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Other Ammunition Calibers => Reloading => Topic started by: Kenk on October 27 2022 10:43:26 AM MDT

Title: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: Kenk on October 27 2022 10:43:26 AM MDT
I picked this press up some time ago at a garage sales, but don?t know anything about it. The only identifying marking is a large H with a circle around it on the base. Any thoughts on its usefulness, or anything else about it
Thanks in advance


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Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: sqlbullet on October 27 2022 12:29:58 PM MDT
Pretty sure that is a CH4D 444-x press:

https://www.ch4d.com/products/equipment/presses/444-X

And that is a score and a half.  I would love to have that press.  Just for the cool factor.
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: Kenk on October 27 2022 01:10:22 PM MDT
Well, if I can?t figure out a use for it, I?ll let you know, it?s kinda silly to have it sit there if I?m not using it
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: gadabout on October 27 2022 05:54:41 PM MDT
Hey Ken I bought a Lyman single stage at a gun show and set it up with a Lee de-capping die. Just have to change the shell holder and you can rock  and roll.  Craig
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: Kenk on October 27 2022 07:39:04 PM MDT
Nice, I?m pretty fond of my Rock Chucker. It?s for sure a slower setup compared to, say a progressive,
but I kinda like loading that way. Enjoy Lyman!
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: gadabout on October 28 2022 06:47:02 AM MDT
I would get a progressive press just to do 9mm but everything else I would use my Redding t7!!  Craig
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: sqlbullet on October 28 2022 07:06:24 AM MDT
If you are loading for yourself and you are not shooting competition a single stage is usually fine.

But, competition or loading for a family changes that fast. :)
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: Kenk on October 28 2022 08:59:30 AM MDT
For sure, I normally only do 50 or 100 rds at a time, individually hand weighing each change. For me, I enjoy just putzing around, methodically building the best ammo I can, it?s almost like therapy for me while my wife sits upstairs knitting, sounds like something old people would do 😀
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: Markwell on November 10 2022 10:08:02 AM MST
     For all of you who say you enjoy reloading here's our take on it.

    "If you enjoy reloading ammunition or cutting firewood to heat your home, you've not done enough of either." Just sayin'.
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: Kenk on November 10 2022 12:02:42 PM MST
For me, it?s a stress reliving therapy, I hang out in my reloading room / office / man cave with our yellow lab, and my wife knits upstairs watching Jane Austen inspired films, Lol, the true definition of how older folks spend some of their free time?Plus I really enjoy methodology weighing and building the best ammo I can.
Title: Re: Garage sale press, any ideas on the manufacture
Post by: gadabout on November 11 2022 05:34:06 AM MST
Boy Ken I am right with you on reloading as I like to load better than shooting. I will say I don't agree on the weighting part as I have an old powder measure that works great so I just weight the first drop and the last drop to see if there is any difference and there never is!! Since I got into wet tumbling all my rounds look brand new and that is nice but an extra step in the process. If done real well it is an extra day but you end up with a lot of brass that is new looking. Craig
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