stores in the Free World that have demo models set up for people to try out. One such store outside Eugene OR had a Ponsness-Warren P-200 on display (c. 1999), rigged with 22 Hornet tooling. 10 minutes with that critter.....and I had to have my own machine. And did, a few months later. I am also mindful that I am the in-house social science major, and that most of the members here have actual lifetimes spent in engineering, machining, and tool-using venues. Give this press a look-over, and see what you think. At a $234 MSRP, I am not curious enough to spring for a test drive at that tariff level--not with a fine Rock Chucker and P-200 already on the bench.
ETA--The $900 electronic powder measure discussed here a few days ago is another of the four-photo scroll series mentioned above. You have been fairly warned.
A bit of Google-Fu produced an answer--the tool was indeed a single stage press, known as the "Summit" model name. It has a unique (to me) operating scheme--the shell holder and casing remains stationary, and the die is lowered onto the case. The ram is of impressive size--2" diameter.
Mind you--my ancient RCBS Rock Chucker does fine work. No complaints of any kind, and I am a great believer in the strength of the O-frame press concept. Has anyone here seen or run one of these Summit machines? There are gun shops and reloading stores in the Free World that have demo models set up for people to try out. One such store outside Eugene OR had a Ponsness-Warren P-200 on display (c. 1999), rigged with 22 Hornet tooling. 10 minutes with that critter.....and I had to have my own machine. And did, a few months later. I am also mindful that I am the in-house social science major, and that most of the members here have actual lifetimes spent in engineering, machining, and tool-using venues. Give this press a look-over, and see what you think. At a $234 MSRP, I am not curious enough to spring for a test drive at that tariff level--not with a fine Rock Chucker and P-200 already on the bench.
ETA--The $900 electronic powder measure discussed here a few days ago is another of the four-photo scroll series mentioned above. You have been fairly warned.
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