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Conditor22
04-08-2019, 08:05 PM
Post pictures of Old Equipment and supplies that you find/have:

I was given these
.99˘ for 100 primers :)
https://i.imgur.com/psspop4.jpg

and a Mec 600 JR (in sad shape, I'm not saying the Mec is old )
https://i.imgur.com/P7zGHOa.jpg

salpal48
04-08-2019, 08:56 PM
Star inline Cal 30/06 Circa 1930's

Pressman
04-08-2019, 09:02 PM
Sal, I need one of those. Can you get some better pictures?

Conditor22
04-13-2019, 04:14 PM
https://i.imgur.com/RoEiK2C.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/Az2mwKh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/y0LIiy6.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/r2C2uBt.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/qJpMYx7.jpg?1

chj3
05-22-2019, 06:15 PM
Some presses --

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Bent Ramrod
05-25-2019, 03:02 PM
Found these two Ideal tong tools at the Denver Gun Show.

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The one on the left is the rare No. 2 tool, used to load a round ball into the S&W .38-44 cartridge. The mould casts the round ball, and the old style repriming station is on the end of the mould instead of along the handle. There is a sizing station on the handle, with hole and punch, although it should seat the cast ball without need of sizing. A .357 Magnum shell fits in the chamber fine; maybe I'll try some round ball plinking loads sometime.

The one on the right is the Ideal Shell Indentor. The tiny stud on the left handle put four stab crimps (one at a time) on the necks of black powder shells even with the boolit base, so it wouldn't back into the shell when a small charge of smokeless was used instead of a full case of black. It originally came with an ancillary wood-handled Fluted Cap Extractor that would push past the stab crimps to remove the primer, whereas a standard depriming punch would iron out the crimps in short order.

I don't know how those things were used. You couldn't hammer on the wood handle without splitting it, and the other push decappers, like the Marlin/Ballard and Ideal hand tools, don't have any place to hammer on either. Pushing a dead primer out by hand is something I have tried repeatedly, without success. Maybe the old primers were thinner, softer and a looser fit in the old folded or balloon head cases.

I think I have a specimen of every Ideal nutcracker cartridge loading tool except for the rare No. 7, which loaded only the .44-40 Game Getter shot cartridge. One of these days, maybe...

Pressman
05-25-2019, 05:47 PM
Dave, Tom had a No 7 on his table in Denver, did you get to handle it?

Bent Ramrod
05-26-2019, 08:58 AM
Ken,

I looked at it, but didn’t pick it up. So much Good Stuff at that show that it boggled the mind. I’m still boggled, as a matter of fact.

Tom Q’s display was amazing, all right, and deservedly won an award. But the other Tom’s display of Ideal tong tools, as new in the boxes, and only made during the MFA interregnum, showed a level of focus that I wouldn’t have believed possible.

For anybody that likes antique/vintage guns and accessories, the Denver show will spoil you rotten for run-of-the-mill “normal” gun shows. Like going back to your 1/8 oz per ton placer claim after a couple days at The Mother Lode. Lots of affordable Little Stuff (if you look carefully) along with the out-of-reach museum pieces to gawk at.

Conditor22
06-02-2019, 01:57 AM
found this in my stuff "Vintage tumico cs-23 tubular tube micrometer 2-3"


What was it orriginally used for and is there a reloading use for it?

https://i.imgur.com/kPGftU6.png

Pressman
06-02-2019, 12:30 PM
That is an excellent case length gauge, and a nice piece of history.

poppy42
06-02-2019, 01:06 PM
All my equipment is old! But then so am I so it equals out! :bigsmyl2:

Conditor22
06-02-2019, 02:11 PM
Pressman How would I use it? the gauge reads 0 when the jaws are still several inches apart.

IF the jaws are tight against the wood, it reads 0

cat-mechanic
06-02-2019, 02:47 PM
Pressman How would I use it? the gauge reads 0 when the jaws are still several inches apart.

IF the jaws are tight against the wood, it reads 0

When it reads 0, it is at 2 inches. You would need to measure a shell or case or loaded round that had a finished length between 2 and 3 inches.

Let's take 308 for example. Trimmed case length of 2.015 inches. So you could trim and when your micrometer read .015, you would have your 2.015 inches as a trimmed case length.

Then a loaded 308 round with a overall length of 2.800 inches, you could set your micrometer at .800 and load your round and seat your bullet and once seated at 2.800 you could check it with your micrometer.

Hope that helps.

diopter
06-08-2019, 09:21 AM
https://i.ibb.co/9yW7QdN/20190606-220436.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/FD51Pj2/20190606-220518.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/5G4mXdk/20190606-220707-003.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/NT6RyfN/20190607-071842.jpg

Markopolo
06-08-2019, 10:17 AM
Instructions for the ideal number 3 special, right about the time Lyman got them but before the 310

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Conditor22
12-18-2019, 08:27 PM
https://i.imgur.com/uNwhcHU.png

Mr. Don
12-19-2019, 08:45 AM
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Bantou
02-05-2020, 09:20 AM
Old jones #8 cast iron lead melting pot.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200205/ee9dc3c2a1b3c86fe7e3bf63e0dc8406.jpg


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nccaster77
02-15-2020, 09:55 AM
FREE! Not sure how old but I would like to find a spp ram for it. Make it my dedicated primer seater. The ram is my choice of primer seating offline. I may try to “restore” it but most likely just clean and lubricate it up good. Not as handy as lots of you guys on here. Afraid if I take it apart it would be a nutcracker when I’m done. But then again it was free. Also thought it may work well mounted upside down as a push thru boolit sizer. :Fire:

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Bantou
02-15-2020, 01:49 PM
I love that style press. I learned to reload on one many years ago from a guy who was old enough to be my grandfather.


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Pressman
02-15-2020, 08:38 PM
The Magnum H press. They are good presses and can have more value than you think.
You are right, do not take it apart as getting it back together and in perfect alignment can be difficult to do.
Just clean it and oil it.

FLINTNFIRE
02-20-2020, 07:16 PM
257219 Pressman are you interested in these if so pm your address as these were in some stuff I got and I have none of the items they go to

Pressman
02-20-2020, 10:58 PM
PM sent

Conditor22
04-17-2020, 06:40 PM
I saw this on Craigslist, looks old

https://i.imgur.com/Oc63Cxs.png

JWFilips
04-17-2020, 09:14 PM
Some old Norma 8mm bullets
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Fishoot
04-25-2020, 10:00 AM
Saw this on an auction site. Knew it was rare, got it cheap. Cleaned it up and put it to work. Love it.

OS OK
04-25-2020, 10:32 AM
RCBS 'Green Machine' produced 1980-1984 I think...that's kinda old...

https://i.imgur.com/l6OtNJA.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/ZeybYIH.jpg

welderboy44
04-26-2020, 08:32 AM
That is a cool old Pacific press. First time i have seen that 3 station press. I have a single stage Pacific.

ascast
04-28-2020, 08:43 AM
yes left or right handed

Wild Bill 7
06-24-2020, 07:53 AM
OS OK, what caliber is thatGreen Machine? It looks very good nd the handle is awesome.

OS OK
06-24-2020, 09:03 AM
OS OK, what caliber is thatGreen Machine? It looks very good nd the handle is awesome.

It's either .38S or .357m, now it's set up for the 160gr. 'Knott' FWC in .38S.
You noticed that custom handle heh? heheee...I busted my inertia puller and thought I might recycle it into a more comfy handle for this press.

https://i.imgur.com/0iBdEMN.jpg

This press wasn't well received when RCBS released it, I think the main objection was the fail of a priming system. That's an easy workaround, I just don't prime on her.
It's a gas to run, we are all so accustomed to the carousel progression of our modern presses that when you suddenly have one that constantly marches those cases out from left to right in a straight line, believe it or not it's a bit confusing.
You have to stay on top of rotating the case delivery system too or you'll feed a blank space into the lineup and then when you fail to turn the powder delivery off for that blank coming through you dump a load of powder on the platen...running 'Granny' is a lot like driving an antique car, it's fun but you need to stay on top of things.
Here's a feeble attempt to feature old Granny in a sort-of music video...

GRANNY the Green Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kf93Do_LHk

StratsMan
06-30-2020, 11:09 AM
You noticed that custom handle heh? heheee...I busted my inertia puller and thought I might recycle it into a more comfy handle for this press.



Hey Charlie... I second the approval for your improvised handle... I may try that on one of my presses, then share with friends...

OS OK
06-30-2020, 11:21 AM
Hey Charlie... I second the approval for your improvised handle... I may try that on one of my presses, then share with friends...

"Hey StratsMan!"

Every time I run Granny I think about your 'most generous' offer to put her in my hands!
So many times I think of you when I'm setting her up for a run...if I haven't said it lately?

"Thank you, thanks for giving this wonderful old press over to me for care and operation for many years to come!"

charlie

Green Frog
07-01-2020, 01:12 PM
Good stuff, that! Can I assume you are simply decapping and recapping, then loading the unsized but primed cases into the green tube, then doing sizing only at the first station? It looks like the whole process runs smoothly... too bad it doesn't have a well designed priming station, but then it would be pretty much perfect, huh?

Froggie

OS OK
07-09-2020, 09:22 AM
Good stuff, that! Can I assume you are simply decapping and recapping, then loading the unsized but primed cases into the green tube, then doing sizing only at the first station? It looks like the whole process runs smoothly... too bad it doesn't have a well designed priming station, but then it would be pretty much perfect, huh?

Froggie

Yes, the cases I load have been deprimed & cleaned then primed...then run in the press.
I do the same with the LnL, clean primed cases come to that press too.
I am spoiled with the RCBS bench prime, I can feel perfectly the insertion and bottoming and best of all I can finger swipe the primed case without even looking at it as I toss it to the bin. That's just one of the ways I maintain quality assurance, I don't like problems, especially if they're caused by me.

I like loading and am not overly concerned with pumping out volumes of ammo, just enjoy the efficiency of some of the presses.

varmintpopper
07-13-2020, 02:34 AM
20181205_144249
Star Re-loader From About 1956
Making .40 Cal ACP at a good rate.

Gamsek
07-13-2020, 11:03 AM
From around 1930, old reloading 16ga equipment, container of black powder company “KIK” when former Yugoslavia was still Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and RWS obsolete ammo for which I have Ferlach/Austrian 16/8x58R
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200713/4de4720b30b980f0f2e8caae3194f1df.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200713/945e717cc68ee8e6490d555c7a640b8f.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200713/845b4f58f1f0ec3ca3a4057e9f468f31.jpg

Pressman
07-13-2020, 02:58 PM
Now, that is neat, I like your small collection.

Conditor22
08-07-2020, 05:19 PM
Chicago Spec MFG blacksmith forge tools??

https://i.imgur.com/o3MaDU8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/AjtDKPR.png

The white thing is an old bathroom scale :)

jaguarxk120
08-07-2020, 07:43 PM
Plumbers used those spring clamps when making leaded joints
on cast iron pipe.

Pressman
08-07-2020, 08:30 PM
1st model Ideal Armory mould from 1893.

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Green Frog
08-09-2020, 09:28 PM
1st model Ideal Armory mould from 1893.

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Sweet! I’m going to guess the only ones of those that got sold were to armories Since mostly the government would Be paying for them for military use. Regardless, it’s not an item you see every day. Thanks for sharing.

Froggie

Pressman
08-10-2020, 11:20 AM
The first ones were only made for the big military calibers. They were always a special order item, made when the order was received. Sometime after the second version was introduced they were available in any caliber Ideal had cherries for.
They were last cataloged in 1955.

smithnframe
08-10-2020, 11:36 AM
What caliber?

Pressman
08-10-2020, 07:28 PM
The one pictured is 50 GOV'T

Ken
11-01-2020, 09:08 PM
https://i.imgur.com/RoEiK2C.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/Az2mwKh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/y0LIiy6.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/r2C2uBt.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/qJpMYx7.jpg?1

I still use one of those.Got mine in the late 60's

Conditor22
11-19-2020, 10:23 PM
https://i.imgur.com/MJvPMW7.jpg

maxreloader
11-19-2020, 10:51 PM
I need to take and post a few pics! :)

pcmacd
12-20-2020, 07:39 PM
Can I post a picture of my spouse here???

Conditor22
12-20-2020, 08:57 PM
Pcmacd, I think it would be illegal to post her "equipment " on this forum

pcmacd
12-20-2020, 09:09 PM
Well, not illegal but likely against the rules.

I was thinking a portrait, but you got me beat, dirty dude.

I was thinking of the the entirety of the spousal unit as equipment, not the parts, but you do make a point.

fn1889m
12-20-2020, 11:32 PM
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Winchester 38-55 loading tool.

A friend gave me this and the other tools. There’s also an ideal mold for a 308 bullet, which appears to be brass. Another mold is marked 45-75. All the molds have the mold and handles integrated into a single unit. They all have some rust, but I’m surprised at the amount of bluing left on them. Most of what you see in the photos it’s just dirt. I’m soaking them and WD-40 at the moment. Someone had filled the mold cavities with grease several decades ago. So there is some hope.

fn1889m
12-20-2020, 11:35 PM
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Winchester molds for 25-20 and 38-55

fn1889m
12-20-2020, 11:37 PM
273683
Winchester loading tool for 25-20.

The tools all look usable. Will clean them up. Grease and 4-0 steel wool. I know they’re not especially rare, but they are interesting. They deserve to be cleaned up. I hate dirt and rust on tools.

Green Frog
12-22-2020, 10:09 PM
273674
Winchester 38-55 loading tool.

A friend gave me this and the other tools. There’s also an ideal mold for a 308 bullet, which appears to be brass. Another mold is marked 45-75. All the molds have the mold and handles integrated into a single unit. They all have some rust, but I’m surprised at the amount of bluing left on them. Most of what you see in the photos it’s just dirt. I’m soaking them and WD-40 at the moment. Someone had filled the mold cavities with grease several decades ago. So there is some hope.

The corresponding Winchester bullet mould for the appropriate 38-55 bullet mould shows up fairly often on fleaBay. I got one for my 38-55 tool fairly recently for about $50-75 IIRC.

Froggie

Der Gebirgsjager
12-22-2020, 10:34 PM
Old Lyman shotgun priming tool.

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This tool is for loading the cylinder of a Uberti cap & ball 1873-type revolver. Somewhat the same idea as the Lyman tool, but made only a few years ago, which shows that there isn't much new under the sun.

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Green Frog
12-25-2020, 01:07 PM
Der Gebirgsjager, right up until the Kung Flu Plague shut everything down, the loaders for cap and ball revolvers like you show were for sale on Vendor's Row and in use on the firing line of the Pistol Range at Ft Shenandoah, VA, home of the North South Skirmish Association. I've worn one out and am well into my second shooting my Remington New Model. "Don't leave home without it!" :Fire:

Froggie

PS There is also a cartridge loading accessory that looks even more like it... I have one in 38 S&W, and it does really resemble the C&B tool. :)

Black Powder Bill
12-26-2020, 07:02 PM
Was rooting around for my screw box and found these. News paper packing had a Feb 1969 date . Stamps are 10˘ & .06˘

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201226/4d8b4a91bda61a82c504ed8d55ff3042.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201226/38d4bbbf54b86023c63c1133ef2f97bb.jpg

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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201228/62298f80c8a195e327153a1f0ed3c088.jpg

Green Frog
12-29-2020, 01:16 PM
A gunshow friend of mine used to be a big seller of Tamarack Lube. He would sell a case or so (a few sticks at a time) at just about every show. I wish I had bought and squirreled away more! :(

Froggie

Conditor22
12-29-2020, 01:29 PM
https://i.imgur.com/97teGRy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OWC33uL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/62o2dJi.jpg

flyingmonkey35
12-29-2020, 03:05 PM
https://i.imgur.com/97teGRy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OWC33uL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/62o2dJi.jpgI have and am currently using that one

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Conditor22
12-29-2020, 03:24 PM
Did you buy it new? :)

Kevin Rohrer
12-30-2020, 07:18 PM
A Lachmiller primer press, which still gets used.

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Kevin Rohrer
12-30-2020, 07:26 PM
And a unicorn, a Vega Tools, product-improved version of the Belding & Mull powder measure. I have only talked w/ one other person who owns one.

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And a Belding & Mull for comparison.

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oley55
01-04-2021, 03:30 PM
I saw this is on evilbay and couldn't resist posting a couple pics of it. No idea who made this, but that has to be the strongest cast iron framed press ever. Listing says cast iron but something about it make me think cast steel. No name or identification provided or visable.

Pressman
01-04-2021, 06:32 PM
It's a Lachmiller Power House. THe last Lachmiller press. Introduced just prior to the RCBS buyout, most were scrapped when RCBS bought them. Sales numbers are were very small.

Black Powder Bill
01-04-2021, 06:54 PM
2 Pacific I purchased off a member a few years back.

Cleaned them up, a little paint ,chased the threads. I am using these on 38spl now.

They give me an opportunity to mess around with recapping, seating & resizing without messing up another press
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210104/34000f21d7c242305a9a61ec5c10c3b8.jpg

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Conditor22
04-17-2021, 02:31 PM
I"M not selling this, these are presses I found in the local trader today

they want $75
https://i.imgur.com/5PlhDND.png

they want $400
https://i.imgur.com/wUZjjcH.png

They want an offer on these
Pacific Shotshell Reloader
https://i.imgur.com/AMaJ4YK.png
Lyman Easy Shotshell Reloader
https://i.imgur.com/Z2kvBFl.png