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Re: Any Idea What These Parts Belong To?

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Fyodor wrote:The action rods on the case feeders actually do have different lengths tabs. So this remarkably looks like an action rod for a LEE progressive case feeder. If it ended up in the LEE spare parts box, maybe it is an old design? I can't compare, but maybe they changed the hole size at some point?
No, too long for a case feed... about 3X long. No telling where I got them, they have been in the Load-Master box a lot of years.
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Re: Any Idea What These Parts Belong To?

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The two on the left are actuator rods for the realignment feature of Finnigan turret measurement estimations of powder gradual segregation. Used mainly on black powder handgun cartridges, this allows precise measurements/distribution of finely ground powders similar to duplex loading in small artillery loading, except on a smaller scale. Lee mfg, is the only company with the foresight to include micro-adjustable rotational swivel cavity reloading which benefits left handed reloader immensely, thus adding to the complexity of the above mentioned feature on obsolete handgun priming situations. Not to be confused with the recent manufacturing on right handed swivel rotors, oft manufactured in Mongolia, and the two cannot be compared. I have only used the rotational measures, although manually adjusted, similar to the beneficial use of Army Veterans used to working with line of sight sighting systems on small artillery or light RPG situations in high altitude/arid rain forested areas (Marine Corps used a totally different method, much like the Navy's heavy gun turret rotational force compensators). Good products altogether, and better used by/suited to those well versed in the finer aspects of round "flying measures", AKA, B.S. Meters...

The small one on the right; I don't know...
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Re: Any Idea What These Parts Belong To?

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mikld wrote:The two on the left are actuator rods for the realignment feature of Finnigan turret measurement estimations of powder gradual segregation. Used mainly on black powder handgun cartridges, this allows precise measurements/distribution of finely ground powders similar to duplex loading in small artillery loading, except on a smaller scale. Lee mfg, is the only company with the foresight to include micro-adjustable rotational swivel cavity reloading which benefits left handed reloader immensely, thus adding to the complexity of the above mentioned feature on obsolete handgun priming situations. Not to be confused with the recent manufacturing on right handed swivel rotors, oft manufactured in Mongolia, and the two cannot be compared. I have only used the rotational measures, although manually adjusted, similar to the beneficial use of Army Veterans used to working with line of sight sighting systems on small artillery or light RPG situations in high altitude/arid rain forested areas (Marine Corps used a totally different method, much like the Navy's heavy gun turret rotational force compensators). Good products altogether, and better used by/suited to those well versed in the finer aspects of round "flying measures", AKA, B.S. Meters...

The small one on the right; I don't know...
You are almost very correct except where its needed for the artillery one.
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Alright you guys I just spurted a sip of Bulleit Bourbon om my keyboard. :roll:

It was worth the laught :lol: :lol:
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Re: Any Idea What These Parts Belong To?

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The interest in this mystery has probably been satisfied but I believe I've solved the puzzle of the "large rod" (s) shown in Ranch Dog's picture. It is my observed opinion that they go with the Universal Charge Die. That rod is part of the case activation feature on the Lee Perfect Powder measure when used on the LM press with that die.
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Re: Any Idea What These Parts Belong To?

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Horseman wrote:The interest in this mystery has probably been satisfied, but I believe I've solved the puzzle of the "large rod" (s) shown in Ranch Dog's picture. It is my observed opinion that they go with the Universal Charge Die. That rod is part of the case activation feature on the Lee Perfect Powder measure when used on the LM press with that die.
When I first picked them out of the box I thought the same; however, I have two of those dies, and when compared, the rods are different. I might have mentioned this in the OP but didn't go back to the top.
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Sorry about the blurry picture but you will notice that I have yet to chunk them. I'm not a hoarder, but I do find it hard to get rid of something that is so unique in purpose when I don't know what it is.

The small bullet feeder uses small tubes inside the larger just like the case feeder does but you have to trim the small tubes. Rather than toss the short length cut, I thought they might be useful and darn if they didn't. The Labradar has one failing, and that is not having a proper sight to aim the radar beam. The case has a small notch molded into the top, but everyone is gluing a short length of a soda straw into the notch. The only problem is that I can't see through the straw. Problem solved because I hung onto the trimmings!
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Re: Any Idea What These Parts Belong To?

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Arrrrrrrrgh.....was sure that was the ticket.. :( amazing how some things just seem to "hang around" in your head. Every time I see a rod of similar appearance your post comes to mind...the mystery continues.. :lol:
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Re: Any Idea What These Parts Belong To?

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There's a chance that they are from an old Q-jet ,Thermoquad or FoMoCo 4V . Stuff like that gets into a 20 yr box and will just bumble along under mistaken identity for decades .
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