B-Square Arbor press vs all others

[Louisiana Shooter]

I'm glad I still own my B-Square arbor press. I almost sold it several years ago.

I've found it much more useful than the new ones with a single post. I've even used it to FL resize at times. It has always been one of the most handy tools of my reloading equipment......

Anyone else still have one?

 

[Chiquita]

Never seen one of these.
What is benefit over single post presses besides not able to full size with single post.

 

[Louisiana Shooter]

I think it has a straighter vertical press on the die when adjusted properly........In theory anyway. But what I've found about it is can put out a lot more force on things and stay straight. I've used to compress black powder loads and seat wads.......I've even used to to load shot shells at times. Deprime crimped military brass with little effort........don't know if the others will do that or not. I'm not sure I would try that with a single support post on the normal arbor press.

The main thing is it's portable and has the power to do things when needed that a standard arbor press won't be able to to do. I use to develop loads when I'm away from my bench presses. I can use the same dies and shell holder as the bench presses for FL sizing at the range if I'm in a pinch. Just have to measure and adjust it a little more carefully.

Just wondering how many people still use these.......

 

[Mark W]

I use one. I bought it off an old guy at the range that was thinning out some of his shooting and reloading stuff.

 

[timeout]

I'm glad I still own my B-Square arbor press. I almost sold it several years ago.

I've found it much more useful than the new ones with a single post. I've even used it to FL resize at times. It has always been one of the most handy tools of my reloading equipment......

Anyone else still have one?

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Yup!

 

[Iowa Fox]

I'm still using mine. Its a good press.

 

[mikecr]

How do you FL size with an arbor press?
Where do you affix a threaded die, shellholder, and how do you pull a case from a die with an arbor press?

 

[Louisiana Shooter]

Remove the expander, your die has to have close to the proper neck size or it will have to be expanded after FL sizing. Or you will need to expand the neck in a separate step with a mandrel of the right size. Deprime the brass with a depriming punch.

Lube the case, place it into the shell holder. Start the brass into the die with out the press. Set it in the press and adjust the compression to FL size the brass. Remove from the press. Remove the shell holder. Knock the brass out if you don't have a base to set the die on and press it out with the appropriate punch.

Done...then load as usual using arbor press seater die.

Did this a lot when I was developing loads in the field away from my bench

 

[mikecr]

Thanks for explanation

 

[Twicepop]

How do you FL size with an arbor press?
Where do you affix a threaded die, shellholder, and how do you pull a case from a die with an arbor press?

You don't use a standard 7/8-14 threaded die, you a hand die such as a Wilson and I'm pretty sure there are others as well. The Wilson die company makes a base that supports the die but has an opening to allow the sized case to be pushed out with a push rod.

 

[stork]

I'm glad I still own my B-Square arbor press. I almost sold it several years ago.

I've found it much more useful than the new ones with a single post. I've even used it to FL resize at times. It has always been one of the most handy tools of my reloading equipment......

Anyone else still have one?

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Yup, still running mine after 30+ years.

 

[Wild Willy]

Mine serves me well

 

[Mark W]

Remove the expander, your die has to have close to the proper neck size or it will have to be expanded after FL sizing. Or you will need to expand the neck in a separate step with a mandrel of the right size. Deprime the brass with a depriming punch.

Lube the case, place it into the shell holder. Start the brass into the die with out the press. Set it in the press and adjust the compression to FL size the brass. Remove from the press. Remove the shell holder. Knock the brass out if you don't have a base to set the die on and press it out with the appropriate punch.

Done...then load as usual using arbor press seater die.

Did this a lot when I was developing loads in the field away from my bench

Good to know. Thanks!

 

[mikecr]

I've used their neck sizing hand dies for ~30yrs
I did not know Wilson made FL sizing hand dies. So I was trying to figure out how OP was doing it with threaded dies. If you could use threaded dies with an arbor press, then you could use the same dies with a hammer just the same. But then there is not going to be a way to knock cases back out of a threaded die, so he must be using FL hand dies (which I just never heard of).