Lost Sheep
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So sorry to hear about his condition. I wish you and your family all the best.He doesn't have much to offer sadly Iv picked his brain alot about it he simply doesn't remember he has dimensia I have to "hold his hand" threw sighting in he forgets what he just adjusted and I have to write it down each time for him to see because he won't take anyones word.
How do I tell what thread the press is will it say on his 357 dies. All he has dies for is is the 357max and mag I have my .243 to reload for and I'm picking up a 17rem also def reload for that maybe for my nephews .223 if he stops shooting steel cases.
I see Berger just came out with a manual also I'm gonna order a manual or two and have it sent here to read and study before I get home
The threads are virtually certain to be the same as 99% of all the other presses and dies out there. 7/8" diameter by 14 threads per inch. Seeing the picture you posted, I am 100% sure.
If you are uncertain about new dies fitting into your press, bring your old dies that do fit that press to the store. Take the lock ring from the old die and verify the threads on the lock ring fit on the new dies (or the lock ring from the new dies fit on the old dies). That is easier than dragging the press into the store, which is also a possibility.
I am not familiar with Berger, but most manuals have their early chapters devoted to the "How-to" of loading. Each having a different style of writing and different areas of emphasis, so reading several is good. What one covers thinly another will cover well and some writing styles will "speak" to you better than others. "The ABC's of Reloading" is almost universally recommended. It has no loading data in it, but put together by editors from a number of different writers, so is a useful adjunct to any loader's library. After that book, the loading manual published by the manufacturers of the powder you use and/or the bullets you use (many makers of powder and bullets publish load data in manuals). Loading equipment manufacturers also publish loading manuals. My favorite is Lyman's. After that, Lee's. You will find your own favorites.
In the meantime, your Father-in-Law's manuals, no matter how old or out-of-date the load data is, the early chapters are still applicable to the loading process. By the way, pretty much main reason the old manuals' load data should be carefully checked is because the chemical formulas of the various powders MAY have changed over the years.
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