Ironicaintit
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Yeah i think i use brazing rod for more little misc things than i do for brazing!I like your lil hook on the turret handle
Let’s talk vintage reloading presses
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Soonerpesek
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Is that a motorcycle seat for the chair…?
Looks quite comfy…!!
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shoebox1.1
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By the looks id say metric cruiser.. 1100cc
Ironicaintit
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Im not sure! Its a hybrid of a seat i found in the trash, a busted office chair, and old roller blade wheels! Do what ya can with what ya have.
It is comfy, and rolls real nice
coyotes220
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Hopefully I'm doing this correctly. I know Nothing about any forums. I recently acquired a German shot in 9.3x72R, chamber cast made, bore slugged at .366 ish. I PLAN on using 357 dies to flare and neck size and some 358429 Keith copies that drop at .360 and powder coating. When/ if that doesn't work properly and I buy a correct diameter mould, does anybody know a hack to load .366 bullets in that case without buying the high dollar 9.3x72r die set? Not looking for powder data, just hardware advice. I certainly plan on keeping pressure low and hoping FL resizing isn't a must.I like your lil hook on the turret press
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shoebox1.1
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Well here she is! Post war Pacific reinforced “Super” tool in the more rare OD green! Fantastic condition, came with multiple rams and a bonus gift of some antique western 38 special brass in the original boxes! Thank you again HPS1, I will cherish this press and continue its legacy! It’s going to be my dedicated 44 special press
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Ironicaintit
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Your best bet would be to start a new thread.
AlfieB
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I recently bought a Lyman All-American Comet press (because I had never heard of one -had to have it). It has a 12 gauge shell holder. and a priming mechanism.
Does anyone have one of these , or know anything about it. I would love to get an owners manual for it. (It didn't come with a handle, but if you like the one on there, I'll make you one
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Does anyone have one of these , or know anything about it. I would love to get an owners manual for it. (It didn't come with a handle, but if you like the one on there, I'll make you one
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WestKentucky
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Shotshell loaders just seem to be spendy in general. I have recently looked at a tooling kit for my Ponsness Warren duomatic and was hoping to buy the tooling for 16ga but A. It’s not available and B. If it was available just a box of tools would be $400 or more. I could probably make most of what I need on my lathe, but that’s time I don’t really have to devote to it, and no more than I shoot shotgun it’s a minimal issue anyway.
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shoebox1.1
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Here she is up and running! Deprimed and sized a couple 44spc cases. Works perfect. The upstroke force isn’t bad at all. I need a primer catcher. Lil Bugga’s went all over the floor. I probably will use my hand press for de prime step
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Looks just like it did 70 years ago! Leverage was one of the great things about the Pacific back in the day. I don't remember it ever having a primer catcher on it, but it has been a long time. Seeing it all bright and shiny again, I can almost smell Werth's cigars; he always had one going in the shop.
Leverage was one of the great things about the Pacific back in the day. I don't remember it ever having a primer catcher on it, but it has been a long time. Seeing it all bright and shiny again, I can almost smell Werth's cigars; he always had one going in the shop.
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shoebox1.1
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I too am a cigar man but only indoors when wifey is out ofTown and none the wiser lol
I have both of the presses in your picture I had to use the C-H on the left when the handle on the Bonanza ( on right) would not clear the form die I was using for .300 G&A. A 404 Jeffries necked down to .30 cal. The wildcat of the .300 RUM.
dh1633pm
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The older Co-Ax doesn’t clear as well as the newer ones. Tall dies and other tools do present a problem. Always handy to have a second press.
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shoebox1.1
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I made a primer catcher for it! Not tested yet
RCBS makes an adaptor to fit the C-H press that will take RCBS shell holders
luv2safari
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I have done what you're planning and have a lot of experience with the 9.3X72R. I have used 357 dies to load pistol bullets, but being undersized, accuracy was mediocre at best. I don't know whether you'll be able to load .366 bullets that way, however. The correct bore size for the X72R is .364. The 9.3X74R and 9.3X62 use .366 diameter bullets. I don't see where a .366 cast bullet would be a problem in a healthy 9.3X72R and think they'll give you excellent accuracy.
A fun small game and plinking load is 12gr Trail Boss under .365 Makarov 95gr bullets.
I load 193gr jacketed soft point flat point .364 bullets for the X72R with 41gr IMR 3031. I sold my last 9.3X72R to a friend who now has dementia and am trying to buy it back, but he isn't all he used to be, and it's not happening. It was a sweet little Emil Kerner 16/9.3 cape gun with a 20mm Hensoldt Zielklein 2 1/2X in Suhler claws. If you deer hunt with the 9.3 get some 200gr .365 Hawke bullets. My load is a reference for you.
I DON'T RECOMMEND ANY LOADS AND ASSUME THE LOADER WILL WORK UP LOADS SAFELY!!
Cool! You know, I mentioned I did not remember a primer catcher on that press back in the '50s when I used it at the gunsmith friend's shop. As I recall, we let the primers fall off on the floor then swept them up when we got through. Looks like that should work though.
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coyotes220
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Thanks for the info. I'll most certainly be working loads very carefully as no one likes my face and hands more then me. I can believe accuracy isn't all too good with 357 or .358 bullets. My particular mould drops a Keith copy at .360 or .361 and I'm hoping powder coating will add a maybe .002. may still be way inaccurate though. Thanks for info. I'll soon be posting pics of the guns markings so maybe someone can shed light on its origins.I have done what you're planning and have a lot of experience with the 9.3X72R. I have used 357 dies to load pistol bullets, but being undersized, accuracy was mediocre at best. I don't know whether you'll be able to load .366 bullets that way, however. The correct bore size for the X72R is .364. The 9.3X74R and 9.3X62 use .366 diameter bullets. I don't see where a .366 cast bullet would be a problem in a healthy 9.3X72R and think they'll give you excellent accuracy.
A fun small game and plinking load is 12gr Trail Boss under .365 Makarov 95gr bullets.
I load 193gr jacketed soft point flat point .364 bullets for the X72R with 41gr IMR 3031. I sold my last 9.3X72R to a friend who now has dementia and am trying to buy it back, but he isn't all he used to be, and it's not happening. It was a sweet little Emil Kerner 16/9.3 cape gun with a 20mm Hensoldt Zielklein 2 1/2X in Suhler claws. If you deer hunt with the 9.3 get some 200gr .365 Hawke bullets. My load is a reference for you.
I DON'T RECOMMEND ANY LOADS AND ASSUME THE LOADER WILL WORK UP LOADS SAFELY!!
luv2safari
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I am anxious to see the gun.
coyotes220
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Provided I can figure out how. I'm not old but am less than tech proficientI am anxious to see the gun.
luv2safari
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I started out on Belding and Mull equipment that I inherited from a great-uncle. It came with some 1940's B&M manuals so I guess that is when he bought it.
Press, neck sizing only. Set up for decapping on a 30-06 case:
sizing dies and expander's, .22, .25, and .30:
Shell "holders":
Seating dies, 22 Hornet, 30-30, .308W (a later addition), 30-06:
Manuals:
B&M "Visible" powder measure. The powder dumps into the brass micrometer tube, which then you pour into the case via a funnel:
I still break it out sometimes if I have a reason to neck size or decap without using a full length sizer. The Visible powder measure is a great piece of kit, especially with bulky stick powders. It's set to throw IMR4198 at the moment. It was also a later purchase from Ebay. I also have an old Pacific press bolted to a log out in the garage that I use for violent operations, like RCBS primer swaging dies. I was tired of stuff falling off of my shelf.
Press, neck sizing only. Set up for decapping on a 30-06 case:
sizing dies and expander's, .22, .25, and .30:
Shell "holders":
Seating dies, 22 Hornet, 30-30, .308W (a later addition), 30-06:
Manuals:
B&M "Visible" powder measure. The powder dumps into the brass micrometer tube, which then you pour into the case via a funnel:
I still break it out sometimes if I have a reason to neck size or decap without using a full length sizer. The Visible powder measure is a great piece of kit, especially with bulky stick powders. It's set to throw IMR4198 at the moment. It was also a later purchase from Ebay. I also have an old Pacific press bolted to a log out in the garage that I use for violent operations, like RCBS primer swaging dies. I was tired of stuff falling off of my shelf.
