Gun show find.
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RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
I sold mine in 2020 for $225 on eBay. FWIW
Edward R Southgate
Component Hoarder Extraordiniare
I'll take 10 at that price.
Petrol & Powder
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You might have stolen it at that price 
richhodg66
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I have been eclectically collecting old presses for a few years. I wouldn't have even thought about grabbing that one for forty bucks. C&H Made/makes good stuff. They are now called CH4d, but still carry a lot of stuff and likely parts for that if needed. Great score, set it up and load some ammo.
Snakeoil
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Nice find! I'd have snapped it up in a flash. I think if I had one, I'd use the rear station, between the columns for the hard work like sizing. The light duty stuff like seating bullets, M-dies, etc., I'd do on the front dies. It would reduce lateral forces and wear on the columns.
My buddy has a Brown Bair which has 3 stations and they are all in front of the support columns. His columns are worn up in the working range and the moving base is a tad droopy in that range.
My buddy has a Brown Bair which has 3 stations and they are all in front of the support columns. His columns are worn up in the working range and the moving base is a tad droopy in that range.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
If you go to the C&H4D site, they show the recommend set up.
Top this....In the mid 60's, my wife spied a Saeco/Cramer 3 cavity 44 cal swc mould with handles, on a table in a Greensberg Pa. gunshow.
The price was $10.00! Needless to say, this mould followed us home!
The mould was in excellent condition, and I cast with it for years until I got my first Lyman 4 cavity 429421. When I got my 2nd 4 cavity 429421, the Saeco was traded off. Oh, the need for speed!
The price was $10.00! Needless to say, this mould followed us home!
The mould was in excellent condition, and I cast with it for years until I got my first Lyman 4 cavity 429421. When I got my 2nd 4 cavity 429421, the Saeco was traded off. Oh, the need for speed!
Todd M
Craftsman of metals...always learning.
My first (and only) progressive press to date was a Square Deal B for 40 bucks off Craigslist. Complete, set up for 44. Alas, we needed cash desperately later and it had to go. Many, many times since have I wished for that little machine back. Never have I been able to afford another.
richhodg66
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Not a gun show, but recently got a CH4D Champion, the huge one that their MSRP on their site say is 450 bucks. PAID 15 bucks plus shipping,I think I'm gonna like it.
richhodg66
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There are adapters for most of those old ones to use modern shell holders. I have a few old Herters and a Lachmiller wwhich use those big old Herters shell holders. I have a couple of adapters, but I pick up the old ones when I find them cheap. I have several old presses I got real cheap, most still not set up. The plan one day is to have a 30 foot long bench I'm the Morton building with all of them set up and use whatever one suits me at the moment. I suspect the Rockchucker will Continue to get used the most, but I like messing with the old tools.
Todd M
Craftsman of metals...always learning.
That’s a big press!
richhodg66
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It truly is. A year or so back, I got a Redding Ultramag basically as a package deal with a Bair Kodiak I really wanted, got both for what I tthought was fair just for the Kodiak. Didn't really think about it much, but the Redding is a monster, at least the equal of this Chamoion.