Loading press

[M. De Land]

I bought a loader from Powder Inc. a number of years ago. It works good except you’ll need to change the base pin when switching between colt style and Remington style cylinders.

I made my own and the cylinder arbor or base pin in the base is unnecessary.

 

[ZUG]

One of these ....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1257461866...eEgsP2UFXAqTTfVv6/El02L1LItm|tkp:BFBMuMvh9Nph
The round support pole to the rear stands about 15" high. The press assembly clamps to the pole, but can be stationed anywhere along the pole to accommodate different working distances.
One thing I noted was there are three screws in the clamp .....two that actually "clamp", and one in the middle to spread the clamp apart to release it. One must be careful that these do not fight each other .... back off the center screw before tightening the clamp screws.
It does come with a drill chuck, so swapping simple round tooling is easy.
Of course, you will likely need to make something that sits at the base to secure whatever you're working on.

Heck - if you want sturdy then buy a Harbor Freight 1 ton arbor press. It's the same price as the one you show in your link.

 

[Hiverano]

Good information "jdn262" thank you, may ask some questions on your mod ...

Buck

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Used to hand load it. Switched to paper carts, loading made simple.

 

[nhmoose]

Smaller arbor presses were the go-to 40 years ago.

 

[A-aron]

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Product Details
The only cap and ball cylinder loader on the market that can be used on all of the percussion cap and Ball revolvers that have a cylinder pin that passed thru the cylinder.

WILL NOT WORK ON THE STARR REVOLVER.

Works for the 1860 Army, 1851 and 61 Navies, Walker, Dragoons, Pocket models, Pietta Colt style Pepperbox, 1873 percussion models, Patterson, Dance & Brothers, Leech & Rigdon, Spiller & Burr, Remington, ( Full size & Pocket Models). Made of solid steel with cylinder pins and brass tips for seating the balls. This press will give you a lifetime of service. Has adjustable depth stop collar so you can seat the ball to the same depth each time. Comes with Allen wrenches and instructions. Will work for 31, 36, 44, 45 calibers. This is the only revolver loading press you will ever need.

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These are not cheap at over $100.00 each ...

Has anyone had any experience with either one of these chargers. I'm trying to put together everything needed for my new toy, an 1851 Colt Series Navy (Uberti London marked) revolver. It's now having some custom work done on it, action job, and a few other items.

I am looking for a loading press that will work for the LeMat Cavalry .44

 

[FreebornMNGuy]

I too am looking for a loading press for my 1858 RNA ... specifically to load conicals as the built in jag only works for roundball without mashing up the bullet tip and modifying the gate opening. Still haven't found one with a conical jag but I did come across this "speed loader" built in Australia. Looks interesting. Here's a link on ebay ... Cap and Ball Revolver Quick 6 Cylinder Loading Stand - by RMC | eBay

 

[BlazingIron]

I too am looking for a loading press for my 1858 RNA ... specifically to load conicals as the built in jag only works for roundball without mashing up the bullet tip and modifying the gate opening. Still haven't found one with a conical jag but I did come across this "speed loader" built in Australia. Looks interesting. Here's a link on ebay ... Cap and Ball Revolver Quick 6 Cylinder Loading Stand - by RMC | eBay

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I have one of these. It take alot of strength to get the lead ring to shave off of the ball. I snapped the aluminum handle off after loading 3 cylinders the first time I used it. Save your money, don’t buy this junk. The good news is that I contacted the Seller and I got my money back.

Scott