That's probably why I didn't get anything for it other than dies when I did an internet search to answer your question. That's good prompt service from Lyman, I think.

Sent an email to Lyman. Got the reply today. Here is what they said "The new press you bought is obsolete by about 40 years...We will send what info we have. No repair/replacement parts are available." Good thing I did not spend much. It is still usable, just not what I thought. Thanks for the help.

DON'T GIVE UP ON THAT PRESS!!!



I 'inherited' a 50+ year old Lyman press a while back when I saw one from an estate sale, too. It's what got me started in reloading in the first place. It's called an EZY-Loader. It's built like a tank, and it has 2 permanent die stations, (not a turret). You can put a 2 die set in and leave it, or you can get an extra die and full length resize 2 at a time with no real problems at all. A number of people here who have seen it have expressed jealousy over it!



Assuming all else is in order, the one thing you will probably find is that you will need a shellholder adapter. There are 3 ways to get one:



1. Have your gunsmith weld a shellholder to a piece of cylindrical stock of the appropriate size (or he can cut down some stock to the right size), then drill a hole down through the cylinder (so primer will have a place to fall through), and then add a pilot hole for the set screw in the side. May sound complex, but it's a quick job. My smith charged me $10/piece including new (Lee)shellholder.



2. Order the shellholder adapter from the Lyman website. It'll come in just a couple of weeks and works fine with modern shellholders. They're 8 bucks or so if I'm remembering the price correctly.



3. Score some old-style shellholders from some source--an established, old gunshop, for example, might have some in a drawer.



I did #1 & #2 both. At the time, I thought of #1 as a quick fix until the "real" parts came. Actually the machined parts do a better job in my opinion. When full length resizing 2 at a time, though, I use one of each to offset where maximum force is needed (to save _my_ arm, not the press!).



A last problem I had with my press was that the locking rings wouldn't fit in the space provided by a small margin. While it hurt to do so, as the press was essentially in mint, unused condition, (must have sat in a basement for decades as even the original paint was completely untouched) I used a Dremel tool to score out a divot, or trench, which allows the die locking ring to make contact with the die mounting plate. I find that the Lee locking rings (their hex nut) are the smallest. I also ground down the points on the locking ring hex nut to ease the clearance.



If you need any more help, reply here. But my advice is that if the press is built as well as the one I got, KEEP IT. I am utterly satisfied and I paid $15 for the basic press and another $20 for the shellholders.