$500 is a bit stout I think . I got FOUR used 9000's for $700 a pair of 28's a 20 and a 12 . The most expensive of the four was the 20 gauge with about 2500 once fired AA hulls . One of the 28's looks well used but the other three look comparatively like new . I'm afraid I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and order a new 16 gauge 9000 as I've only seen two used ones for sale and they just about reached our dealer cost for a new one . The jury's still out on the 410 but I suspect I'll end up getting a new 410 9000 as well .

Remember - Paul says his was the Hydraulic model. I'm no MEC expert, but that must be worth $100-200 extra, I would think

Yes I did say a 9000H. If you got four 9000's for $700 you should be in jail for grand theft. BPI sells Mec 9000 for over $600, the 9000H for $1138 plus shipping . That's $175 per machine - most guys like to get around half price for a used machine. You did good.

Craig,

If you know anyone locally wanting a like new 12 ga. 9000G set up already to load 7/8 oz. 12 gauge WWAAs I've got one for $400 or make offer. I don't need two 12s. It is just like brand new.

My dealer cost for a 16 , 28 or 410 is a few bucks under $600 last time I looked . When I get home in March I think I'll go ahead and order a 16 from our distributer .

Boy you guys made my day. I gave 200.00 for mine and then converted it to load 2 1/2" shells.

My 20 gauge looks almost new and came with 2500 once fired AA hulls for the same price . Bought it from the guy that used to be the prez of our club .

I wish wish wish they made one of these Rube Golberg contraptions for 2 7/8" 10 gauge !

My " Rube Golberg contraptions " has put out many a shell with little problems. My friends uncle and father owned it in Florida where they shot trap, then he bought it and used it for about ten years, and now I have it. The only problem I have is after about a 150 shells it starts cycling slow. When it warms up the pressure goes from 700 to under 500. I'm usually ready to quit, but if I ever get off my lazy butt I'll put a washer under the pressure spring. I think they're a very good machine. Craig, if you want to play around with it I believe it could be made to load 10ga. You'd have to grind the shell holder bigger to hold a 10ga, being careful not to grind into the primer hole. Then the two washers under the shell plate holder have to be ground smaller so the 10ga shell goes into the holder. I did it with a grabber. And I trimmed the shells to 2 3/4.

My days of fabrication are past . I had thought of seeing if someone I know would be wiling to turn one into a 10 gauge . But I suspect by the time it was all said and done I could just buy a PW LS-1000 and at PW the extra $35 to make it a 2 7/8" for what the 9000 plus alterations would cost .

Paul, if you mean the air cylinder that rotates the shell holder, I have an extra one you can try. If you mean the hydrolic cylinder, if you have the new style, they can be repaired. I have a real early 9000H and went through 3 revisions of the hydrolic cylinder till I got the latest type because they would leak oil. I've had no problems for years.