Sometimes it is my day

Well, I got the new part for the RCBS priming tool about two weeks ago, I've just been too busy to make any posts, also too busy to take pictures of it. But this one is clearly of higher quality than the original. It looks like it's still made of some kind of cast aluminum alloy, but the machining on the bolt holes is clear and crisp, and there are no indications of inclusions, and best of all, it seems like they beefed it up quite a bit. Way to go RCBS.

Sometimes it's just not my day

One of the main reasons why I constantly recommend RCBS tools, is the outstanding warranty service they provide. They warranty everything! Including decapping pins, try calling Dillon on his "No BS" warranty and ask them for new decapping pins.

However, one trend I've been noticing more and more with RCBS, is poor build quality on some of their reloading tools. Today was a notable example:

This was after seating about 20 primers into .50BMG casings, that already had reamed primer pockets, and had been chamfered. I was using CCI #35 primers, which are notoriously horrible to seat, and even with the reaming and chamfering, this was no exception. However, I didn't expect my brand new RCBS primer seating tool to crack in half like a lee reloader press trying to reload .308 military casings.

On the upside, and again, why I always recommend RCBS first, I dropped the frame in the mail today after calling RCBS, and they said ship it to them, and I would get a replacement. This is one of those circumstances where I really wish I didn't have to call them about a replacement. Sometimes doing things right the first time is the best way to go, with more and more of RCBS's products being outsourced to China, I am not sure how much longer I will continue to recommend them as the best starting place for most reloaders.