Pacific Dies

[bluetopper]

What ever happened to Pacific dies? I assume they are out of production. I haven’t seen new ones for sale in many years. Did Hornady buy them out?

 

[2011redrider]

According to Hornady's site they took over Pacific in 71. There are a few old dies on fleabay occasionally.

https://www.hornady.com/corporate/company-history/

 

[frankmako]

You have to get the old die. Been many years since made. Ebay has them.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

I still have and use Hornady dies. They are well built and just work.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[rfwobbly]

Pacific made more than dies. They made presses for metallic and shot shell too. It was all high-end stuff for its day. I just sold a set of 38 Spcl Pacific dies and they were exquisite. Beautifully machined and then hard chrome plated. After 40 years, they were still the match of anything Redding makes today.

 

[Catpop]

I’m currently using Pacific dies for my 44 mag reloading.
Although sizer was replaced with RCBS carbide a couple of years ago
And very recently separated seating/crimping ops with a new RCBS crimp die for use on my Dillon 550)
They are very well made does!

 

[Whiterook808]

I have one set, which is in 44 magnum and they are really well made. I haven't used them lately but I recall that the decapper is in the expander die for some reason. They were tops! I don't have any Hornady dies to compare them with.

 

[Offfhand]

Not only did Pacific make excellent loading dies, but they once made the ONLY loading dies. Meaning they developed and made the first 7/8-14 size that was to become the industry standard. They also made and applied for patent for a "C" type loading press. Which was to become the most copied design in the reloading industry. In other words, Pacific was/is mainly responsible for a large segment of the reloading craft we practice today. I bought my first loading press, a Pacific, when I was 14 and used it continuously until I retired it and mounted it on my reloading room wall, as shown in attachment. Also, here are four versions of Pacific presses beginning with their first (circa 1930) "C".