A friend purchase a RCBS kit for reloading BMG 50 Cal, he claimed his A2 was not tall enough, I explained to him height was not the problem, the problem was with the ram travel, adapting the press to accommodate the height was the easy part. I had bundled up a few dies to help him with some sizing issues, his Dillon lube in a spray can and or bottle gave his A2 a work out, then he went for the sizing wax, same results, I suggested using new unfired cases or I could return with some stuff not on the list of approved lubes.
The A2 is a cam over press, when adjusting the die to the ram with the handle down and the ram past the first bump, lowering the ram is a work out for the press and reloaders operating it, we do not have a problem modifying a press.
Wil Terry, I will agree, the A2 is a magnificent press, I am not stuck with one press over another, I have two Piggy Back presses that use Rock Chuckers, I have a few Herters, a turret, two ram, 2 ‘U’ types and C types, I do not treat them like second class presses, shell holders can not be tightened with the set screws without spreading the top of the ram, not a problem the screws are required when lowering the ram, when a case gets stuck in the die the reloader is required to think, and that normally rendered something scrap, removing the two set set screws allowed the shell holder to be removed from the ram, after lowering the ram the shell holder is removed from the case by sliding it off the case head, , after that, the die with the stuck case can be removed out the top. I have turned the die upside down with the case up and screwed the die in from the bottom, this method allows the press to serve as a vise.
And with the Herters, never turn your back on one with the handle up unless it has been modified with a detent.
F. Guffey