RCBS Summit Press 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

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@pokyspud 11 ай бұрын

I bought my second Summit press recently. It is a joy for seating bullets, and it's design makes it very suitable for a portable press since it doesn't need to be as anchored down as standard presses do. It is a heavy and smooth-operating press. I have arbor die conversion so chamber types of dies can be used. I have found that the Rock Chuck Supreme provides slightly more consistent shoulder bump so I tend to size brass on it and do other operations like seating bullets on the Summit. This is of course when not loading volume on the progressive. I definitely agree about the short handle unless sizing burlier cases. Good news is that the handles swap so easily. Check out the primer catch upgrade from Entirely Crimson. Nice aluminum retrofit. Drops spent primers down a tube to the trash or collection vessel of your choice.

@konoctiswigwam8130 10 ай бұрын

I use an original Rock Chucker to resize/bump-shoulders and my Summit for seating also. The ram is larger than most all presses. I was resizing some 6.5 Creedmoor brass into 8.6 blackout and broke the handle. My press is 10+ years old, and I bought it used. RCBS rep sent me out a new handle, no questions. I had them replace a die for me once also. They get $110 for the commemorative model..I guess they're pretty proud of it.

@tracyallen-n2x 11 ай бұрын

Been using a Summit for quits awhile now with no problems at all, I have one of the first addition red white and blue ones. I use it to expand and seat mostly, I have a couple of Rock Chuckers for the heavy work of sizing and decapping.

@rangervapes571 11 ай бұрын

I have been using a Summit press for about 8 years now exclusively for sizing cast bullets. It has great leverage and a short throw. Attached a tube to the top of the sizing die that collects the sized bullets and dispenses them in a 1 gal container

@williambrown8683 11 ай бұрын

John, another great video! I have had my summit press for about a year and use it mostly for bullet tipping. Takes up very little room on my bench. I bought my Trijacon tenmils because of your reviews. Very pleased with it. Keep the good work coming. Thank You

@philipng6598 4 ай бұрын

I like the press so much I bought a second one soon after the first one. Like the fact that it can be mounted anywhere on the bench I can use it anywhere in the house too

@FredWeaver-b3k 11 ай бұрын

Looks like another great product from RCBS. If I needed another single stage. I would probably look hard at this one.

@BillSpalding-z9q 11 ай бұрын

Bought my Summit press several years ago. It might have been a special edition also because it came in a red, white, and blue colors also

@Dayattherange 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review John very nice, NO ELI you can't go get another Summit for just the colors lol. I have one that has many rounds and hours on it purchased it 9 years ago and it is still going strong. I reserve this press for the big rounds 30-06, 300PRC it just seems so much smoother.

@DrewWhitehead 11 ай бұрын

They make an arbor press kit for it too John. It'd make for a travel press setup.

@FClassJohn 11 ай бұрын

That's pretty cool, I hadn't seen that but just looked it up. Thanks.

@jimbovas 11 ай бұрын

This press for whatever reason produces very low neck runout when sizing. I believe it was Gavin who showed this in his comparison video 2-3 years ago, and when I bought a Summit, I confirmed the sizing neck runout was lower than both my coax and (much lower than!) my old rock chucker II. Of course 0.5-1.0 less runout is not solely a reason to buy it, but it adds to the entire package.

@Gunner40Five 5 ай бұрын

I have one of the Limited edition red white and blue Summits from 10 years ago. Great press. I have had zero probs. It does seem odd that they would ship it with the short handle though. I do all my rifle, and revolver ammo on the Summit. For the higher volume IDPA ammo, I have a couple of Dillon's set up for .45 and 9mm

@Whocaresnoone69 11 ай бұрын

I have the red, white and blue one. The shell holder is not straight with the die hole. Check yours!

@travisweldmaster7815 11 ай бұрын

Got some new rcbs dies on the way be here Thursday, good company

@thomaslinton6446 11 ай бұрын

Looks just like my Hollywood Senior reloading press from the 1960s that I inherited from an uncle.

@adamn5725 11 ай бұрын

I use my Summit Press as an Arbor Press with my LE Wilson Chamber dies. Works great. RCBS sells a cheap kit to do this.

@pascaloberndorfer9340 11 ай бұрын

AFIK, the arbor press conversion kit for the Summit has been discontinued, unfortunately.

@barryd.thomassr.9156 11 ай бұрын

@@pascaloberndorfer9340 Just Bought and Received a kit.

@adamn5725 11 ай бұрын

@@pascaloberndorfer9340Still available as of today 12/20/2023 on the RCBS website. They show six in stock

@Iscariot18 4 ай бұрын

@@pascaloberndorfer9340 It's still available.

@DLN-ix6vf 11 ай бұрын

small handles are great. I had my gunsmith cut my Hornady Iron Press handle in half and have no problem at all with either sizing or seating.

@wu3705 7 ай бұрын

Basically they installed a shoulder bolt versus a non-shouldered bolt. Easy fix to prevent pinching the lugs together on the camming mechanism. I may have to get one of these things.

@gregrburnett3400 5 ай бұрын

I just bought a used one on gunbroker. I think I'll refurbish it with red, white, and blue hydro dipping.

@caulderschwarz322 5 ай бұрын

I have need for a press that can be flat mounted with no overhang. This pretty much narrows the options to the Frankford Arsenal M-Press and the RCBS Summit. I noticed you have hands on experience with both of these presses. I'm looking primarily to load precision rifle ammo along with some straight wall revolver cartridges. If you had to pick between the two which would you recommend?

@nebraskaman8247 11 ай бұрын

One thing I don’t get about some of the reloading presses. For large cast iron presses, I understand most of the casting not being done in the USA. We don’t have the companies here to do it anymore. Although, most of these presses could be made out of hardened steel on cnc machines. I just don’t get why cast iron is still used. Especially on a small press like this one. That being said…I do like that press lol

@barryd.thomassr.9156 11 ай бұрын

My one handle Broke at the Threads in Toggle, Got the nub out with a center punch, Contacted RCBS they sent me a New handle and a Upper toggle replacement kit N/C Been using it with a Wilson inline Bullet Seater,. Got the Arbor Press conversion kit, but only using the Upper part. To used the base part you need to remove the Press from the Bench and remove age Shell holder Support Ram.

@breconsatchwell3250 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been looking at one of these just for my smaller reloading room/desk/computer desk in the apartment. Curious how well it does for you. Detailed loads on it for guys like me please 😂

@bginvestor101 11 ай бұрын

Finally, a product that "looks" good from RCBS.

@texpatriot8462 11 ай бұрын

I have one of their Rebel presses with the grease nipple. I don't understand why it is necessary vs greasing the ram.

@trevorkolmatycki4042 11 ай бұрын

I use my RCBS rock chucker while seated… mounted direct to bench it is quite a low throw. The summit handle looks high enough to be an uncomfortable high reach while seated but not high enough to be comfortable while standing? The short lever would be better when operating from seated position I think?

@Iscariot18 4 ай бұрын

Short handle works from any position, the long handle you would want to be standing up.

@bubba7626 5 ай бұрын

wonder if you could turn it in to an arbor press....

@FClassJohn 5 ай бұрын

I bet you could with a little machining of some parts.

@TMFShooting 11 ай бұрын

Nice '' Great Video John 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

@mikeanshit158 7 ай бұрын

Looking to get into reloading. My top 2 picks are the summit and the forster co ax. And a newb who makes decent money which one should i go with? Or any other press? I only plan on reloading a few cartridges. Any one is welcome to chime in

@FClassJohn 7 ай бұрын

Between those two, I would honestly get the Forster coax, but you should also look at the short action custom Nexxus. It’s a little bit more money, but it’s like the Forster coax on steroids.

@yeayeasautoadventures 11 ай бұрын

although a toggle has broke on one of mine , thats a good press, the toggle seems to be the weak point, the bolt has nothing to do with it

@mitchbertone3809 11 ай бұрын

I had issues with the toggle misalignment, I installed a stainless steel pin kit off ebay that solved the problem, the individual bolt design has the bolt threads eating up the toggle. RCBS replaced the toggle for free, and later the long handle threads snapped clean off, they also replaced that. I use my Summit now for de-priming and bullet seating, as the short handle gives lots of control and feel. All other functions are performed on a RCBS Rebel.

@Iscariot18 11 ай бұрын

Colors look so much better than RCBS (~60's era) green. I use mine for everything but sizing and depriming. Sizing force is too high for my tastes even with the long lever, use the Co-ax for that. Depriming is too abrupt and clunky. Great for expander mandrel and bullet seating, and can make do for Wilson hand seating dies. Very fun to use.

@rvoykin 11 ай бұрын

I can finally get an RCBS press that almost matches my Dillon lol

@FClassJohn 11 ай бұрын

Ok that's funny. That didn't even occur to me.

@rvoykin 11 ай бұрын

Do you think with the regular version on sale right now for $260? It’s worth the extra hundred dollars for the small improvements they made.

@FClassJohn 11 ай бұрын

Yeah for that price range it's pretty tough to pass up. I'm guessing you could call RCBS and get the new bolts and go from there. They have great customer service so either way if you have a problem it's likely they'll fix or replace it.

@LukaTWP 9 ай бұрын

@@FClassJohn I spoke to RCBS enquiring about the fixes they had made and whether they had been applied to all Summit presses. They confirmed that was the case. I believe that the Summit Camo version includes the plate as well. I was actually looking at the press fom myself. It would be my first press to reload 9mm Luger. I don't have the space and budget for a progressive one. I suppose a turrent might be better for me, but I really like the small footprint and the design of it. However, I am concerned about the past breakages, as I'd like it to last a good 20 years. I'm based in Rome, Italy, so the final price here would be around €400, VAT included. It would probably be a little cheaper if I had it shipped from precision reloading US. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Regards

@cafe-armas-cervejas 11 ай бұрын

😍😍😍

@ZZ-uf4zv 11 ай бұрын

Looks like a good depriming press... I'll let the Zero handle my serious work.. its pretty though. Lol

@adame270 11 ай бұрын

Is it made in China like the rock chucker?

@chrisfarr9494 4 ай бұрын

I really like the small form factor , be prefect as a travel press , BUT as its the same cost as a Co-Ax in NZ , Yeah No thanks , too expensive , prefect as a press to mount on your car towbar .

@chriskloster13 9 ай бұрын

John, do you have a email? I work for a podcast and have been asked to make similar reviews for similar manufacturers. I have some questions I would like to ask off of a public forum…

@sonnyburnett2417 11 ай бұрын

First! Howdy John!

@FClassJohn 11 ай бұрын

Hello!!!

@twofast1234 11 ай бұрын

I wonder if it'll break after a few uses 🙄

@barryd.thomassr.9156 11 ай бұрын

had mine for YEARS! Thousands of Rounds

@twofast1234 11 ай бұрын

Mine broke after sizing my 4th 6.5cm case

@pogo458 11 ай бұрын

Mine broke twice loading 6 ARC… went back to using a cheap Lee press… I will request the replacement part and bolts (I think the part should be steel and not pot metal)