A Lyman Ideal No.55 powder measure in the original box with all its parts. Used, but not abused. Best part was the original paper work, with detailed instructions. I've passed on these before, but armed with this knowledge I'll give it a whirl!
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Cool find, I got one last year in fantastic shape but didn't have the box or manual.

Steve.......

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Originally posted by Les Staley:
A Lyman Ideal No.55 powder measure in the original box with all its parts. Used, but not abused. Best part was the original paper work, with detailed instructions. I've passed on these before, but armed with this knowledge I'll give it a whirl!
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I have been using one for decades works just fine.

I too, and mine has the instructions for black powder. Later they dropped that and came out with the aluminum hopper one. Which I also have.

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Originally posted by Les Staley:
A Lyman Ideal No.55 powder measure in the original box with all its parts. Used, but not abused. Best part was the original paper work, with detailed instructions. I've passed on these before, but armed with this knowledge I'll give it a whirl!
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Which gun show?

Tom, a little 25 table show at the Eagles Lodge in St Maries Idaho. Put on by the St Maries gun club, a trap shooting bunch here in town. Sold the ranch near Pinedale, and moved up here (two daughters and four grandkids to corrupt). Have same phone #. Good whitetail and elk hunting here. Give me a jingle.

Circa 1972 in their original boxes original papers and spare "bits"

Lyman 55 and a Ohaus 10.10

The prices in SA rands still on them hard to believe that back then each cost about One dollar and some cents in todays money

I have a original RCBS junior press that cost just under 2 US$

Thanks for posting those photos, ALF. Mine is orange and the instruction sheet mentions black powder as being the volumetric scale on the bigger slide barrel.