Boats,

     Randy has moved and I don't think he has a website any more, just an e-mail address.  I'll see if I can find it and forward it to you.  BTW, all the info including his name is wrong in the new Journal, apparently that info got transposed with another address and he is out West.

Froggie

CORRECTION  Randy has sold out to somebody in Texas named Rick.  I am trying to get in touch with him now and will get back to you when I find a good address for him.

Sorry about the old info!   

Froggie

Yep, that's it!!  BTW, I have been told by somebody who did it a lot that since these dies neck size only, you can use the available .25-20 WCF dies to load .25-20 SS as well.  I see that Rick is planning on releasing some that are marked .25-20 SS, however, so the problem should not last too long anyway. 

Froggie

Terry,

     Bear in mind that I haven't done it myself, but I was told by the old timer from whom I bought a bunch of antique reloading gear and a bunch of .25-20 SS ammo that he had loaded that caliber on his Tru-Line Sr press (the thing that looks like a multi-stage arbor press) using .25-20 WCF dies.  YMMV and I am just reporting what I was told, but he had done a lot of reloading and seemed knowledgeable about it.  Keep in mind that none of the 310 tool/T-L Jr dies support the case during seating but so much.  Sorry I can't provide more definitive help.

Froggie

i will try this for you and report on the outcome.lee collett    die s  may work

Since they don't full leingth size 310 dies can be caliber switched in many cases.  While I looking for 45 LC  45 ACP work just fine.  In fact better since my Colt is the newer 452. not the old 454 diamater.  Also load all the 30 cals with the same die.  219 zipper I used to use a 22-250 set.

Good dodge is to Clean De-cap and F/L size in 7/8 inch presses then do the rest with the 310 tool.

Boats

put 25-20  ss casein sizing die for 25-20wcf  all the way so im sure it would load a bullet ok, my bullet seat die has a stuk case it so. did not use expander botton just to see if it would crush

Thop, at the risk of using up too much bandwidth on this specific question, I think the answers from boats and tar baby pretty much sum up all I could tell you, except to say be careful buying the older tong tools... you must get adjustable dies to make this work.  I have the later, blued, dies that were sold separately from the handles and were virtually the same as those provided for the Tru-Line Jr press.  If you shop wisely on flea-bay or at gun shows, you can probably find an excellent press and set of dies for less than the going price of a good set of 7/8 X14 dies and have a dedicated press for that caliber.  Other dies, as mentioned by boats, can be used for a variety of calibers with just a small number of additional pieces.

If you would like to continue this in as many details as you wish, I'm available via PM or at my e-mail address, <gfrog53ATyahooDOTcom> (which can be edited to work properly.)  I may even have an extra T-L Jr press kicking around if you decide to go that way... I have set them up for several dedicated calibers/applications.

Froggie

OK, I can't resist another quick shot or two about one of my long-time loading hobbies, using and collecting the "little dies" for the 310s and T-L Jrs.  Before I had the opportunity to get a Simmons re- and decapper, I found that if I took two random 310 handles and put a decapper on one and a primer seating die on the other, I was in business at the bench.  I don't do this as much now as I used to, but it's still a great "fall back" strategy when the occasion demands.  I've made a point of accumulating as many different priming dies as possible, "just in case."

Froggie

PS  The also-ran presses that took these same small dies were the Red Head presses made and marketed by CC Johnson until about the early 1960s.  I have one of these set up using .40-65 dies (currently available) to load .40-40 Maynards.  I had to make a special shell holder to fit that weird rim, so that is really a dedicated press now.

No problem but everything I know about them either got from Froggy or made up myself.  He is the clubs expert on anything Lyman.  That Red-Head press tidbit is new to me and worth exploring.  I need another True Line Jr too.

Boats