What the devil?

[jim4065]

These aren't lube dies or top punches...........

Maybe parts to a 310 Tool?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170379298995&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Bill*]

They say "shell resizer" not bullet resizer

[square butte]

These are full length case resizers meant to go along with Lyman 310 tools. Case is hammerd in, the driven out with the rod. It's a by hand operation, so a bit tedious.

[1874Sharps]

I got one of these when I bought a old New Service revolver in 45 Colt back in 1990. It came with the Ideal 250 grain boolit mold and Ideal 310 tool. The old timer who sold it to me had to show me how to use it, and it is done as Square Butt describes. I went to the White Elephant in Spokane, WA and got me a set of Lee carbide dies and have not messed with the 310 since.

[Pepe Ray]

Indeed; the 310 couldn't FL re size a case(rifle) so needed something economical and simple.
It is best used with an arbor press, a large bench vise works well and Yes, you CAN drive the case in with a mallet at the risk of damaging a case head. It seems that some of us are assembling a collection of sorts. HO Hum. :coffee:
Pepe Ray

[RayinNH]

Yup, my Dad had a Lyman Tru-Line Jr. press, and reloaded .270 Winchester. I remember beating the brass into the die with a plastic headed mallet, then used a rod to push them out...Ray

[Cherokee]

I used one of those for 30 Carbine way back in 1960. Still have it. Great if you don't have a press.

[1874Sharps]

Gentlemen,

Attached is a photo of the Ideal 310 and assorted tools I got on the above mentioned post. From left to right is a 45 Colt resizer and the punch to get it out (note the cupped end of the punch to accomodate balloon head cases), a 0.454" boolit sizer for the 310 tool, a decapper/flaring tool, a boolit seating die for both 45 colt and 45 ACP and a couple of tools on the end that I cannot figure out. Thought ya'll would find this interesting!

[Dframe]

Interesting. I have a couple of sets of 310 tool dies. They work just fine but are LABOR INTENSIVE. I'm way too impatient to use such a tool these days. Might be fun for a collector of old reloading equipment.

[1874Sharps]

Dframe,

You are right about that! Back in the day I suppose those tools were about as fast as you could expect. They would do in a pinch, but I think I will take the Rockchucker. By modern standards I am a bit behind times, I suppose, but really do not have the bucks right now to spring for a Dillon or other progressive.

[Green Frog]

Stop and smell the coffee and reload casually with a 310 tool! :coffeecom

If you are too busy to enjoy this, you are too busy!!! [smilie=w:

BTW, from what I can make out of the tools in the picture from 1874 Sharps, the parts on the end are from the early die set (found with the old nickel plated tong tools.) They should be a neck sizer, a seating die, and a spud that goes in the seater so it can also double as a decapper. I have a nearly pristine set of that vintage in .32 S&W that has loaded that cartridge, .32 S&W Long, and .32 H&R Mag. Casually, of course! ;-)

Froggie

PS The old tong tools are hard to beat when you are loading for the old single shot Winchesters, Ballards, and Stevens! :D

[JRW]

In the BPCR dicipline, I have found the I no longer use the turret press set up on the bench, but have found it is just as quick to load the competition loads for sillywette as the press. I also use the old crank tools to load the holy black in my 10 bore hammered gun. this is almost as fast as loading on a single stage mec press, and I get much prefered roll crimps without extra steps. I have sometimes wondered if we have indeed come all that far...?