Scored my first Star Luber...

[danomano]

... So how did I do? I got it for 50 plus shipping, with the heater too. It should be here next week. 8-)

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The bummer part is I have to buy new dies :happy dance:

[ACrowe25]

Nice... Makes me jealous.

[kayak1]

Wow nice deal!!!

[Sweetpea]

I'll send you $100 plus shipping...

Then you can brag about how good an investor you are!!!

[ReloaderFred]

I paid $45.00 for my first one, but that was a few moons ago. You did very well on that one, especially in today's market.

Fred

[danomano]

Thanks guys! I was thinking it was a smoke'n deal. I had to jump on it!

[danomano]

I'll send you $100 plus shipping...

Then you can brag about how good an investor you are!!!

LOL... I think I will quit while I am ahead and just stick to finding good deals :grin:

[lt250r_86]

Very nice deal. I have 2 of them. Great machines.

[rockrat]

You got a smokin deal!!!!

[rodsvet]

That is a once in a lifetime find!! Congratulations!!

[VHoward]

Yeah, he practically stole it. I never find deals like that.

[shoot-n-lead]

You did good.

I'll give your money back. Just send a pm with your info and payment will be on the way.

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Sounds too good to be true.

[MTtimberline]

Didn't the seller want the other two hundred?

[danomano]

I know I am excited! I have a lyman 450... but I am not overly impressed with it.

[danomano]

Well this shipped today.. finally. So I can get more pics once it gets here if you guys want any. I am curious to see what die is in it.. any guesses? mine is 45..

Random two part question... do these have Serial Numbers? and is there a list to post up on here if so?

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Pics?

[danomano]

It will be here Tuesday according to UPS... pics after that :)

[kayak1]

Does it have a twin? I would love a 2nd star.

[Daddyfixit]

Wow! I thought I did good when I found one for $150. You did good!

[danomano]

Well I must say... These things are NICE!! its in really good shape. Just a bunch of extra lube all over the place. I would venture a guess the heater is turned up to high.. but I wont know till I get some dies I can use.
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Speaking of dies.. it came with One Die and Punch and one bullet too, hmm guess I could measure it to see what size it is... :Bright idea:
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... so apparently it came with die for a .458'' (IE 45-70 family)
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So it appears I will be sizing for my Father in-law's 45-120 first. Which is fine by me that thing is a hoot to shoot! :Fire:

[gunoil]

Get the bullet feeder:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UozyDZ-44Q4

I bought the return spring for handle on ebay.

Get some "goof off".

[danomano]

Here are a couple more pictures...
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Oh and funny thing.. the plate that it is mounted on, see earlier pictures.. is a chunk of copper.

[skeet028]

Well I got another one in a deal on some estate stuff the other day. But I even paid 100 bucks. BUT I got 19 different Star sizing dies and top punches..most in their boxes....as well as a few Lyman dies but I did pay another 100 for them. I missed out on 10 8 lb kegs of powders though. They sold 'em last week. But i also got a Ramsom Rest for handguns with 5 sets of grip adapters. Only one set of adapters have ever been out of the boxes. I gotta stop buying.. I'm spending the kids inheritance..well part of it. Granddaughter will still get the ranch..LOL!!

[Crash_Corrigan]

I would love to buy another 2 or 3 Stars to leave set up with particular lubes or just dedicate each to a particular boolit. I shoot a lot of 9mm's and 45 ACP and having a luber dedicated to each would eliminate the job of removing a die and punch and readjusting for the different boolit.

Ideally I would have at least 4 of them. The two listed above and one for my beloved 38-55 Winchester lever rifle and the last just for the remainder of my lubing needs. At only $50 a pop I would be really happy. At $275 not so much.

[Rhino77]

:-D
Well I got another one in a deal on some estate stuff the other day. But I even paid 100 bucks. BUT I got 19 different Star sizing dies and top punches..most in their boxes....as well as a few Lyman dies but I did pay another 100 for them. I missed out on 10 8 lb kegs of powders though. They sold 'em last week. But i also got a Ramsom Rest for handguns with 5 sets of grip adapters. Only one set of adapters have ever been out of the boxes. I gotta stop buying.. I'm spending the kids inheritance..well part of it. Granddaughter will still get the ranch..LOL!!

With all those dies that sounds like a smoking deal. I haven't really gotten into casting my own bullets yet. I started casting bullets for cores used in bullet swaging. That got my interest up in cast bullets and I have loaded over 1,000 store bought cast bullets. The logical step is to keep going......, and the Magma Star Lube Sizer looks like a sweet set up. Congratulations on your find!

[danomano]

Finally had a chance to run some lead through this last Sunday. Awesome! is pretty much what sums it up. I do understand why these can be problematic at first. Lucky for me I have read most of the threads on other peoples issues and took the appropriate actions on the initial set up. I am also already working on a air kit so it will be even better. I post a pic once I get it all sorted out. Its going to take me a little while though, life gets in the way sometimes.

[mike daniels]

what is the going price for a star lubra sizer?

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

what is the going price for a star lubra sizer?
$275
http://www.magmaengineering.com/pricesheet.html

[engineer401]

$275
http://www.magmaengineering.com/pricesheet.html

The price went up. The website now says $325. http://www.magmaengineering.com/component/banners/click/14/ It is still worth every penny.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

The price went up. The website now says $325. http://www.magmaengineering.com/component/banners/click/14/ It is still worth every penny.
Interesting !!!
I guess Magma better crack the whip on their IT department and update there Pricelist page

[HeavyMetal]

Great smokin deal!!

Nose size with this and you'll make the most accurate boolits known to man!

Your next move should be to PM Red neck engineering ( site vendor here) and order his shovel handle for this unit! I bent the stocker six ways to Sunday before I bought that new handle!

Lathesmith makes great Star dies in two styles and will take the time to customize hole locations in them if you can send him the right info to center the holes.

I have a 457122 HP mold with three lube groove.

Lathesmith's flanged Star die, with my specified hole spacing, lubes all three grooves with no slop or excess lube on the boolit!

Contact both these vendors for Star stuff you won't be sorry!

[engineer401]

Great smokin deal!!

Nose size with this and you'll make the most accurate boolits known to man!

Your next move should be to PM Red neck engineering ( site vendor here) and order his shovel handle for this unit! I bent the stocker six ways to Sunday before I bought that new handle!

Lathesmith makes great Star dies in two styles and will take the time to customize hole locations in them if you can send him the right info to center the holes.

I have a 457122 HP mold with three lube groove.

Lathesmith's flanged Star die, with my specified hole spacing, lubes all three grooves with no slop or excess lube on the boolit!

Contact both these vendors for Star stuff you won't be sorry!

I bought the roller handle from Lathesmith and like it a lot.

[danomano]

Good thinking!! The wife is always asking me about xmas ideas, birthday ideas... hmmm I think I have one now!!