CH111 Press and LymanM5 Scale Value

[pt4u2nv]

Just bought out a friends reloading gear and he had this CH111 press and what looks like brand new Lyman M5 scale. just curious as I have no use for either but wondering what sort of price they would possibly bring. He also had a MEC Versa 700 shotgun press in excellent condition. Couple of boolit molds including 3 SAECO molds. Bunch of other stuff which I will be posting soon for sale also. I really did not need any of it but got a heck of a deal.

[TNsailorman]

C&H presses usually go for a premium price here and on Ebay. I have not seen one go for less than $60.00 or more than $150.00. The Lyman M5 scale is as good as it gets without going electronic. It and the RCBS 10-10 are the same press with different paint and sellers name. These 2 as well as many other beam scales are made by Ohaus. I have a Lyman M5 and it will go to one of my kids or grandkids when I pass on, it will not be sold. The will go anywhere from $50.00 to well over a hundred in great condition. MEC presses are all over the board on price. I have seen 650's go for as little as $35.00 and as much as $250.00 in good shape. Gun clubs around the country usually have a bulletin board full of MEC presses for sale and some at ridiculous low prices. They are excellent press in my opinion.

[bbogue1]

That does a CH 111 and a Lyman M5 look like?

[Wayne Smith]

Lyman M5 and the RCBS 10-10 are NOT the same scale. Very similar, but the 10-10 is based on a 10grain beam and the M5 is based on a 5grain beam. The 10-10 has the barrel to adjust tenths while the M5 has the slide on the bar. I have both side by side. For decent pictures just search on eBay!

[LUBEDUDE]

That does a CH 111 and a Lyman M5 look like?

The red one is the 111



Photo courtesy of Grasslander (his presses)

[LUBEDUDE]

That does a CH 111 and a Lyman M5 look like?

Lyman M5. Not mine

[bbogue1]

Those presses look like forerunners of the modern O press. Are they all single stage? I imagine they are great for loading rifle rounds and swaging since they look so beefy. 310 dies? Thanks

[troyboy]

While they are well built the effort required required to resize rifle brass is excessive compared to presses with compound linkage.

[hc18flyer]

I bought my Lyman M5 last year at a local Gun Show for $25! I had all I could do not to Smile! Maybe the only time I got a deal at a Gun Show! hc18flyer

[ACrowe25]

I bought my Lyman M5 last year at a local Gun Show for $25! I had all I could do not to Smile! Maybe the only time I got a deal at a Gun Show! hc18flyer

Doesn't sound like too bad of a deal to me!

[Estacado]

I enjoy looking at old equipment that has endured time. Keeping my eyes out for a CH 111 press.

[danomano]

I scored a CH 111 for $50 including shipping on ebay last month. it was great!!
7/8 dies.. atleast mine is...

[Kevin Rohrer]

Is the blue one a CH 333?

Oh, and nice Dunbars.

[Pressman]

Kevin, the blue one looks like the old Schissel, then Micro Precision, now Bair press.

Ken

[LUBEDUDE]

Since I know that those presses belong to Grasslander, the Blue press is actually a Bair without the primer attachment.

The one on the far right (brown) is a Herter's (Dunbar wannabe) model number 9. And the one on the far left is a Dunbar.

Sorry for not labeling in my original post, I didn't think about it since the topic was the CH 111 press.