Manual

INSTRUCTIONS for
Installing and Operating the Star
Progressive Reloading Machine
If you are not an experienced reloader you should get assistance from some experienced
person, preferably some one that has operated the Star tool. There have been many guns blown
apart and some personal injuries on account of faulty operation and care of the loading tools. The
modern pistol powders have approximately the power of dynamite, and primers may ignite very
easily. We recommend wearing plastic goggles for face mask while operating the tool.
Remember the loader has no brains, and the powder carrier delivers a charge every time it
completes its cycle whether you want it to or not, and the primer carrier dies the same.
The tool needs lubricating but you must keep the powder carrier, housing and spout free
from all traces of oil. Keep the tool head on that relative location perfectly dry by wiping with
rag. This applies to primer carrier also. This is extremely important.
INSTALLING MACHINE
In order that you may have the correct position for reloading, you should build a bench by
using a board 4 feet or more in length; about 2 inches thick and 12 inches wide, using 3 or 4 legs
long enough to make the bench about the same height as a chair. In the center of the bench build
up a portion 5 inches high, making holes in the top for the loaded shells and fired primers to drop
through into trays set under the reloader and on top of the bench; then bolt the reloader down on
the top of the raised portion.
The raised portion should extend out far enough to the left of the reloader to have room to
set two trays containing empty shells and bullets.
This arrangement will leave room enough on one end of the bench for the operator to sit
while reloading and should you have a helper, he can sit on the other end.
After you have your reloader installed and before trying to do any reloading, you should
make a study of each operation. Before filling the powder magazine or putting primers in the
tube, we would suggest that you run a few empty shells through, bringing the lever all the way
down each time you insert and position a shell in the plate, and watch carefully each station so
that you will know just what is taking place, at the same time you will learn why there is a
loaded shell at each stroke of the lever.
To fill the shell plate, insert a shell in opening at left and shift to the right with a slight snap,
stopping at the first station, allowing the place to rebound back a trifle, (which will allow the
finished reload to drop through the base of the machine when you are reloading).
Now move the safety cam at the left forward so that you can pull the lever all the way down.
Repeat this operation until all four stations are filled. Then, when you move the next shell to the
first station, you will notice that the shell that drops through the base will push the safety cam
over before falling through.
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