RCBS Pro 2000 Progressive Reloading Press - Manual (Page 11)

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PRESS OPERATION
We recommend that several cases be
completely reloaded one at a time
before proceeding with full operation.
This will help you to become familiar
with the loading process. NOTE:
Place bullets in bullet tray and empty
cases in the ammo bin on the left
front of the bullet tray. Loaded rounds
will fall into the ammo bin on the right
front of bullet tray. See photo L.
Photo L
Step 1:
Install an APS primer strip. With the
handle in the full back position, feed
the strip, hook end first and anvil side
up, until it stops firmly against the
Primer Plug. See strip in photo M.
You should hear two “clicks” before
contacting the primer plug.
Release pressure on the handle and
let it return to the “neutral” position.
NOTE: Use a full stroke with each
cycle of the press.
NOTE: Strips can be connected for
continuous loading. See photo N.
Photo M
Photo N
Step 2:
Place a case into Station 1, and lower
the handle. See photo O. The case
will be sized and the spent primer will
be ejected. Raise the handle and
press all the way to the rear, allow the
handle to return to the neutral
position, index the shell plate counter-
clockwise.
Photo O
Firmly push the handle all the way to
the rear to insert a new primer into the
case. The primer is seated in the last
½” of the handle stroke below the
shell plate neutral position. Remove
the case and inspect primer depth.
Adjust primer stop if necessary. See
photo P.
Photo P
NOTE: Primer depth can be set by the
primer depth adjustment screw.
Primers can also be seated by “feel”
by simply adjusting the stop out of the
way.
Step 2:
Lower the handle and raise case into
Station 2 to expand and flare/bell the
mouth of the case.
NOTE: Station 2 is for the expanding
of straight wall rifle and pistol cases
and is an empty station for bottleneck
rifle and pistol cases.
Raise the handle and index the Shell
Plate.
Step 3:
Cycle the handle to raise the case into
Station 3 (Powder Measure) to charge
the sized, primed and expanded case
with powder. Index the Shell Plate
and remove the case to verify that the
powder charge is correct. Reinsert the
case back into the Shell Plate at
station four. Check every fifty rounds
to ensure that the powder charge has
not changed. NOTE: Refer to
Powder Measure instructions for
adjustment.
Step 4:
Cycle the handle and index the shell
plate to move the case through
Station 4. NOTE: This is an extra
station that allows options such as a
Powder Checker Die, Lock-Out Die,
Bullet Feeder or to seat and crimp
bullets in separate operations. You
may choose to have this as an empty
station.
Step 5:
Insert a bullet onto the case mouth,
cycle the handle to seat and crimp
the bullet. Index the shell plate and
the loaded cartridge will be ejected
into the cartridge box. See photo Q.
Photo Q
APS STRIP LOADER
The APS Strip loader is designed for
those who have a supply of primers
not preloaded into APS Primer
Strips. This tool makes fast easy
work out of loading conventionally
packed primers into the APS Primer
Strips. Whenever loading primers
into the APS Strips, be sure to refer
to the color code chart in the
enclosed APS instruction booklet, to
prevent any confusion and
misidentification. For complete
instructions on how to operate the
APS Strip Loader, refer to the
instruction booklet included with your
APS Strip Loader inside your Pro
2000 box.
NOTE: A far more convenient way to
prime on your Pro 2000 is to buy
your primers already pre-packed in
APS Strips. CCI offers pre-packaged
primers in APS Strips. This will
completely eliminate having to load
each primer individually into a primer
tube or 25 at a time into an empty
strip.