Bidding on nice Hollywood Senior

[6622729]

So as a potential first foray into the vintage/antique reloading equipment world I'm bidding on a really nice Hollywood Senior.

[Oyeboten]

Keep us posted!

[6622729]

Keep us posted!

Will do. If I win it I'd probably set it up as a dedicated resizing and decapping press for 300AAC. I store my brass cleaned, sized and deprimed. When ready to load I pull out a box and run it through on my Lee turret press. I also have a Lee single stage I could then setup as a dedicated sizing and depriming press for .223. I only reload for .223, 300AAC supersonic and 9mm handgun which I can run through from start to finish on the turret. I cast for 9mm and 300AAC supersonic.

[Kevin Rohrer]

Observation: It's probably aluminum.

[6622729]

Observation: It's probably aluminum.

Thanks for that input Kevin! Seller claims a weight of 15lbs 2oz. They suggest they believe it is aluminum. It's up over $200 already so I'm going to let it go.

[Kevin Rohrer]

Anytime you see an old press like this w/ fresh paint, it is hiding aluminum. Aluminum presses flake-off their paint, while cast iron does not normally do so.

The aluminum Super Turret on the right is typical.
http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv29/KevinRohrer/Reloading/1685.jpg

[Pressman]

The one piece slide is another give away. Cast steel presses use a two piece guide as the main frame is machined in one piece, aluminum is not.

Still, I saw that and took a liking to how the press was stored, seller has two presses for sale, both have eye bolts to hang them from the ceiling. I am running out of storage room and the only open space left is the ceiling.

Ken