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Star Reloaders / Re: Need Help Identifying a Part

« on: November 07, 2024, 03:51:14 pm »

Thank you for the answer! It must go to another piece of equipment or press I have so I'll hang on to it.

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Star Reloaders / Need Help Identifying a Part

« on: November 06, 2024, 10:01:39 am »

I have a brass bushing or sleeve that either goes with my Star press or my Star resizer/lubricator. I have scoured the parts diagrams for both and studied both machines and I cannot find it. It may go to neither of them, but if anyone recognizes this part, please let me know. Thank you.

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Star Reloaders / Re: Need Help Identifying Star Parts

« on: November 04, 2024, 06:36:33 am »

Dave, it might not be stainless, but it's a brushed silver color and is definitely steel. It measures 0.75 OD and the height is 0.705 of and inch. I think it is the drop through bushing as the machine is set up for 45 ACP currently and I do have a 38 tool head and set up parts for it.

Regarding the brass bushing, I was also thinking it could be a case guide for 38 Special brass, as 45 brass will not fit through it but 38 will with some room to spare.

Thank you for the help!

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Star Reloaders / Re: Need Help Identifying Star Parts

« on: November 03, 2024, 07:11:34 pm »

The stainless bushing is tapered, the brass bushing is not. The brass bushing fits in the horizontal plunger hole in the case feeder, but since it's hollow, I'm not sure if it goes with the case feeder.

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Star Reloaders / Need Help Identifying Star Parts

« on: November 02, 2024, 09:36:08 am »

I have 3 parts that I think go with either my Star press of my Star resizer/lubricator. The AA battery in the pics is for scale. Any help is much appreciated, thanks.

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Stars Want to Sell/Want to Buy / SOLD -WTS Star Universal Press With 45 ACP and 38 Special Toolheads -

« on: November 01, 2024, 04:44:21 pm »

Purchased new in 1962 by my father; I acquired it in 1997. I only used it a few times and then stored it. It’s in good condition and comes with the following; 
1 - Star Machine Universal press with 45 ACP toolhead - original carbide resizing die, expander, bullet seating and crimp die
1 – Case feeder (not Hulme)
1 - 4.0 grain Bullseye charge bar - installed
1 - 3.8 grain Bullseye charge bar
1 – 3.7 Bullseye charge bar
1 - 3.5 grain Bullseye charge bar
1 – 2.7 grain Bullseye charge bar
1 – 4.5 grain 700X charge bar
1 – 12.0 grain 2400 charge bar with 1 insert for this charge bar
1 – 00 charge bar
21 – Bushings for the 00 charge bar
2 – Blank powder bar bushings
4 – Large primer pick up tubes
1 - Large primer slide (installed)
2 – Large primer magazine tubes
1 – Primer follower rod
2 - Additional large pistol primer slides
1 – Additional large pistol primer punch bushing
1 – Additional complete powder slide housing cover plate and base
1 – Additional powder slide housing base
1- Primer punch bushing screwdriver (to change the primer slide)
1 – Extra case feeder actuator (angled piece that pushes the case feeder back to pick up the next case)
1 – 38 Special tool head with carbide resizing die, expander and bullet seating die, no crimp die
1 – 38 Special shell plate
1 - Small primer magazine tube
1 – Small primer pickup tube
1 – Small primer slide and associated parts to convert to small pistol primers
Small box of springs and miscellaneous parts

Asking price for everything is $1000 o.b.o. The buyer pays actual shipping from Zip 77377. Please PM me for questions or more pictures. 

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Star Reloaders / Re: Star Reloader Indexing?

« on: March 20, 2012, 10:45:46 pm »

I stand corrected, I do have a taper crimp die and it is in station 6 (with station 1 being where the case is inserted). I am loading 45 ACP. The post that the spring cam is mounted on is offset of station 6 and the taper crimp die hits the spring cam when the head is lowered. Thanks Rolling Stone for the help.

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Star Reloaders / Looking for a price for a Star Progressive Reloader

« on: March 20, 2012, 10:37:02 pm »

I am looking to get an updated price range for my Star Progressive reloader. I searched the forum and mostly found older postings on this subject. It has two heads (38 special and 45 ACP), two shell plates, 7 powder slides, 2 powder slide housing units, one extra powder slide base, 22 powder bushings, extra primer magazine socket, 5 primer pick up tubes, and some other various parts including extra powder slide springs. It also has a Hulme case feeder, though I do not have the tube for the case feeder. This unit works very well and is in the original box. I have not used this reloader for about 15 years and am contemplating selling it as I have a Dillon 1050. If anybody thinks I'm crazy for selling it please let me know, but I have run out of room on the reloading bench. Thanks in advance.

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Star Reloaders / Re: Star Reloader Indexing?

« on: March 20, 2012, 08:31:03 pm »

Thanks for all the info. I do not have an indexer of any sort that I have found yet. I have everything up and operating but I still can't figure out how the safety cam works. The bullet seater die hits it if I lower the handle all the way. I do not remember using this feature, must have had a pretty good process to have kept myself from double charging any loads.

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Star Reloaders / Re: Star Reloader Indexing?

« on: March 18, 2012, 08:13:25 pm »

Which attachments does it need to automatically rotate? I have the auto case feeder. I'm in the process of trying to figure out how to assemble the safety cam and spring. The parts list I have does not illustrate this very well so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Star Reloaders / Star Reloader Indexing?

« on: March 18, 2012, 04:01:17 pm »

I have a Star Progressive Reloader purchased in about 1960 that was given to me by my father that I have not used in probably 15 years. The shell plate does not index when I pull the lever and I could swear I remember it indexing. Is there something that I need to check or does the shell plate not index on this model? Thanks for the help.