Old MEC 400 brass wad finger replacement part

Mec ,Texan, Herters, Lyman all the same. Try ebay. Mec orange fingers should work as Hornady Pacific white fingers.

Thems the ones!

That's exactly what it is.

Those last a long long time,
My 9000's all use the plastic now.

Good Luck.

DGH

50RALPH50 said:

is this what you are looking for? I am about ready to put them on ebay. View attachment 1882706

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Can promise you is a BAD idea to put finger in one of these unless you have a set of wire cutters handy. TRUST ME ON THIS!!!!!

jansonuhl said:

Can promise you is a BAD idea to put finger in one of these unless you have a set of wire cutters handy. TRUST ME ON THIS!!!!!

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Did someone tell you that ? Or ??

50RALPH50 said:

Did someone tell you that ? Or ??

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1st hand experience. Easily qualifies as one of the top 5 stupid things i ever did.

jansonuhl said:

1st hand experience. Easily qualifies as one of the top 5 stupid things i ever did.

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Makes me wonder what the other 4 were .

50RALPH50 said:

Makes me wonder what the other 4 were .

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one was trading my killer 1964 GTO for a "dog" 1967 GTO. Other 3 would be concerning ex wife and 2 bad girl friends.

My 1968 green 400/360 GTO got hit at a stoplight with me in it. Same getting fingers stuck thru top of 400 wad guide. Brass fingers were from the paper/felt wad times, watch they cannot cut the plastic wad base. As said, Mec orange or others will fit. I have them in 12, 16, 20, .410 and fudged 28. Make sure the crimping sleeve part #448 is there if you find one. The Herters 403 press is the same basically as a Mec 400. Herters used their 1 inch bar with 3/4" powder bushings and 7/8" shot bushings I believe before Mec went to the powder bushing bars we now know. Same single stage hole spacing. If you see a Mec "T" bar, red and 1" squart, "T" stamp in usual place, that takes Texan powder and shot bushings, powder about .800", about same size as a Mec powder bushing flange, and shot 7/8" bushings.

I pulled the trigger on my Daisy Red Ryder with the handle open. (I was 11 years old.)

Still remember it 72 years later.

HM

If you get the Mec orange (thought they were red) or Hornaday white you’ll likely never replace them again, or a least for several years. The nylon/plastic outlast the brass by quite a bit. Also somewhat kinder to your finger, if that interests you.