The Magnum H press. They are good presses and can have more value than you think.
You are right, do not take it apart as getting it back together and in perfect alignment can be difficult to do.
Just clean it and oil it.
The Magnum H press. They are good presses and can have more value than you think.
You are right, do not take it apart as getting it back together and in perfect alignment can be difficult to do.
Just clean it and oil it.
Attachment 257219 Pressman are you interested in these if so pm your address as these were in some stuff I got and I have none of the items they go to
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I saw this on Craigslist, looks old
Saw this on an auction site. Knew it was rare, got it cheap. Cleaned it up and put it to work. Love it.
RCBS 'Green Machine' produced 1980-1984 I think...that's kinda old...
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That is a cool old Pacific press. First time i have seen that 3 station press. I have a single stage Pacific.
OS OK, what caliber is thatGreen Machine? It looks very good nd the handle is awesome.
It's either .38S or .357m, now it's set up for the 160gr. 'Knott' FWC in .38S.
You noticed that custom handle heh? heheee...I busted my inertia puller and thought I might recycle it into a more comfy handle for this press.
This press wasn't well received when RCBS released it, I think the main objection was the fail of a priming system. That's an easy workaround, I just don't prime on her.
It's a gas to run, we are all so accustomed to the carousel progression of our modern presses that when you suddenly have one that constantly marches those cases out from left to right in a straight line, believe it or not it's a bit confusing.
You have to stay on top of rotating the case delivery system too or you'll feed a blank space into the lineup and then when you fail to turn the powder delivery off for that blank coming through you dump a load of powder on the platen...running 'Granny' is a lot like driving an antique car, it's fun but you need to stay on top of things.
Here's a feeble attempt to feature old Granny in a sort-of music video...
GRANNY the Green Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kf93Do_LHk
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"Hey StratsMan!"
Every time I run Granny I think about your 'most generous' offer to put her in my hands!
So many times I think of you when I'm setting her up for a run...if I haven't said it lately?
"Thank you, thanks for giving this wonderful old press over to me for care and operation for many years to come!"
charlie
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Good stuff, that! Can I assume you are simply decapping and recapping, then loading the unsized but primed cases into the green tube, then doing sizing only at the first station? It looks like the whole process runs smoothly... too bad it doesn't have a well designed priming station, but then it would be pretty much perfect, huh?
Froggie
"It aint easy being green!"
Yes, the cases I load have been deprimed & cleaned then primed...then run in the press.
I do the same with the LnL, clean primed cases come to that press too.
I am spoiled with the RCBS bench prime, I can feel perfectly the insertion and bottoming and best of all I can finger swipe the primed case without even looking at it as I toss it to the bin. That's just one of the ways I maintain quality assurance, I don't like problems, especially if they're caused by me.
I like loading and am not overly concerned with pumping out volumes of ammo, just enjoy the efficiency of some of the presses.
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Star Re-loader From About 1956
Making .40 Cal ACP at a good rate.
From around 1930, old reloading 16ga equipment, container of black powder company “KIK” when former Yugoslavia was still Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and RWS obsolete ammo for which I have Ferlach/Austrian 16/8x58R
Now, that is neat, I like your small collection.
Chicago Spec MFG blacksmith forge tools??
The white thing is an old bathroom scale
Plumbers used those spring clamps when making leaded joints
on cast iron pipe.
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 |