Rock chucker depriming tricks

[Jevaughn]

In my years of using a rock chucker, I've always hated how it drops primers. Is there a solution to keep all the primers falling to the back of the team instead of out the front? I don't prime on the press, so the hole in the front is completely unnecessary for me. Just trying to figure out a way to keep from having to shop vac my floors every time I process brass in the house. I'm the garage, no big deal, inside the little bastards bounce all over the place and end up under furniture

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[Fireball]

I’ve tried putting a straw in the slot and I’ve molded some silicone in an effort to
Make a drop tube. Neither worked very well.

I knew a guy who had access to a lathe and he bored a hole through the ram from bottom to the slot. That worked pretty well. Don’t know how it effected longevity or rigidity of the ram.

Here is a link to a file for an item if you know someone with a 3D printer.

Rock Chucker Deprimer Tray Replacement by harddrv1

This Item was originally Posted by Defense distributed before they were made to take there downloads of there site by the US Government (Because they had working gun files) This is however not a working gun file Original Posters Notes ROCK CHUCKER DEPRIMER TRAY REPLACEMENT Description Cleaned up...

www.thingiverse.com

These guys make a living selling modifications for all kinds of presses. They have a primer catcher upgrade.

RCBS – Inline Fabrication

RCBS rockchucker PRO 2000 summit big max supreme ultramount strong mount riser stand inline fabrication ERGO

inlinefabrication.com

Good luck,
Dave

 

[Norm]

Primercatchers.com

works fairly good on my old Lyman spar-t.
Not perfect but it catches most of them.

 

[Jhunter]

Adding the rolled piece of sandpaper pushed the catch tray against the stem. A piece of cardboard is also very handy.

 

[Jevaughn]

I don't have a problem with the catcher in the rear catching primers, I have a problem with every third or fourth primer popping out the front of the ram. Is there a plug that works for that?

 

[Jhunter]

Check to make sure it’s not blocked. I have maybe 3 out of a hundred that fall out of the tray.

 

[War-Buff]

My Rock Chucker catches them pretty well. A few bounce out of the 'cup' but not many.

 

[Jester896]

I use one like mentioned from primercatchers...think I got mine on eBay. Primers run through a clear tube to a big catch box on the floor. It came with a block to put in the front so all primers go outta the back. Press is much cleaner too.

 

[Jevaughn]

I use one like mentioned from primercatchers...think I got mine on eBay. Primers run through a clear tube to a big catch box on the floor. It came with a block to put in the front so all primers go outta the back. Press is much cleaner too.

Yeah, I found one on eBay that has the front cover. Probably gonna end up ordering it.

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[Baddog 0302]

Handy dandy de prime and watch TV from my recliner

 

[Jester896]

Yeah, I found one on eBay that has the front cover. Probably gonna end up ordering it.

every once in a while I get a fat finger caught...only drawback I have found