Help identifying a loading press

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All I have is a single picture, can anyone recognize the manufacturer.
Can it be dated?

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

That is a Lyman Spar-T turret press. They are pretty good until the nut and bushing in the center become too loose. I started with a borrowed one in 1989. It went home to the owner, and I found another one. I replaced with a Redding T-7 around 2002. The owner replaced his with the Lyman "Crusher". Good turret presses all-around.

Ivan

 

[pabicyclist]

Lyman spar-t has been around for over 50 years. I think i've had mine since mid-sixties. i mainly load pistol cartridges so it doesn't get a stressful workout. Hasn't got a lot of use since I got my Dillon.

 

[DWalt]

Lyman also once made a smaller turret press called, I think, the Tru-Line Jr. It used smaller diameter reloading dies, would mount four of them. I have one, but have never used it. Not much good for rife cartridges, OK for handgun cartridges that do not require much force for full length resizing. I imagine the Tru-Line Jr. dies could be found on the used market.

 

[AJ]

You have a Lyman SparT press. I started with that one, good press. Loaded thousands of rounds with it. Picked up a Dillion SDB and like it too. Now use a Lyman Turret Press.

I have a Tru-Line Junior that Dwalt mentioned. Sits on a shelf in my collection of stuff.

 

[DWalt]

It was indeed called the Tru-Line Jr. press. It was introduced by Lyman in 1948 and its design was improved in several respects in 1957. And indeed the Tru-Line die sets are fairly pricy on the well known internet website. The same size dies are used on the Lyman 310 tong tool. I do not know if my TLJ press is pre- or post-1957, will have to check. Still no plan to use that press. BTW, there is an adapter to allow use of the TLJ dies in now-standard 7/8”x14 threaded presses. I have one of them.

 

[AJ]

It was indeed called the Tru-Line Jr. press. It was introduced by Lyman in 1948 and its design was improved in several respects in 1957. And indeed the Tru-Line die sets are fairly pricy on the well known internet website. The same size dies are used on the Lyman 310 tong tool. I do not know if my TLJ press is pre- or post-1957, will have to check. Still no plan to use that press. BTW, there is an adapter to allow use of the TLJ dies in now-standard 7/8”x14 threaded presses. I have one of them.

I have three Lyman/Ideal 310 Tools also. Yes the dies do work in either set-up. I learned cartridge reloading on a 310 Tool. Use to throw the Lee "Whack-A-Moles" in the trash when one came into my hands.

 

[taz666]

Lyman Spar-T circa 1980