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A shop close to me has one sitting on their used shelf, no price make an offer kind of deal.

Anybody got an idea on price? Its not in great shape is missing the grip, which by the way holds the...

why bother? Magtech solid brass shells are readily available. No muss no fuss. They are way cheaper than cutting up a 50bmg case for something that is not nearly as good.

Never been real keen on loading at the range but I like my spartan and spar-t presses. If I want to watch tv its on the wall in the garage. I mounted an old one out there and it comes on...

Seagiant, Got your letter today. Thanks a bunch. I will be getting metal/supplies on Monday. I will keep everyone posted when I get this figured out.

I just use an old gravy ladle I found in my folks basement. I drilled through it and screwed it to a longer wooden handle. I also formed the spout a little so that it pours lead better. I love free.

I love both my spartan and my spar-t. I am too young to have bought them new but I searched them out specifically. I like the set screw vs snap in because it keeps the shell holder from rotating. I...

Great. I think that because I am going to use my ram prime setup for guts of this press I will use a "lifter" setup anyway especially because I can trim the lifter if needed to achieve the proper...

Thanks a ton! One more question for now. Does the ram ride directly on the cam or is there a separate lifter in the cylinder that holds the ram?

Seagiant, PM sent last night did you get it? Thanks, TC

This is really interesting.

I definitely think that tumbling is the way to go. I think part of the appeal to me is less work and un-sticky bullets and the ability to run them faster without a...

Pressman, Thanks for the heads up but if I bought one more thing my wife would kick my you know what. I just bought a lyman spar-t to match my spartan and have the lachmiller press also. With our...

I have always wanted to try one. I have a lachmiller press as an extra and it works great and is very well built. But finding one of those primers is next to impossible at least one thats...

I used to use steel polishing shot,barrel & pin mix for polishing things in college in a metals studio. Worked well for getting the soldering grime off of copper/brass/silver. Never really polished...

Well Dr.Skinner is the man behind Skinner Sights. They are all the rage over at Marlinowners.com. Dr.Skinner sold the sight co. to another MT guy a few years ago and started selling presses as his...

I really like that press but I think it would be better designed as a double press so you can put both dies in for a caliber and have them both setup. Or have a third die hole for and expander powder...

I don't discount the fun of making your own lee loader but I think that there is a really romantice idea of loading shells "in the field" among many shooters. Howerver I think you could bring many,...

I would really like to start reloading these also if anyone else has anything else more basic to add about the details of loading these magtech brass shells.

I read an old set of directions for the 55 and its markings are even supposed to be grain graduations for some types of black powder.

I just painted an old Lachmiller press wih hammer finish paint and it turned out ok. If I was to do it again (which I might) I would use the wrinkle paint sold at auto parts stores. It comes in red...

I like that All American very very nice. I am going to get going on the painting as soon as its warm enough in my shop ( and I find the right paint).

I will anneal some of the the case necks and see if it helps, but all of this brass is once fired so it should be ok already.

I also think the bullets are dropping about .313-.314 from this mold.

I have been seating all of the cast bullets without gas checks as reduced loads I dont have any gas checks yet. Some of the cases I didn't bell some I used a lee loader and just gave them a quick...

Guys, I am a little new to reloading. I started with lee loaders for my 45/70 and 38special and recently got together a real loading setup. I did this especially so I could reload for my 1891 Mauser...

Guess it's more of a modernization/refurbish than a restoration, I don't really want the old color scheme. I am going to replace the red grip with a ball handle also.

Linotype- Thanks, I will try...

I picked up an older lyman 55 measure and spartan press. The spartan is in ok shape not great and the 55 has seen better days. I was thinking about giving them a new updated paintjob. The new...