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My first press was the old Herters lightweight single stage, back when I was earning $45. a week, as a plumber apprentice, $18. was a lot of money! Not long after I bought the "boat anchor" cast iron...

Hey, All,
We're looking for some old, Lee Pro 1000 press parts for our Veteran's Club to help load some target ammo for our Vets who can't afford to buy commercial ammo. We're hoping to cobble...

Never saw one like that, and I've seen a LOT of presses in my 80 years! Does it use standard shell holders?

I had a situation some years ago, with Detonation, and it is no joke! I was loading some 6.5 Cal. Italian Carcano rifle catridges, and Dave Emary of Hornady had posted some load with their new,...

Ferguson, does the Glock 43 have the "Poly" rifled barrel? I'm not a Glock fan, and don't now much about them, but I've heard they use poly rifling which won't handle boolits, because of excess...

I would agree with all the posts, .38 Spl. brass can last a LONG time if you're not hot rodding them! My target loads of 2.8 Gr. of Bullseye with a HBWC bullet work great in both the .38 Spl. and...

Grey Fox, I also have an S&W 625 SS, and flat love it! One of my shooting buds sold it to me, because he was tired of the moon clips/.45 ACP. He wanted the money to buy another gun that had caught...

One more reason I scale weigh every charge, in my handloads, aside from being retired and having the time to do it! I've had squib loads occur with factory ammo, and had my share of "duds", which...

Just a "quickie", you can most likely get a free replacement spring from Lee, for your primer post, by calling them. All you pay is the postage.
Fred (Honcho)

I think you'll learn to love the Chrony, mine has been soaked in a hurricane, shot at and hit, (NOT BY ME)! and has been to the school of hard knocks, and still seems to keep on going, despite it's...

Thanks, Grmps, you saved me some legwork! I don't have any Mak cases here to measure, nor any spec sheets on the Mak. Apparently this 80 year old memory is still in pretty good shape!

Sailor, you did good! Wish I could come across some finds like that!
Thanks for your service, from another old Vet!

Allen, I "Feel your pain"! I'm 80 years old with hands that have been hit hard with a hammer once too many times, and the arthritis is compounding the felony! But like Randy said, I've come up with...

Winchester's brass isn't the only thing they are having QC problems with, I've had NEW WWB 9 MM cartridges that were all scrunched down on one side of the case-- They looked like some of my very...

What a fascinating bunch of posts! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? I'm 80 years old and want to look into this field!

Thanks for posting this, I have a small ultra sonic cleaner, and the capacity of your bad boy is impressive! Will have to look into one of these!

Good posts, guys, I too blew it on getting certified for the forum, mostly due to my 80 year old age and Macular Degeneration, I just couldn't see the yard long code that was required to join. I...

What Red Bear said, about Lee, the only problem I've had with them is when they discontinue a product, parts are no longer available! I had bought an older Lee Pro 1000 Press that is missing the...

TurtleZX, you can get a replacement Z bar, free, from Lee, all you need to do is pay the shipping-- not a good idea to bend the Z bar yourself, as it may deform the hole in the aluminum bar holder...

WDFWGUY, do you happen to have a Chronograph, or access to one? It might be an idea to run the loads you're having a problem with, thru a Chrony, to see how consistent they are at MV. It will also...

I've been handloading since 1958, and what I've always done is to just set the head of the primed case on a flat piece of glass or mirror, if the case wobbles a bit, you know the primer is not seated...

BigIron, I also have a few extras that I had bought from Lee, from the older, round primer holders, I must have 5 or 6 of these priming tools, so there has got to be a spare SP pin in my box of parts.

Sheesh! That was my first press I bought, way back in 1958! Full length resizing .30-06 with that bad boy was a piece of cake! It was stolen along with all my guns, when I was called up for service...

What 300WinMag and Howard said, the primer pockets on S&B brass can be a PITA, very tight! I've also had some issues with the brass being tight in the shellholders.
Haven't seen their primers for...

My first press was bought way back in 1958, it was a Herters "C" press, single stage, a real cast iron boat anchor! It was stolen, along with all my guns, when I was called up to serve in the Army,...