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I am quickly becoming an adherent to the “It’s just a tool” school of thought, and unless it’s a pristine example of some rare old model or an item with provenance to some historical figure, I’ve...

Any function I can imagine for the mystery tool would require some means of holding the case in place. Is it possible that this is another watchmaker’s tool?
BTW, what are the numbers on your...

“Curiouser and curiouser.” :confused:

On the mystery primer seater, is that a Lyman J type shell holder? If yes, I can only posit that it must be somebody’s well made home built unit, probably intended to be mounted on some sort of...

That gun should have been impossible for a mortal to design and build in the mid 18th Century and is nearly unimaginable even today. Well done!
Froggie

The smaller priming seating post is for the old Lyman presses... I can't tell from the picture whether it is standard for the J type shell holders or "Special T" for use with the shell holder...

I’ve been told (by pressman, the biggest Herter’s expert I know) that the RCBS and other “standard” rams are just enough smaller to be sloppy in the Herter’s presses.
Froggie

I have a fairly useful assortment of the proprietary Herter’s shell holders and adaptors for both of my Herter’s presses, but I just would like to have a conversion just for the convenience. I’d...

That looks like it would be my “Goldilocks” bullet for 38 Spl! Loaded light it would be just right for casual Bullseye in a K38 but could also be loaded a bit warmer and still be easy on gun and...

Unfortunately, price alone is no indicator of quality. If you read through this thread, there are lots of instances of the cheapening of name brand tools… caveat emptor!
Froggie

I’m probably taking too limited a look forward into all the new technology but I like the Lyman Multi Expand Powder Charge Die that expands the case mouth and allows powder to be introduced to the...

Somehow I got on Gerstner's mailing list and get an email ad from them about once a week or more. Anyway, they are advertising American made and "International" or foreign made at somewhat lower...

Both of my Gerstner oak tool chests are loaded with Starrett tools, but neither of the boxes nor any of the tools are newer than 20 years or so. If you read the current Gerstner catalog, they have...

Wayne, this is a “chicken or the egg” situation. I believe the Winchester mould may have come first, followed closely by Talbot’s Ideal 3118, or it may have been the other way around.
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How about contact info for JES, please?
Froggie

olfarmer, if I were in your place and looking for a light bullet for the 32-20, I’d probably be following the well informed advice from Outpost75. I don’t have that much experience with light...

rockrat,
If it had included the factory grips and two or more mags you could have just about doubled the price, give or take. Then again, factory grips can be had for about $100 plus or minus, and...

Honey roasted??

Triple K recently made a run of repro mags for the Model 52, but so far range reports have been mixed to poor. I have one I bought for Dad because he thought he needed one. It’s been in the safe...

This thread has dragged on for a while, so I’d like to just provide my summation of what works for me, YMMV. In the end, you have to be you.
First, I hate to disassemble the firearm just to use it...

Just a PSA: there is somebody down in Swappin’ & Sellin’ offering a cabinet full of “310 dies”. From the pictures and his description it appears that they are actually TruLine Jr sets, but some of...

I’m confused. Are these 310 dies for the Tong Tool or TruLine Jr dies for the little Bench Press? If the latter , some will work with the 310 Tool, others not. There are a lot of great calibers...

In all the time I've been dealing with 310 tools, I've never seen a extractor hook offered for sale by itself. one time I bought a small lot of assorted 310 stuff with a tool that had broken off...

Although it was designed by Lyman for the 32H&R, and discontinued by them, the #313631 is a great GC mould running about 105 gr +/-. The reproductions available from the newer, small batch makers...

Mk42gunner, the Super U press was like a combination of a C-type and an O-type press, giving a lot of iron around the chamber where the action takes place. It is sensationally strong.
I found out...