Converted PW in 8g
 

I now have my converted PW 375 in 8g set up and running. David did a great job machining all the necessary parts for the conversion. I have to do a few tweaks depending on which hulls I’m using (3 1/4” or 2 3/4”), but this’ll be sweet. The crimps are like they came from a factory!

David who…?





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Mike, that is very cool:) I love my two PW machines, one 12 and one 20 ga. I am going to buy the 28 ga tooling with the top plate so I can change out the gauges without removing the tooling. That is a bit of a pain but if you can leave it intact it only takes minutes to convert and no readjustments needed.

DeFernelmont

Where did your donor 375 come from or rather was it a new one or used from EBay or some such ?

deFernelmont

One of our shooters brought it in one day last Spring and gave it to me. He couldn't get it to work for him. If it's free it's for me. :cool:

If it's free it's for me.

That could be the used in one of your Haikus

I can guarantee you without a doubt it’s going to work better than a damn Rube Goldberg MEC . However if I were so inclined to get a 375 tooled up I’d still need to keep the 600JR for buck slugs etc . Unless my memories shot you cannot take the shell out easily in between stations on a 375 which I need to be able to do when loading buck ball or slug .

You can't take the shell out. You take the whole die out with the shell in it, easy peasy.

Craig, I was having a hard time with my new PW tooled 12 ga loader that I bought back in December with removing the shell at the final station. I sent the resizer back to PW along with the shells that I was reloading, some AA's and Rem Sts at PW's request. They reamed out my sizing dye so everything works very smoothly now.

Challenge accepted! Give me time. :cool: I need to adjust that line as it doesn’t fit the 5-7-5 structure

Thanks, I was thinking maybe Dave Fjelline.





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With the buck ball slug loads I wanna take the shell out of the die then seat shot or whatever . Then put it on the drill press and roll crimp . This is the ONE area I think the MEC is more suitable than a PW and this coming from a die hard PW fan for over forty years .

If you have a gentle touch, you can charge the shell with shot or whatever, go to the last station before crimping, skip the crimping station, and push the shell out at the shell removal station. The crimp area shouldn't be damaged because the 375 has a full length sizing die.

So here it is......



If free it's for me

words you try to live by too

easy but not cheap

Has Dave established a price to convert a PW 375 to 8ga??

Not yet, I recommend if you're interested to contact him. Bruce Ducksworth (PGCA member too) also does conversions.

What a sweet set-up!

I commend both the owner of the press & the man who did the machine work to make the dies for it. This takes a lot of dedication & passion to see an idea based on your passion for shooting the eight-gauge come to fruition in the manner this did.

Mike-Here's a tip of my hat too you! Those shells look awesome!! Job well Done:bowdown:

I would like to contact Mr. D. about the conversion. Two guys with the same name in the member list. What is the contact information and how does Mr. D. like to be contacted? Thanks.

I'll PM you

Thank you Paul. It took some doing but sheer will and determination looks like it won the day! :rotf::rotf: As the old saying goes, "There more than one way to skin a cat."

Mike, what is the best way to approach resizing unsized non commercial eight gauge hulls? I have some that are sized, but I have more unsized hulls that need attention.