I bought one when I was Stationed in Germany back in 1985. Still have it and use it during the winter months to size and decap my brass for CAS. I still use it to reload BP rounds for CAS when I don't have many to reload.
I found one here.
Brand new for $133.98
Scroll to the very bottom of this page.
Look familure?
It appears to me you put your standard die in the trolly and it moves down to do the operation, then back up for you to R&R the casings.
At 3 1/2" X 9" I bet it's as cute as a bugs ear.
If you can't figure it out, send it to me and I'll send you a nice feather.
Then we would both be tickled.
God Bless America!
Sittin here watchin the world go round and round...
Much like a turd in a flushing toilet.
Shoot for the eyes.
If they are crawlin away, shoot for the key hole.
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The basic flaw with Science is man.
Not to pop her bubble, but we have one in the garage that is about a gazzion years old.
Your post made me curious... It's a Boston Ranger 55.
Glad you mentioned it, ours was about full of pencil shavins. (Yep, still used for wooden pencils for the kids.) (GRAND kids, that is.)
I'm a .9mm mechanical pencil lover myself.
God Bless America!
Sittin here watchin the world go round and round...
Much like a turd in a flushing toilet.
Shoot for the eyes.
If they are crawlin away, shoot for the key hole.
NRA Life Member
CRPA Life Member
Magnificent!
The basic flaw with Science is man.
Did the OP ever get a good copy of the instructions? I was at the Salem (VA) Gun Show today and found a faded box with what looked like a brand new Compac press with all the spare parts and a crispy clean set of instructions. I really wasn't in the market, but when I got it for $75, I figured I really did need it.
Its tentative assignment will be to go with me to N-SSA skirmishes and reload Maynard rounds between events. Since it uses a standard shell holder and dies, I can simply add parts I already got set up for my old Lee. The Huntington may not do it any better, but it will do it with class! It's all you guys fault that I bought this thing, you know!
Froggie
Yup, I got them, I posted a link to a pdf of them in post #23.
Nice score on yours, I think you'll enjoy it. I love mine!
we have had a number of requests recently over at the ARTCA forum for instruction sheets for the HDS compact Press. This thread always comes up when people do a web search. I thought I would put up the pdf scan of the instruction sheet I have with my HDS compact
hds-compac-press-inst.compressed.pdf
Just to add it to this thread - the current available iteration of the Decker (improved) is Randy Buchannon's Bucannon Hand Press. Search that and you will find much information. It is a worthy follow on to the Decker and Randy gives full credit to the Decker. I have both.
Wayne the Shrink
There is no 'right' that requires me to work for you or you to work for me!
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 |