Shotgun shell reloading help...

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Rue,
Take anyracoons advice. Go buy a Mec.
you can find used Mec 600jr for $50.
What kind of shells are you going to reload?

Just 12 gauge maybe 7's or 8's and maybe double 00 if you can do it.
Is making rocksalt illegal now?

Sorry if I'm stubborn I'm sure you guys are correct but I'm a sucker for old stuff. They just don't make em like this one anymore.

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

Rue,
It's ok that will work. But slow. Now you need powder, primers,Wads.
I should of asked what brand of shell you will be reloading?
Because You have two types of crimps 5 point and 8 point. Depending on what brand.
You will also want to use two types of wads. One type for 7s & 8s &9s.
Then another type for OO and Rocksalt.
After reloading a few thousand shell with that reloader your muscle on one arm will be huge. LOL.

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Rue,
It's ok that will work. But slow. Now you need powder, primers,Wads.
I should of asked what brand of shell you will be reloading?
Because You have two types of crimps 5 point and 8 point. Depending on what brand.
You will also want to use two types of wads. One type for 7s & 8s &9s.
Then another type for OO and Rocksalt.
After reloading a few thousand shell with that reloader your muscle on one arm will be huge. LOL.

I have used Super X 2 3/4 inch 00B hulls by Winchester
I also have #6 Federal game load hulls in 2 3/4

I'd say the first ones are "5" point and the second "8" point crimps.
What is the third picture of? The die?

Thanks for the info.

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

Thats so old im not sure. My guess would be a powder or shot measurer. But that's a guess. Maybe PM Fjold or ivanimal and ask them. One of them will know.

[JG2000]

You said that the Shot/Powder throw has the name Herter's Inc on it but is there another name anywhere on the press? Maybe on the bottom side under where it is mounted? The press just doesn't look like any of the Herter's presses I've seen on the auction sites. It looks like they used an electric tool to make the 6 or 8 point crimp on the shell (maybe heat). Check ebay there is an auction right now for some equipment that has pics, might help. The third pic looks like a piece that mounts on the press, the ram goes down into it. You have one already installed on the press it looks like.