Need help on Jordan Press

[Bentwing]

I picked a Jordan 6 stage press at an estate sale, but no manual. Can Some one please help me? I think it is set up for 38 secial.

Thank you for any information.

 

[Cyrano]

Phil Sharpe talks about the Jordan. It was apparently a very high quality press and one of the first set up for volume reloading. It doesn't use the standard dies we use now. I think it came out in the '30s and may not have been in production after WW II. If it has a built-in powder measure it may be set up for the standard load of 2.8 grs of Bullseye for the 38 Special or may be set up for Pistol 5 or something else. All I know about it is in his 'Complete Guide to Handloading'. An instruction manual for it is going to be very hard to find; people haven't got into collecting old reloading tools or the archeology of reloading.

 

[Bentwing]

Thanks cyrano