I bought a Star in the early 70's.......never a hiccup. Set up for .45. A gentleman bought out the remaining parts and has set up shop again. I'm going to buy some additional shell plates to reload all my pistols. Best machining I've seen for a press.Lena wrote:I got mine from Gil Hebred guns mid 70's for $175 with 2 die setsCharles L. Cotton wrote:Star, the original progressive. If I recall, they were around $700 in the 70's and that was steep!Lena wrote:Star Universal Progressive, case feeder, bullet feeder, indexer, bought it new in 1975, never 1 problem at all, about 3-4 minutes a box production rate, Had a Dillion RL1000 and later sold it never part with the Star.
The Dillion put Star out of business, the RL1000 was a great machine for 5.56 ammo.
38 spl-357mag-9mm-30 carbine-44spl-44mag-45acp
Keep it clean and lubed and still looks as new.
Chas.
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