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szot Newbie Offline Posts: 5 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2024	pope style tool Aug 17^th, 2024 at 6:08pm	Print Post
	is there any interest in pope style prime deprime tool was thinking about making small run of them


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RSW Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1193 Location: Arizona Joined: Sep 8^th, 2006	Re: pope style tool Reply #1 - Aug 17^th, 2024 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	szot I think there is definitely a market for someone who would make a run of about 20 of those re-decapping tools. You could offer them for sale on this website and if you are really interested, I suggest you post your intent to make them on this site and ask for input of what features to include on your tool design. My first suggestion would be to machine the head to take regular shell holders such as RCBS. The old Jerry Simmons tools also featured a hardened steel primer pocket scraper on the end of each of the handles (one for large rifle primer pockets, one for small). Good luck on your project and please let us know if/when you might be making them. Randy Wright Wright Galleries

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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1568 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: pope style tool Reply #2 - Aug 17^th, 2024 at 7:07pm	Print Post
	make a Pope Meacham Hardware style.They took RCBS shellholders.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16266 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: pope style tool Reply #3 - Aug 18^th, 2024 at 10:30am	Print Post
	Jerry Cleave is still building excellent tools along this line, and using his uncle Charlie's design as Charlie made the Poole tools. Jerry's have screw on shell holders so they are dedicated to his thread size for shell holders. I have a couple of them, and one is setup to do numerous cartridges by using sleeves to enlarge the decapping rod, and has both small primer, and large primer rods. Beautiful workmanship, and each is serial numbered. They're like fine gun jewelry!

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wcf3840 Senior Forum Member Online ASSRA Life #299 Posts: 357 Location: Palatine Joined: May 28^th, 2007	Re: pope style tool Reply #4 - Aug 18^th, 2024 at 3:16pm	Print Post
	What Marlinguy says about Jerry Cleaves tools is very true. They are well made and really comfortable to use. You won't go wrong with his tools.


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szot Newbie Offline Posts: 5 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2024	Re: pope style tool Reply #5 - Aug 18^th, 2024 at 4:48pm	Print Post
	so what is te price for jerry cleave unit


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16266 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: pope style tool Reply #6 - Aug 18^th, 2024 at 6:53pm	Print Post
	szot wrote on Aug 18^th, 2024 at 4:48pm: so what is te price for jerry cleave unit You'll have to ask Jerry that question, as only he can price them. It depends on whether they're a single cartridge tool, or how many extra shell holders, or adapters for caliber a guy wants.

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szot Newbie Offline Posts: 5 Joined: Jul 13^th, 2024	Re: pope style tool Reply #7 - Aug 18^th, 2024 at 7:46pm	Print Post
	how do you get in touch with him i didnt find a website for him


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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Offline ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1249 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Re: pope style tool Reply #8 - Aug 19^th, 2024 at 1:44am	Print Post
	Website? He don't need no stinking website! Seriously, I sent you a PM with a number where you can send him a text message.

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JHand Junior Member Offline Posts: 52 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: pope style tool Reply #9 - Aug 19^th, 2024 at 5:32pm	Print Post
	This is the one Jerry Cleve made me, I did make a case mouth expander to go on it


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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4062 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: pope style tool Reply #10 - Aug 20^th, 2024 at 10:06am	Print Post
	As long as Jake Simmons was living, he was my “go to” for a re- and decapper, but since he’s gone and a couple of those who came after him are gone as well, it would seem there is room in the market for another small maker. The one improvement I’d like to see over the original Pope style would be the addition of a “head” that takes either standard shell holders or the ones Lee makes for their priming tool. A couple of people (Sinclair, K&M, and perhaps others) make nice tools that prime only, but a re- and de- that does both and has easily changed, readily available shell holders would be nice to have. Froggie


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burntwater Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 413 Location: Michigan Joined: Feb 5^th, 2018	Re: pope style tool Reply #11 - Sep 1^st, 2024 at 1:07pm	Print Post
	I have probably eight to ten various priming tools in boxes in my reloading room. For years I bought the latest greatest, I was a total sucker. Then paid serious bucks for Sinclair/Brownell. Like many folks do after laying out serious cash you refuse to acknowledge it ain’t that great. Them I ran into Jerry Cleave’s tool and swear it is smoother than any other tool I own. Rick


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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4062 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: pope style tool Reply #12 - Sep 2^nd, 2024 at 8:55pm	Print Post
	I’ve only seen Jerry’s (Cleave) tools a time or two and they are indeed sweet. Jerry (Simmons) didn’t spend as much time making them pretty. In fact, he ribbed me about making a fitted compartment in my range box… he just threw his into an old cigar box, IIRC. Early on I developed the mantra, “If you can’t do well on the target, at least look good on the bench!”


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