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    Tecto

    TECTO is from the Technical Tooling Company of Minneapolis, Reloading tool division. It was a short-lived endeavor to produce some innovative and economically priced tools. For more information see the review on Page 215, Gun Digest 1969.

    They made three tools, a press, se: https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...9-What-is-this

    A Powder measure and the little pocket tool which is the rarest of all three.
    The powder measure did get some commercial success as Pacific used it in a slightly improved form for several years. Bonanza also bought the rights to make it in a more heavily modified form as their Benchrest measure.

    The pocket loader is well thought out and contains several operations that Lee and Lyman tools do not. For the cost, $5.95, it was a great bargain. The instructions are clearly written and illustrated so anyone can understand how to use the loader. On the other hand, the paper/ plastic packaging is not durable for long term use, leaving how to store the tool up to the user. Hopefully the picture will enlarge enough to read them.

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    Ken,
    Very neat. What caliber is yours made to reload and have you tried it yet?

    I have or have had a lot of older reloading tools and some of them are absolute gems, others not so much.

    Great find and thanks for sharing.

    Steve

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check