More MEC 600 Jr. Upgrades: What's New is Old Again - Pre 1982 Parts

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These upgrades have been on my mind for a few years, but were always on the back burner. I believe timing is everything and when the time is right to do something everything falls into place.
Case and point. I had been looking off and on online for older MEC 600 Jr. parts (the steel versions) and when I was looking, wasn't quite finding what I wanted/needed. Post my 366 purchase/build, I decided to once again look for the MEC parts. Sure enough, a seller had exactly the parts I needed (some sellers throw everything in, including the kitchen sink and want a small fortune for everything) at a fair price.
Parts arrived last week in very good condition. I did a good cleaning as well as some bead blasting and cold bluing to make them look almost new. This video covers the before/after of the installation, which was pretty straight forward for the most part. Now all my parts on my MEC 600 Jr. are metal/steel. No more plastic/polymer!

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26 июн 2020

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@Gunners_Mate_Guns Год назад

I understand wanting to go "old school," but MEC didn't just go with plastic for the crimping stations and wad guide, but because those are areas very susceptible to corrosion. Also, having the Delrin plastic surface is very slick, allowing the wad and shell to slide through with almost no binding. It's your press, but this is basically reinventing the wheel by taking that "junky" rubber tire off and replacing it with steel, as with a wagon wheel.

@ReLoadersBench Год назад

MEC most likely moved to plastic for cost purposes more so than corrosion (considering how much of the press is not "oil based") concerns IMO. But to each their own and you are correct, my press so my "downgrades". Not reinventing the wheel, but definitely replacing a plastic wheel with a steel wheel.

@davidcudlip6587 Год назад

@@ReLoadersBench I don't mind the plastic final crimp, but I switched my first crimp die out to a Ballistic Products brass crown crimper. Sharper points that really work good on brand new un-crimped hulls and older hulls, too. They make them in 6 or 8 point crimps. The only way to go for loading brand new hulls. I load 16 gauge and sometimes need to buy new Cheddite skived hulls. This crimper really sets in a good first crimp.

@ReLoadersBench Год назад

@@davidcudlip6587 - Thanks for the information, I'll have to check that out.

@davidcudlip6587 2 года назад

I was told MEC no longer makes the old style orange wad guide fingers in 12 gauge. Unless you have new old stock ones you might have to put the dreaded polymer one back on when the old ones wear out..

@jamesp739 10 месяцев назад

The Hornady replacement wad guide fingers fit and work just fine and are readily available. As an aside, I recall when the MEC machines had brass wad guides fingers. Now that's old!

@brucefrohn9834 3 года назад

I have 3 old MEC 600 jr reloaders (12, 20 & 410), which have the metal guide & crimp parts. One thing that I ran into, was the red (wad) guide bushings. I ordered these for my 20 & 410, but the 12 gauge red plastic guides are not available. I called MEC about this & they said that they wore out the die for the 12 gauge red plastic guide, so none are available. I've been thinking about trying to cut down one of the new black wad guides to make a new insert, but have not tried it yet. As you have one, you might want to try this for the 12 gauge insert.

@ReLoadersBench 3 года назад

Will have to give that a try. Thanks.

@nickjm37fordel1 4 года назад

Those look really nice on there. Got to admit I'm not really a plastic guy either. I wood rather pay more in the first place to have metal. So, those are newer style parts on the older press ?

@ReLoadersBench 4 года назад

The press is the current version (mine is about 4 years old), but the parts are old, pre-1982.

@nickjm37fordel1 4 года назад

@@ReLoadersBench It's funny, the good stuff on the old ones, and plastic on the new ones. I guess $ is the bottom line. Cheaper parts and more money for the press. Sign of the times :-)

@QuickShiftMoto1 2 года назад

On your final crimp ... the nut goes BELOW the turret platform, not above! Your's is in the wrong place.

@ReLoadersBench 2 года назад

Noticed/fixed that after posting the vid.

@paulf7604 2 года назад

I don't get it. I agree that plastic is often junk, but in some applications it is better. The MEC dies are one of those applications where polymer is the way to go. No rust, self lubricating, never wear out, etc. What is not to like"?

@ReLoadersBench 2 года назад

That’s the beauty here...you don’t need to “get it” because what I like/prefer shouldn’t matter to you. To each their own.