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Herters Dies
Ambrose
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When I started reloading in the late '50's, I bought Herters stuff since it was so much cheaper than anything else. For example, RCBS dies were $13.50 and Herters were $5 +/-; Herters heavy cast iron C press was $14. The quality was a bit rustic but the stuff worked OK. I have since given most of the Herters stuff away for others to get started on. Most of my stuff now is RCBS.
Recently, while looking through a 1963 American Magazine, I noticed there were three outfits advertising what looked like the same reloading stuff at similar prices. There were Herters, Wells, and Ruhr-American all located in Minnesota. I know I had some Ruhr-American dies and my 6.5 Jap dies are marked Wells. I'm wondering, since Herters did not manufacture anything, where this reloading stuff came from. Seems a coincidence that all these outfits were in Minnesota. Was there a factory in Minnesota that made this stuff or did these outfits branch off from one another?
Recently, while looking through a 1963 American Magazine, I noticed there were three outfits advertising what looked like the same reloading stuff at similar prices. There were Herters, Wells, and Ruhr-American all located in Minnesota. I know I had some Ruhr-American dies and my 6.5 Jap dies are marked Wells. I'm wondering, since Herters did not manufacture anything, where this reloading stuff came from. Seems a coincidence that all these outfits were in Minnesota. Was there a factory in Minnesota that made this stuff or did these outfits branch off from one another?
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I think the Herters dies I have look more like CH products.