RCBS Pro 2000 tweak

[Slappy White]

Just wanted to show y'all this item I just discovered. I'm gonna give it a try. Supposed to stop the rough moving of the shellplate.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RCBS-Pro-2000-Buffer-detent-Ball-Spring-upgrade-Takes-the-snap-out-/221375081248

 

[abijohn]

I had the problem with pistol cartridges, called RCBS and they sent out the spring and ball for free. Give the customer service phone number a try. As I said they sent me one each free.

 

[Brin]

A little white grease on the ball and shellplate will make it move a lot smoother.

 

[Walkalong]

Just wanted to show y'all this item I just discovered. I'm gonna give it a try. Supposed to stop the rough moving of the shellplate.

Be sure to post a follow up with pics and how they work.

But I am with abijohn, call RCBS first before buying them.

 

[codefour]

RCBS shipped me the lighter weight spring no charge and free shipping. RCBS has the best customer service.

 

[Edster12]

Agree---call RCBS and ask for the spring for the manual shell plate set up. That is what I did works great.

 

[J2FLAN]

Is this "cure" for the auto indexing model ??. IF not, I can`t see how the manual indexing one could get any smoother, being that you adjust the speed. Mine is old and much used but, I can`t remember it being rough, when it was new. Anyway like others have said, RCBS may have the answer at no charge, hard to beat that.

 

[GW Staar]

When I first started loading pistol shorts, I was also concerned. I called RCBS and asked if there was something wrong............he said he'd ship out a lighter spring that day........got it in two days. Yes it did help, but you have to do your part. No YouTube style races for progressive loading speed records. That's a sure way to bridge powder anyway.

The only thing interesting that I see about the product the O.P. shows is the plastic ball bearing. I don't have a clue as to what effect a light-weight bearing would have on the "end-jump" to the detent hole. But hey, maybe its something worth a try. The price isn't going to break anyone.

 

[cfullgraf]

I got the "soft" spring from RCBS and it did not seem to have a noticeable effect on reducing powder spillage while loading 300 BLK on my Pro2000. Except for 204 Ruger which I do not have powder spillage issues with, I have not loaded any other cartridges on my Pro2000.

I found a spring at the local farm store that is definitely softer that either of the RCBS springs. The farm store spring had to be trimmed to length, but that allowed some experimentation. The package came with three springs and was very inexpensive, a couple bucks or so.

The farm store spring did help soften the snap into position but the downside was it was too easy to get the shell plate out of position causing jams or crushed cases. (An aside, I think this is one reason for the location pin for locating the shell plate on the Pro Chuckers).

So far, my solution has been to install a manual indexing star on the shell plate and use my hands to slow the advance of the shell plate. Not perfect but it does reduce spillage. It does add a bit of complexity to using the Pro2000.

The phenolic ball probably has a little bit of give to it as compared to a steel ball so it may soften the snap into position. Kind of like a rebound spring or a shock absorber. The softer spring the vendor offers probably helps some as well.

As GW Staar said, it is not that expensive and would be worth a try.