L.G.I No. 45 Lubrisizer

[Boyscout]

It took more than a month but here are photos of L.G.I. No 45 Lubrisizer.

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[fatnhappy]

HUNH?
LGI?

LGS, Lyman Gun Sight Corporation.

Am I missing something, is there something special about your sizer?

[462]

Doesn't the solid reservoir cover, rather than the cast iron cover with the four holes, indicate that it's a newer version?

[.22-10-45]

Yes, the cover is later..as well as the snap-ring fasteners..my early one has the cotter-pins. That said, it is a nice conditioned one..did you restore, or re-paint it?

[Boyscout]

I have done nothing with it except wipe off some of the excess lube. The tube is still full of a very dark, soft lube as my grandfather had left it when he died in 1976. That is the only thing special about this tool except that it was his. What many of you take for common knowledge, I have to re-discover here as I don't know any bullet casters except the ones I meet here on this site. As soon as I can mount it, I wll run some Lee C312-185-1R bullets through it.

[badge176]

That it was his makes it special, that you've picked up where he left off makes it ever special-er! Congrats on keeping a family tradition alive!!!

[fatnhappy]

What many of you take for common knowledge, I have to re-discover here as I don't know any bullet casters except the ones I meet here on this site.

Got it. Sorry. The OP left me scratching my head.

[canyon-ghost]

That is a very nice, sturdy sizer in almost 100% shape. I'd be very proud of Grandfather's sizer. It's purty.

Ron

[Beekeeper]

Be proud of it as it is in near new shape.
There very few running around in that good of shape.
I have 2 of them and the only thing I have found that I do not like is the fact that you cannot resize a boolit very much with it,
1 or 2 thousanths is about all.
The week link is the handle and linkage.
Take care of it and pass it down to your son or grandson.


beekeeper

[.22-10-45]

Hello, Boyscout..1+ on what BeeKeeper said..don't "horse" this one too much..those old cast-iron handles arn't made anymore! Also, don't overtighten that sizer-die set screw..the frames have been known to crack. I am not sure on current RCBS sizer dies, but this one needs the Lyman style with the O-ring around top for sealing..also with rounded groove around circumference..for rounded end of set screw. Best of luck with Grandfathers fine tool.

[nanuk]

I cherish all the items I was able to inherit from my grandparents

unfortunately, there were 34 grandchildren on my Dad's side, and the pickin's were pretty slim

Grampa had some awesome blacksmith, and large old mechanics tools

I hope you can keep that unit and hand it down the line to your descendents to keep the dreams alive

[Boyscout]

I don't plan on trying to "swage" anything. I just want to get my gas checks on, lube the gease rings and resize as little as possible. Most of my grandfather's equipment disappeared for 35 years and showed back up last summer. There are no molds. I got the resizer, his old smelting pot, and and about 300 .358 204 gn plain bas bullets 19 BHN. I now have the .35 Remington 760 those were made for and a Remington 03A3 that were his. (he gave two rifles to my father who gave them to me). I will make sure my sons know the stories behind the rifles lest they be tempted to neglect or sell them off. So far no one has shown much interest in casting but they can sure go though a lot of my lead with the 1911's they own.