![]() Star is the originator of the design and inspired many others. Star's design was copied by many companies over the years and we can point to similarities with today's reloading tools. It is also a formal endorsement for the viability of the original idea. Immitation is often considered a sincere form of flattery. The Star reloading tool developed an industry for accessories including case feeders, case tube fillers, automatic indexers, bullet feeders, and many other innovations. This is close to the same maximum output today's most expensive commercial progressives produce when fully outfitted with automatic case feeders, indexers, bullet feeders, etc. Many improvements were suggested to enable Star design to increase output from hundreds of rounds per hour to upwards of a thousand rounds per hour. ![]() Elard Mock worked for Star over 57 years to assure the quality standards and design integrity. There was a waiting list as long as 18 months, similar to today's wait for a custom firearm with hand-fit precision craftsmanship. A successful company producing reloaders from the 1930s until the late 1990s with an efficient design and high quality gets attention. Many companies envy Star Machine Works of San Diego for it's reputation of lifetime quality. ![]() Previous to this design, the options were complex and expensive straight-line or single stage reloading tools. It was the tool used by police departments and armories. The progressive type reloading tool was made successful with Star's design for a commercial volume reloading tool. They oulasted the original company, weathered copy-cat products, and still offer production capacity on par with most newer product designs that substitute warranties for the confidence of old school quality and workmanship that are Star's hallmarks. The fact is that they produce consistently accurate ammunition of the highest quality and Stars hold their value. Some intend to justify owning something else, others to understand why so many desire to own and use a reloader designed almost 70 years ago. They are only found on the Universal model. The major parts difference for the Universal tool is the inclusion of #79U Shell Plate Locating Straps (see picture below, #79U is in the lower left) to adjust for each shell plate and caliber. Many individuals chose to purchase a separate tool head for each caliber to maintain their accurate setup when changing calibers. The design of the Progressive tool was updated to include larger powder charge bars and housings as well as caliber conversion kits.Ī caliber conversion required a shell plate, a set of dies for the caliber to load, a primer magazine/pickup tube/slide/bushing/punch (large or small), a powder slide for the specific charge to load. The Universal reloading tool was designed to allow loading of handgun caliber ammunition. A Progressive Star is not able to be converted to load any other caliber. 357 Magnum ammunition by installation of a larger powder slide and housing. The Progressive reloading tool was the original design intended to load.
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