Hollywood Automatic 12ga

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Hello everyone i have to say i have seen a lot of really nice Hollywood press collections here, but no one seems to have a Hollywood Automatic , so i thought i would share mine with you..........................

Your thoughts......is this the holy grail of Hollywoods????

[ReloaderFred]

I loaded on one of those when I was rangemaster for our department back in the late 1970's. Yours has the automatic wad feed conversion that was done in Reseda by ol' Jim. He came up with the conversion and did our machine for me. It really sped up production.

Yours didn't come from a surplus equipment sale in Kern County did it?

Fred

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Fred

I picked up this press a few weeks ago from a antiques dealer in Rancho Cucamonga who was thinking about converting her in to a lamp. Imagine that!

He told me that he got it from a buddy of his and really couldn't tell me more about the press and where it originally came from. He decided to sell it, as he was moving up north and didn't want lug it up there with him. I spent a couple of weeks restoring her back to this condition. The press is stamped with #100 on the turret head.

Any other Hollywood experts out there with info on this type of press? #produced, Value, History, Age.........

Steve

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[ReloaderFred]

Make it into a lamp!!!!???? That's blasphemous! I'm really glad you were able to save it, since they load really good ammunition.

By the way, welcome to the forum.

Kevin Rohrer and Pressman will be along any time now, and they're the real experts on Hollywood equipment. I just own and use it, but I don't really research it.

I don't believe there were a lot of those presses made, though. Our department had it when I hired on in 1971, and I have no idea how long before that they bought it, or if it's still there or not. I took it to the guy who owned the rights to the Hollywood presses at the time and he did the conversion for the wads. Hollywood never offered that feature, as he had invented it himself. I wish I could remember his full name, but it was a long time ago.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[starmac]

You probably now have a couple forum members that have hired computer hackers finding out the location of those pictures. They are in the planning stages of something along the lines of a jewelry heist, but bigger. lol

Nice save from a lampshade. geesh

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Thanks for the welcome and info Fred.

Steve

Make it into a lamp!!!!???? That's blasphemous! I'm really glad you were able to save it, since they load really good ammunition.

By the way, welcome to the forum.

Kevin Rohrer and Pressman will be along any time now, and they're the real experts on Hollywood equipment. I just own and use it, but I don't really research it.

I don't believe there were a lot of those presses made, though. Our department had it when I hired on in 1971, and I have no idea how long before that they bought it, or if it's still there or not. I took it to the guy who owned the rights to the Hollywood presses at the time and he did the conversion for the wads. Hollywood never offered that feature, as he had invented it himself. I wish I could remember his full name, but it was a long time ago.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[Kevin Rohrer]

Wow, that is even prettier than the Super Turret. I know the location of one of those shotshell loaders, but it is in crappy condition compared to yours.

[kd185]

very impressive find i might say

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More Pictures Again

[skeettx]

Wonderful
I have four Hollywoods that need new homes
BUT I am too lazy to ship them anywhere
Y'all come to Amarillo, Texas and let's deal

[LUBEDUDE]

A gorgeous piece of machinery!!!

[starmac]

skeetx which hollywoods do you have??

[kd185]

skeetx which hollywoods do you have??

X2?
im curious also

[Forty Rod Ray]

A great book and pictorial essay might result from the meeting of the Hollywood owners here.... I want on that list when it comes out.

[skeettx]

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Ill take the three hole turret.
PM sent

[skeettx]

Come to Amarillo

[starmac]

It is very possible that I will be in or close to Amirillo in the next few months, hmmmm. If you still have them, I might could get interested in the 12 station.

[Cleist06]

This is a bit late on the response but I recently picked up serial number 244. It's set up in 12 gauge and came with both the six and 8 point crimp dies. Mine is set up for fiber over powder and filler wads. It's cool to see one set up for plastic wads.

Still trying to figure out how to post a picture.