.....not so much a reloading question as a repair one......I've been using a Lyman Spartan press since the seventy's and never found a reason to replace or upgrade it.....my question is, does anyone know what the thread is on the little grubscrew that holds the shellholder in? You cannot begin to understand how annoying it is trying to hold that bugger in when removing a case .....

Roger

I had one of those a long time ago.I remember that little screw was prone to comming loose or falling out. I think it was a 6-32 machine screw. If not it may have been 8-32.

Seems to me that 6-32 was correct.
Mine fell out into the primer catch bucket thing and when I tried to fish it out it hit the floor never to be found again.
Used a little screw I had on hand for a while.
BTW, I noticed that Ace Hardware has a gunscrew assortment now. Hadn't noticed that before.

Thanks, I think it might be time to re-tap it and use a capscrew so I don't need an allen key.

Roger