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Going through all my stuff I found some items I forgot I had. I picked these two up some years ago, was in a box of old dies and brass, and really never looked close at what they were.









The Pacific looks new in box and is for loading 308.

The pak tool is a hand press and has dies marked 3006 and another set unmarked, I looked every way I could with a flashlight... the expander ball is for 22, there's only a shell holder for .473, when I put a 222 case in it was about 1/4in short, so must be for 22 250 or swift.



Once I get my brass and stuff completely sorted I'm going to load a box of 3006 with that pak tool. With the extension for the short action 22 I should be able to load 308 also.

I use a lee hand press to deprime and sometimes seat bullets, that pak tool is really smooth compared.

Kent

That’s very cool.

I love that old stuff. My primary press is a Bair Kodiak that my father bought new. I would love to find another to complement it, but they don't go cheap.

Looks solid too!
A machine shop could make you case holders pretty easy.

Pretty cool old school reloading tools.

Kent, that's new-fangled, uppity stuff!
Just ask Kaywoodie or birdwatcher!

My dad has one of those.
He collects old reloading stuff.
Has about 60 presses.

Hollywoods, Herters etc.

Old school cool.

I have 2 small presses that I got from Mike Walker's estate. The bodies are old Remington receivers. One for 222 type cartridges and the other for his BR based cases.

I have a few sets of the Lyman 310 tong tools. They're sometimes fun to work with and make accurate ammo too.
Paul B.

That old stuff and those name brands bring back lots of memories. Still have some of it that belonged to my dad.

I’ve got a NIB Redding single stage press I’ve been saving for some reason. I don’t know how old it is but it looks like it’s from a while back. I’ll have to snap a pic when I get the chance.

I like the new stuff, like a Lyman T mag.
Only old press Id have, the RCBS A2.

I know I have some old, vintage 3006 brass, new, Winchester I'm fairly certain, in 20rd boxes. I'll dig those out and load them, gotta remember where they are.

Kent

Pics please

Found the Winchester cases and some other stuff, can't find any markings on the thing that must be a hand primer, it has a similar shell holder as the pak tool but coarser threads. The Hardee tool I can't find anything on, the wood dowels and oddball dies.

Strange stuff.

Kent

Looks like you raided Paul's place...

I may have to see if he knows what this stuff is.

Kent

I like reloading Ammo with the Lyman 310 & the Ideal tong tools!

Some interesting reloading stuff you have there Kent.

It is interesting to see the progression tools take through the years....