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Hottractorman

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Star sizer & Potter Duplex
« on: July 08, 2009, 09:15:00 pm »
Hi I am new , have read about every thing here. I'm not a reloader, Collect old tools and show at some shows. I recently Picked up A Star "Bullet sizer and Greaser" With Patent #2,019,795 Which I think I understand.I also at the same yard sale picked up a Potter Duplex.I think The Star is From The 1930's but I would Like know when the Potter Came out .The star has a#7 die in it,And the Potter has #38S dies in it.I have pictures But Am not Smart enough ,To add them,so will have to get  my daughter to try to send them.At this I will not sell them Because I want to show them with My tool this Summer.

Kenneth L. Walters

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Re: Star sizer & Potter Duplex
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2009, 12:48:17 am »
More years ago than I can remember I wrote a history of the Potter tools.  It is either in the Handloader's Digest or Gun Digest but, unfortunately, I don't know which publication nor witch issue.  The piece wasn't very popular I afraid.
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Joatmon

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Re: Star sizer & Potter Duplex
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2009, 04:58:19 pm »
Ken, Your note struck a memory so I did some checking.  Looks like Handloaders Digest #11, 1987, P 18-24.  Good info about a bit of reloading history.  I dont see too many Potters out there, maybe they are quietly rusting away in basements and garages.  Sounds like you got rid of the ones you had.
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Re: Star sizer & Potter Duplex
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 12:43:29 am »
Just before I retired back in 97 I sold my gun collection, gun books and reloading equipment to Ron Peterson Guns in Albuquerque.  Over the next year or so I helped him write ads for the stuff.  Don't know if he sold the Potters or not. 
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