Old School Reloading
 

i bought an antique shell loader. Does anyone have a copy of the instructions or can you point me in the right direction? Does this look like everything i need?

and 20 gauge - very nice find, looks to be nearly unused

Thanks. It's in great shape. But, I'm not sure it's all there

i cannot see that anything is missing except a measure

the decapping rod should be under the knob of the wood plunger rod, the knob can be switched from one end to the other

to decap the hull, it sets on the round wood piece with the hole and tap the rod to drive the old one out

the folding piece with the round opening is the primer set tool

the funnel goes in the hull to support the process of powder, wad and shot

the small ring is not for reloading - its to remove a stuck shell from the chamber

I'll go see if that knob comes off

You were right Rick! I just deprimed my first case

That's a rare find in that condition.

good find now go put it to work... charlie
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The extractor is very handy when you complete your roll crimp. The shell can become wedged in the turnover head and the extractor makes it easier to remove the shell. Don't be alarmed at the appearance of the primer after seating it with that tool. I have seen many old-time handloads with primers that were seated with cappers of different designs and they made me wonder how they didn't go off during the seating process. After acquiring numerous tools of varying quality, it is easy to see the difference between them. Also, the antique tools were often intended to seat a No. 2 primer, which was the large pistol primer. A modern battery cup primer will require much more force to seat. Have fun!

You do look to has most all of what you need except a powder and shot measure.
Reloading with the old tools can be slow and tedious, but it is fun.

The only thing you may have trouble with is the roll crimped. Those hand crank ones can be tough to get a really good tight and clean crimp with. And the pressure arm can leave marks in the brass rim sometimes.

I like using the roll crimp tool that chucks up in a drill press. It is fast and you get excellent crimps with it.