Triple P loader

That looks like one strong loading press.
And it's got a nice looking ball handle on the lever too.
The Triple P looks smaller in comparison and most times needs two hands to hold it in place. That's because its base plate is sort of small.
But it functions very well and is small enough overall to be easily portable without taking up much room.
If you went to a machine shop and asked them to build a copy of that Powder Inc. press they would probably charge a small fortune just for the labor.
So any strongly built press like that for a reasonable price is well worth it. Unless a person has the talent and equipment to build it themself, then that press is a good deal even if has some brown spots.
The metal can always be protected.
 
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Aye, it would have brown spots on it after a while, anyway, from our humidity and my sweat. As long as it does the job, it's okay, and it does an excellent job.

I particularly like the solid steel parts and the plastic ball.

The other press I have is really flimsy, made of aluminum and it requires two hands so it won't tip over. I think I got it from Track of the Wolf or the Possibles Shop, but I can't find it on either site any more. It has a rounded brass pin for Remingtons and Rugers and came with a hard plastic arbor adaptor for Colts. The handle on it is short, made of aluminum, and has a thin vinyl handle slipped over it and is uncomfortable to use. I used some steel conduit as a cheater once and warped it. I took it apart and straightened it out, but it's just not as precise as the Powder, Inc. one.

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Comparing the two
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The brass arbor adaptors for the Powder Inc versus the aluminum press's plastic adaptor for Colt cylinders. I like it's length more than the Powder Inc's adaptors. It might not make a difference, but I'm going to take it to a hardware store and try to find a bushing that size to slip over the Powder Inc's Remington/Ruger bushing.
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The Remington cylinder looks huge on that loader.
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That loader looks huge with a Remington cylinder on it.
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Hey...wait a minute.:confused: I think I may have read that it can't be used with a Walker cylinder. The cylinder's too large for the handle...to handle. :D
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That's better. The Walker cylinder almost makes the press look small. That's a Walker for you.
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Why I like a loader

I like a loader for the following reasons.

I can load more uniformly when I have the cylinder out and can really keep an eye on what I am doing.

I don't have to worry about breaking or wearing a part on the gun. I had a Lyman Remington that wore the loading rod link. The pins holding the link to the ram and lever actually caused the link's holes to expand. With this, I don't have to worry about that.

I can bring several guns and know that I can load all of them on the same loader.

Sorry to hear that some cannot get through to the guy who makes the Triple P Loader. He does this from his home as far as I know, and he might be on vacation. I forget, was there a phone number there? When I was dealing with him I had excellent communication from him back and forth.

The Doc is out now. :cool:
 
Just noticed on EBAY a used Pietta for sale. $19.99 plus $8.00. Good buy. Locate on Ebay under "PIETTA"
 
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