[44and45]

I looking for a Herter's O press any condition considered long as not rusted out.

Picture in Accessories forsale thread...someone painted this one red, original factory finish is matte gray I think.


Jim

[KP95DAO]

No, but I am still using the lube pad I got from Herter's some 33 years ago. The cloth cover has been replaced three times. Bought my first and second rifle from Herters also.

[44and45]

I've still got a small primer cleanout tool with knurling on end of it, and neat ole round gadjet bolt on table and has round hole felt pad to lube 44 and 45 caliber brass by inserting through it...both from Herter's from 60s if I remember right.

44and45 :)

Note: FOUND HERTER'S O PRESS OVER AT EBAY AND BOUGHT IT. :what:

[Hand_Rifle_Guy]

How much did it cost?

I inherited one for free from my hauling buddy. It was a bit rusted, but cleaned up fine. It came with a bunch of dies and accesories, plus a bunch of various caliber handloads dated in the Sixties! Some of them were older than me.

This has gotten me into the reloading game, but I'm curious what sort of windfall I made. It's a standard "O" press in brown wrinkle-finish.

There was one problem, though.

Now I have to go out and get a rifle in .225 Winchester, and another in .264 Winchester Magnum, just to go with the dies and brass I got for free.


.300 Savage, .308, .30-06, .357 and .44 magnum guns I have already. oh well. Any excuse for more toys. ;)

[44and45]

Hand_Rifle_Guy, I just inherited one yesterday on the ebay auction site...$51...they originally sold new for $36.97 in the finish you described.

Mine is painted firehouse red and sort of looks like my old 07 Hornady's which is also red. They can keep each other company on my bench.

Press is going to be used for swaging bullets, reputed to have boocoo leverage and ease of swaging stroke which is the 2 1/8 inch short short when ram is set for that one.

Bet you didn't know you could could adjust the piston ram stroke did you?

I've got to locate a universal shell head holder for mine...think C&H has them.l

(see my press in the THR forsale accessories)

44and45

[Edward429451]

Whatcha' gonna be swaging?:cool:

[44and45]

Edward429451, I'm doing .429 and .454 right now, but also have swaging dies in 9 mm and .457 diameter.

I buy my swaging dies from C&H Tool & Die/4-D out of Mt. Vernon Ohio. They are the best quality and most reasonable as I see it.

That other outfit big on swaging equipment Cor... wants an arm and a leg for their goodies...can't afford them.

If one is new to bullet swaging which seems to be a dying art because requires some thought and effort should realize that most modern made reloading presses are not really suited to swage lead bullets. I know this from breaking 3 ram piston pins on two of my presses.

C&H makes a big press called the Champion that can swage with impunity, but so does Cor... but compare the prices.

Now, the cheapskate route is to buy a 25 year old Herter's press like the No. 3 or get the big daddy a Herter's Super O Maximum press that can press on wheel bearings on your automobile...well, not really but it can swage any bullet and do it easily.

44and45

[Edward429451]

Excellant. Swaging is indeed a dying art. All kinds of gun people and reloaders and even casters but hardly anyone swages.

That other outfit big on swaging equipment Cor... wants an arm and a leg for their goodies...can't afford them.

You got that right. I bought the steel CSP-1 press from Corbin and one set of 451 dies and have been using it to crank some out. Nothing big time but its fun and very satisfying to crank out jacketed slugs just as good (or better!) than the big boys.

I used to think store bought slugs were so good. Until cranking out some of mine and visually critiqueing them caused me to take a good hard look at store bought and noticed that they all have variations also. Ever notice how Hydra Shocks (or others) have different ojives on them? Box to box variation can have some serious differences in them. Not that it'd matter in performance but its there and make me feel like mine are usually better with less variation.

457 huh? Sweet. Ya' know whats needed in the market in 457? A lightweight (100 to 125 gr) plinking / small gaming slug for those with 45/70's. My friend has a 45/70 and keeps asking me to make some of those for him. I always tell him I've only got 451 and he always forgets it and asks again.

How'd ya' like to make me up a handful of them? I could trade you some 451's or pay dependant on cost. (maybe we should take that part offline or PM.;)

I tried to post some pics of what I'm turning out but my click-hoops to jump through isnt working today. Prolly weak coffee. I'll try again later maybe.:cool: