i still use TEXAN dies 8 m/m and 30/40 KRAG. they are black with TEXAN and cal. highlighted in white.
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i still use TEXAN dies 8 m/m and 30/40 KRAG. they are black with TEXAN and cal. highlighted in white.
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Sounds like my old Eagle .44 mag. dies.Attachment 213784
I picked up a Hollywood Super Turret at a yard sale last month for 25.00!
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Have a few other oldies but no pictures. Love the Texan.
These pictures disturbed me a bit when I realized that I knew of and used a lot of this equipment when it was the latest thing offered!
Time flies.
Here's a press I still don't know the brand.
It's in 38spl.
Makes lots of noise.
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Looks to have some Star Machine parts on it? Could it be a early Star?
[QUOTE=abunaitoo;4699124]Here's a press I still don't know the brand.
It's in 38spl.
Makes lots of noise.
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I have 2 that are Buchanans. Then there are the PESCOs which of the ones I’ve seen are blue. There may be a third brand, I’m not sure.
Here’s one of my Buchanans with a tube bullet feeder and missing the powder hopper. The advancement arm seems to be the weak link.
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Thanks Lubedude, I am on the road and could not get my memory to work.
Yes, there is a third name, I have one. It is a early version of the Buchanan with out the base arrangement.
The Handloader's Digest ,ninth edition, has a very good article on past and present progressive loaders, and mentions the Star, Buchanan, PESCO, and another named the Shockey. Fascinating reading.
Quote: "I have 2 that are Buchanans. Then there are the PESCOs which of the ones I’ve seen are blue. There may be a third brand, I’m not sure."
The third brand is the original design from 1934. H.E. Newcomb filed a patent application for it on August 26, 1934. Patent No: 2061977 if you wish to look it up.
He then marketed the press for some years as the Newcomb.
Ken
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The best $75 I ever spent KEVIN....[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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Good ole 40-82 WCF Reloading tool. Works great!
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Its for an 1886...
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I had a little fun using this .32-40M Ideal hand tool. It took a while to get up to proper casting temp due to the mass of steel. But once warmed up, it cast beautiful bullets. I was expecting them to be around .320"-.321" diameter, which would barely be large enough for my M94 carbine's .3205" groove size. It was a very happy surprise that they came out at .322"-.3225" with my 96/3/1 alloy. The tool works great, although the bullet sizer is a bit small for my carbine, so I didn't use it. I ran them through a .322" lube sizer and loaded them up.
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Here’s my old Kodiak Bair, I use it for my 30-40 Krag and 30-06. She’s a stout one.