No markings on the press anywhere, anyone know what it is?
No markings on the press anywhere, anyone know what it is?
It looks like one of those x-treem benchrest presses; maybe a Harrell?
Specially-made for short, PPC-type cartridges. Can’t find my reference.
It looks very similar to the RCBS summit press early model just a guess.
I've had the same press for over 25 years (mine is missing the priming post), so it's not exactly new. I feel as if there was a post on this forum a few years ago identifying it, but not sure how to effectively search for the post. Despite the color, I don't believe it's an RCBS.
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It's kind of an odd press, but it seems to have tremendous leverage at the very end of the press stroke--I used to use it for swaging case heads. Mine does not have a soft grip on the handle--can't tell if it ever did--so not very comfortable to use. I also found the arms get in the way--the horseshoe handle swings down across the opening for the case, so it's hard to use your fingers to guide something into a die. Also the screws holding it together seem to back out frequently--could locktite them, I guess, but I just keep an Allen wrench handy.
--DJ
That seems kinda extreme, maybe just follow the rules and heed and warnings from mods?
Hated to see some of the guys go, but they were warned.
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I may have half of an answer.
All I can remember is “Tec” in the name. They also made powder measures.
Pressman knows all about them.
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I know this is an old thread, but I think this is the answer: Tecto Press made in Minneapolis.
https://www.varminthunters.com/threa...-press.166332/
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A Tecto reprise: This from the 1969 23rd De Luxe Edition of the Gun Digest:
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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 |