Got two 1933 pacific's today for 10.00 They are frozen up. Any thoughts to how to loosen them up?
Got two 1933 pacific's today for 10.00 They are frozen up. Any thoughts to how to loosen them up?
PB Blaster should work. Keep soaking them down. Might take a couple of days. Or if it is really bad try evapo-rust. http://www.evapo-rust.com/
Kroil should do it.
Ed's red, if you have it.
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Good advice given above. Good buy. I'd unfreeze them, clean them up, polish and repaint them and use them to my heart's content.
Keep feeding them with Kroil or Ed's Red as you heat them with a heat gun or hair dryer. Do this several times a day until they start to move.
if they have the old ram that don't use shell holders Scrap them
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
1933 is the patent date. Both those presses were made after WWII. There is a boss on the top to accept automatic primer feed device which was added until after the war. Those are the standard C model, probably made in the late 40's or early 50's. These are very good reliable machines and well worth getting back into action.
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
Cool thanks for the info guys. One freed up today with breakfree and the other us still tight. What would one search under for the replacement rams and such?
I think Dave has them at CH4D.
Wayne the Shrink
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CH4D had them earlier this past fall. Seen them on a shelf, I was picking up a new powder measure.
https://www.ch4d.com/products/equipment/presses/412090
Clean the exposed section of ram with emory paper before retracting or you will score the bore.
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CH4D has a universal c press ram that should do
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I got a large disposable aluminum pan, like the kind for roasting turkey, molded it to conform to shape of press and poured in enough penetrating oil to get up to the unmoving parts. You do have to buy a gallon but I reuse it for soaking rusty parts. Soak and turn press until things loosen up.
Have done the same thing with handguns and smaller pans.
Gary
Bob, I have found that nothing works better than Liquid Wrench for the type of problem you have. Also I have a box of those rams somewhere in my shop.
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Mix dextron ATF with acetone & soak in covered pan/dish to keep the acetone as long as possible.
4oz. acetone to 1 qt. ATF will work , the more acetone the qwiker it`ll go .
I`ve left PB blaster for this on rusty/stuck bolts for a few yrs. now.
GP100man
Like the old Pacific presses, think this one is about 30 years old
MaryB,
I think your Pacific shotshell press is more than 30 years old.
I have a red Pacific of the same basic model and it's at least 30 years old as far as I know.
The blue press preceeded the red on I have as Hornady told they still supported the red ones.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |