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Question on Texan Shot Shell reloading

Master7thSonMaster7thSon Member Posts: 229 ✭✭✭
edited August 2008 in Ask the Experts
I have never reloaded SS----but when what appears to be a fine bargain on an old Texan SS reloading press came along I snagged it up right away
my question is
is the ANYWHERE---i can find info on the setting up and using this press as well as identification of all the included parts so i can determine if it's complete (unkown as it was an estate deal)
it apparantly is set up for 12 guage
i'd kinda like to be able to load 16 guage and .410 as well
Thanks To All who have been so nice to answer all my questions in the past----you are a fine group of folks out here!!!Larry
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  • ledbelly52734ledbelly52734 Member Posts: 19 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have a texan charge bar with 1 powder insert and i shot insert. if you are interested-e-mail
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  • Master7thSonMaster7thSon Member Posts: 229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ledbelly----i might need them----1st i have to find out what they look like what they do and if i already have them
    Thanks----Larry
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  • CAndres35CAndres35 Member Posts: 453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    sorry i sold my texan about 40 yrs ago and got a mec jr. it did reload a lot of 12,16,and 20 gage. never tried 410s. i had a lot of trouble with it but am very happy with the mec jr that i gave 50.00 for used . CARL
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is there a skeet-trap range in your neighborhood ? you might find someone there that has experance with that press.Just a ideaBob
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  • Master7thSonMaster7thSon Member Posts: 229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yeah Bob----excellent idea
    i'll ask around
    thanks!
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  • CAPPERCAPPER Member Posts: 139 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Master7thSon,Reloading shotshells is not like loading pistol or rifle shells. Even if you could find dies for that old Texan reloader, it's not a good idea to be changing from one gauge to another. It's just too much trouble adjusting everything to get the crimps right. I'd suggest that you find someone who has been reloading shotshells for a while to show you how to setup and use that old machine. Once you gain a little experience and confidence, and you want to load other gauges, buy a MEC 600 JR for each gauge.
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  • Master7thSonMaster7thSon Member Posts: 229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Capper
    that sounds like EXCELLENT advice!
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  • AdamsQuailHunterAdamsQuailHunter Member Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Master7thSon:There is a post about "Texan" reloader that has now "sunk" to page 15 and may have sunk even further by the time you see this. It is by "shipoke_2000".There is nothing wrong with a "Texan", they are good machines, but you do need to keep your eyes open for shot and powder bushings as they become available.Also, I firmly agree with "Capper's" advice, you will need to have a machine for each gauge you intend to load for. I use Pacific's simply because I can generally get them on eBay much less expensively than MEC's. (But MEC's are super good machines.) Most people are not aware that Pacific's were absorbed by Hornady and that powder and shot bushing are still available from Hornady for them.
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  • briarthornbriarthorn Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by AdamsQuailHunter
    Master7thSon:<P>There is a post about "Texan" reloader that has now "sunk" to page 15 and may have sunk even further by the time you see this. It is by "shipoke_2000".<P>There is nothing wrong with a "Texan", they are good machines, but you do need to keep your eyes open for shot and powder bushings as they become available.<P>Also, I firmly agree with "Capper's" advice, you will need to have a machine for each gauge you intend to load for. I use Pacific's simply because I can generally get them on eBay much less expensively than MEC's. (But MEC's are super good machines.) Most people are not aware that Pacific's were absorbed by Hornady and that powder and shot bushing are still available from Hornady for them.
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  • BillcalBillcal Member Posts: 1 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi, I just joined this forum because I was looking for information on Texan bars and bushings and found this in my Google search. It looks like a great forum!

    My question is about Texan bars and bushings for the MEC 600 Jr. I started reloading shotshells back in the mid-1960s and am still using the MEC 600 I bought then and it's performing flawlessly after I don't know how may thousands of rounds.

    In cleaning up some old boxes I found a Shot and Powder bar that looks identical to my standard MEC bar I have used all these years which is stamped 302 1-1/8 on the end. It does deliver 1-1/8 oz of shot with no busing in that hole and whatever powder charge I want depending on the MEC bushing I insert.

    But the bar I found in a box is stamped 302 T on the end and looks like the standard red MEC bar and fits fine in the MEC 600, but it has 2 bushings inserted that are marked Texan 4x (for the shot I believe since it is much bigger) and the other is marked Texan B. I haven't tried running shot or powder through this bar yet, because I don't really see any need to use it or even own it. One thing I don't like about it is the the holes for the bushings are drilled to the rim size so both bushing just fall right through if you don't hold them in place while inserting the bar.

    Does anyone know what this bar and bushings are for? I don't know if I picked them up somewhere after buying the MEC 600 or if they came with it (which I doubt -- why would MEC supply someone else's parts?

    Thanks
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