My ( new to me ) old press.
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fiver
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Dale is right about operating the Dillon press in a smooth manner.
that goes for operating a powder dump with consistency.
if I run one of my 550's and my dad runs the same one, I drop a lighter charge of powder and a more consistent metering of the powder too.
I have been running a huge batch of 9m's the last week or so and have spot checked about 1 in every 100-150 rounds over the course of just about 7,000 rounds completed now.
I have only had one drop that was off by .1 gr [ 3.2 grs of bulls-eye charge] from the others.
Ben:
I seen the long pin and E-clips that went with it and know where they go.
but where did the little pins and the flat bar go on the press?
that goes for operating a powder dump with consistency.
if I run one of my 550's and my dad runs the same one, I drop a lighter charge of powder and a more consistent metering of the powder too.
I have been running a huge batch of 9m's the last week or so and have spot checked about 1 in every 100-150 rounds over the course of just about 7,000 rounds completed now.
I have only had one drop that was off by .1 gr [ 3.2 grs of bulls-eye charge] from the others.
Ben:
I seen the long pin and E-clips that went with it and know where they go.
but where did the little pins and the flat bar go on the press?
Ben;
You should be an "Instructor"! Oh, you ARE!
Seriously, you have an ability to demonstrate and teach like few others I have seen. All of those years you spent in a classroom really shows. Your students were certainly lucky, indeed to work under you (as well as the teachers when you were a principal).
I am quite impressed by your ability to work with photos, inserting directions, etc., as well as your ability to actually do the work (as opposed to just talking about it).
Good work, my friend!
Dale
You should be an "Instructor"! Oh, you ARE!
Seriously, you have an ability to demonstrate and teach like few others I have seen. All of those years you spent in a classroom really shows. Your students were certainly lucky, indeed to work under you (as well as the teachers when you were a principal).
I am quite impressed by your ability to work with photos, inserting directions, etc., as well as your ability to actually do the work (as opposed to just talking about it
).Good work, my friend!
Dale
quicksylver
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Two Thoughts here.
1. Ben ask for one of these for X-mas, http://www.gunk.ca/prod_photo.asp
2. These projects call for a lot of shell holders..
Great work Ben...BTW where do you mount all these?
1. Ben ask for one of these for X-mas, http://www.gunk.ca/prod_photo.asp
2. These projects call for a lot of shell holders..
Great work Ben...BTW where do you mount all these?
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9.3X62AL
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Ben--
THAT is a real "Phoenix rising from the ashes" you have there! As always, your photo-journalism is the third dimension of the stories you share--all beautifully composed and presented.
Dale's mention of "slam-bang" progressive press operation touches on a nuance of reloading practice that until this thread developed has had little discussion that I recall, here or elsewhere--that being the induced error we can introduce via our regimen used to operate our equipment. Fiver's description said it succinctly. Consistency pays off handsomely in this game. Consistency may indeed be the final refuge of the unimaginative, but it is also the home address of precision.
THAT is a real "Phoenix rising from the ashes" you have there! As always, your photo-journalism is the third dimension of the stories you share--all beautifully composed and presented.
Dale's mention of "slam-bang" progressive press operation touches on a nuance of reloading practice that until this thread developed has had little discussion that I recall, here or elsewhere--that being the induced error we can introduce via our regimen used to operate our equipment. Fiver's description said it succinctly. Consistency pays off handsomely in this game. Consistency may indeed be the final refuge of the unimaginative, but it is also the home address of precision.
KHornet
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Old coot as a title starts at about the time you draw social security, at 70 however you become a Codger! Was proud to
become an Old Coot. Am delighted to be a Codger. Hope to hit Curmudgen status which is 80. All three catagories
can be lumped together and usually are by those under 60 when they call us "Old Farts!"
become an Old Coot. Am delighted to be a Codger. Hope to hit Curmudgen status which is 80. All three catagories
can be lumped together and usually are by those under 60 when they call us "Old Farts!"
Nice looking work and presses.
We do right much restoration work.Keep an eye out for cheap,free even....old electric griddle.When painting metal,throw the cleaned and ready to shoot(spray)part up on the griddle.Usually low,but Winter may see it on medium.
You're going to be smiling at the results.Heck we use'm as pre,and post heat sources for Tig welding C.I.(cast iron)....part never leaves the griddle.
They're also used for LIGHTLY heating epoxy spray finishes we use on certain gunstocks and traditional archery bows.As with all airborne,kill you dead fumes...be careful.
Thanks for taking the time to post your pics.
We do right much restoration work.Keep an eye out for cheap,free even....old electric griddle.When painting metal,throw the cleaned and ready to shoot(spray)part up on the griddle.Usually low,but Winter may see it on medium.
You're going to be smiling at the results.Heck we use'm as pre,and post heat sources for Tig welding C.I.(cast iron)....part never leaves the griddle.
They're also used for LIGHTLY heating epoxy spray finishes we use on certain gunstocks and traditional archery bows.As with all airborne,kill you dead fumes...be careful.
Thanks for taking the time to post your pics.
9
9.3X62AL
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Ben's primer catcher add-on served as inspiration for a recent improvisation for my Ponsness-Warren P-200......its primer catcher box. This molded plastic part has not yet emerged during my extensive excavations of box contents from 2 moves in 13 months' time, and since the machines have been out-of-print for a few years I assume here that spares are likely unavailable.
As luck would have it, one of my plastic 38/357 ammo boxes fell fully loaded onto the concrete garage floor. Its top split, and refused to stay closed. After lassoing all of the spilled cartridges back into a new box, it dawned on me that the height of the now-broken box's bottom half might just work to catch primers from the P-200. Heated single-edge razor blades held in Vise Grips made short work of removing the hinged top and a quadrant of a bottom corner to fit the machine's unique catcher box anchor. Not the most elegant arrangement ever concocted, but the new box does a better job of catching spent primers than the OEM box due to its longer length--fewer misses and bounce-offs.
As luck would have it, one of my plastic 38/357 ammo boxes fell fully loaded onto the concrete garage floor. Its top split, and refused to stay closed. After lassoing all of the spilled cartridges back into a new box, it dawned on me that the height of the now-broken box's bottom half might just work to catch primers from the P-200. Heated single-edge razor blades held in Vise Grips made short work of removing the hinged top and a quadrant of a bottom corner to fit the machine's unique catcher box anchor. Not the most elegant arrangement ever concocted, but the new box does a better job of catching spent primers than the OEM box due to its longer length--fewer misses and bounce-offs.
Hello,
I just registered on this site after doing a search on reloading press restorations. I can't believe that I'm seeing that Texan press on here too. Is this the same one from the video on Youtube loading 38 Special? I've only watched that video a half dozen times, I love that press. I search EBay and all the antique stores and classifieds I can looking for one of those, mostly because I like the function of it and partly because I'm a proud Texan myself.
A friend gave me his old Bair press and 38 Special is the only round I reload right now. I'm looking into starting to cast my own bullets for it as well so I'm sure I'll find plenty of other good information on here for that as well.
Thanks for adding me and I look forward to learning more and maybe seeing more about that Texan press as well.
I just registered on this site after doing a search on reloading press restorations. I can't believe that I'm seeing that Texan press on here too. Is this the same one from the video on Youtube loading 38 Special? I've only watched that video a half dozen times, I love that press. I search EBay and all the antique stores and classifieds I can looking for one of those, mostly because I like the function of it and partly because I'm a proud Texan myself.
A friend gave me his old Bair press and 38 Special is the only round I reload right now. I'm looking into starting to cast my own bullets for it as well so I'm sure I'll find plenty of other good information on here for that as well.
Thanks for adding me and I look forward to learning more and maybe seeing more about that Texan press as well.
