Lyman All-American Press

[Swagerman]

floodgate, I think its the color of the old Lyman presses, that orange mezzmerizes us, we gots to have it.

And I bow to your trump, do you wear a hair piece, is your first name Donald.

I've had to fight the compulsion to buy another AA press, a few months back could have picked up another one much cheaper than the first one. It even had the primer swing arm...but I was able to resist it because it was still that awful puked-out faded red.

But a new one in a box looks pretty cool.

Jim

[GSPKurt]

Thanks, all, for a TON of useful information. I have the shellholder adapter AND the priming post dealie, both in new, sealed packages. I disassembled the top, cleaned out all the old grease, which was like cement. I regreased, and reassembled. In reviewing, though, I will tighten the top cap more, as I left it pretty loose. I have no experience with multi-station presses, except for MECs, so I will probably use it as a single-stage with multiple stations.

[Swagerman]

Kurt, I adjusted my AA turret plate pressure so it was comfortable to rotate by hand...but stayed in station securely to operate without movement.

And watch out for that pressure on the ball indent spring when you remobe the turret...BOING! Gone to never land before you know it.

Jim

[floodgate]

Guys:

I recently got a box of loose parts off a couple of Lyman All-American presses, which I needed to get a pair of "stripped" ones working again. Among the "stuff" I do not need is one of the special Lyman adapters to fit the shotshell die station on the AA-Turret and also used in the single-station AA-"Comet" to adapt them for standard 7/8" x 14 tpi dies.. This bushing is threaded outside to the nut-ball Lyman 1.100" x 28 tpi thread, and NOT the much more common 1-1/4" x 12 tpi used by RCBS, Hornady and others for this purpose. "Bubba" has kissed the knurling lightly with pliers, and there are a few spots of a blue-green "foreign" paint, but it is perfectly serviceable and the threads are in fine shape. First PM from someone short of this part gets it for the cost of postage.

There are also a few of the pivot pins, links. etc., if anyone is short of these.

floodgate

[Swagerman]

floodgate, I sure could have used the shotgun bushing a few years back when I first got my AA press from a gent up in B.C. Canada.

Its fourth hole was the dreaded huge shotgun die hole on the turret. None of the bushings available on the current market would fit it because it had that Lyman mickey mouse 1.1 X 28 thread.

I also could not find anyone who had such a tap and die to make a bushing for the great AA press.

Kenjunndo, (Jim) came to my rescue as he asked me to send him the top turret and he would make Lee bushing fit it, so I could use standard 7/8X14 dies in its weird hole size.

He did a fantastic job, bored the shotgun hole to take the new Lee thread, and even threw in a free Lee bushing.

The man's generousity is over wellming in these difficult times of trying to make something work, I really appreciate what Jim did for me, as I now have an AA press that can utilize all four die station holes.

So, some luckey guy is going to get an AA shotgun bushing because floodgate also has that overwellming generousity as well.

Sure are a lot of really decent individuals on this forum.


Jim

[GSPKurt]

All my holes are 7/8-14, so I won't need it either. Very kind of you to offer, though. Thank you.

[ihguy]

Hi,any chance i could get a copy of those instructions for the AA press also,thanks from IHGUY

[LUBEDUDE]

Welcome to Cast Boolits ihguy.

I don't know if noticed or not, but this thread is over 6 years old. I don't know if these guys even hang around anymore or not. Fortunately though, not too long ago, there was a thread on the Lyman AA. So with interest fairly fresh, maybe someone will catch this and respond. Or you may want to start new thread of your own.

Good Luck

[Pressman]

I just checked the index and I do not have instructions for the All American. Surprised me.
Ken

[ihguy]

Thanks for the reply, i noticed it was old but you never know,I see Pressman below checked for the instructions,thanks to both of you,i think i will enjoy this site,my kind of people

[SGTM9]

I may have a scanned copy of the instructions. Will check and let you know.

[salpal48]

Does any one have any unwanted parts for the Lyman AA pushbutton primer system. Slides, Pushrods ,stops or Bushings . If so Please let me Know . I.m trying to put make one complete

[markshere2]

I just acquired a Lyman AA turret press. It looks to be mostly there, including the curved cast primer arm thingie.

I've spent a bunch of time looking unsuccessfully for a manual, parts breakdown, any documentation on this unit.

Does anybody have a link to a scanned manual?

Or can somebody PM me and we can chat on the phone about operating this nice looking unit.

Thanks gang,

[salpal48]

Markshere2 I have pm you

[salpal48]

Markshere2
i have posted a copy of an original instruction manual and a copy of the Push Button Primer feed instruction sheet.
I have no parts Breakdown
Sal

[markshere2]

This fantastic!
Exactly what I needed.

Many thanks Sal!

[Pressman]

Thanks here also, fascinating reading.
Ken

[mattd]

Markshere2
i have posted a copy of an original instruction manual and a copy of the Push Button Primer feed instruction sheet.
Sal

Where?

[salpal48]

Lyman All american Instruction again

[44Vaquero]

Thanks salpal48! Added to my home data base for future reference.