willienels
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I need some help identifying this powder or shot measuring and dispensing device. The working end of it is all cast/machined aluminum attached to a threaded steel rod. The aluminum disc that contains the measuring cavity flips, with the touch of a finger, back and forth very smoothly between the bottle spout and the discharge funnel. The remainder of the aluminum portion of the device is solidly attached to the rod. The steel rod is ½” dia x 9 ½” long and the threads are ½” x 13 with a threaded length of 3”. A standard MEC bottle will screw right into the coarsely threaded bottle spout. The powder/shot measuring cavity is 13/16” ID and the inlet end of the funnel is ¾” ID. I assume this measuring cavity is designed for a straight bushing with a 13/16” OD. The discharge end of the funnel has a 9/16” OD indicating it is for 12 gauge. A 20 gauge shell will not fit over it. If this is for a Texan setup, then it must be for powder because the Texan shot bushings that I had were 7/8” OD while the powder bushings were 13/16” OD. I don’t have one now to see if it would fit.
This measure is in good shape. The middle section of the cast aluminum is the only moving part, and it flips back and forth between the receiving port and the discharge funnel. It moves very smoothly and has no slack in any direction. The only evidence of use is the powder(or shot) residue left on the surfaces of the aluminum. I see no evidence of wear.
Also, the measuring cavity has a length of 1", so it seems to need bushings that would be 13/16" OD x 1" long, which is the dimension of the Texan powder bushings that I previously had. The flanged MEC bushings will obviously not fit.
The rough surfaces that you see are not corroded. Those surfaces are just as they would have come from the casting of the aluminum pieces. Those surfaces did not need to be machined.
The steel rod on which the aluminum parts are mounted looks untouched and original. Everything about this device makes me think that it was always a stationary unit, and not ever portable. Also, it seems too large and bulky to be portable.
My questions are these. Who made this and when? Is it part of a shotgun press or is it a stand-alone device that would be mounted to a heavy base or to a bench? Does it use bushings? Does it have any value?
This measure is in good shape. The middle section of the cast aluminum is the only moving part, and it flips back and forth between the receiving port and the discharge funnel. It moves very smoothly and has no slack in any direction. The only evidence of use is the powder(or shot) residue left on the surfaces of the aluminum. I see no evidence of wear.
Also, the measuring cavity has a length of 1", so it seems to need bushings that would be 13/16" OD x 1" long, which is the dimension of the Texan powder bushings that I previously had. The flanged MEC bushings will obviously not fit.
The rough surfaces that you see are not corroded. Those surfaces are just as they would have come from the casting of the aluminum pieces. Those surfaces did not need to be machined.
The steel rod on which the aluminum parts are mounted looks untouched and original. Everything about this device makes me think that it was always a stationary unit, and not ever portable. Also, it seems too large and bulky to be portable.
My questions are these. Who made this and when? Is it part of a shotgun press or is it a stand-alone device that would be mounted to a heavy base or to a bench? Does it use bushings? Does it have any value?
