Bair Presses

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anubiusgarry

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I just bought out an old reloaders stash and there are 2 Bai r single stage and a Honey Bai r shotgun press.
I'm looking for info and parts manuals. The Google is failing me, just lots of praise for both.
Anyone have a lead in manuals?
Thanks



The shotgun press has a ton of bushings and looks like he was loading 12 gauge and 410.
 
Well, Bair went out of business long ago, but I inherited my Dad's Bair "Grizzly" C-press, and it had this for a "manual":

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I believe Bair was bought by a company called Pacific. I found this, for what it's worth:

https://thea.com/Presses-Accessories-Pacific-Reloading/

http://gunlore.awardspace.info/gunknow/bair.htm

Anyway, I can't speak to the shotgun press, but my Grizzly is a solid, standard C-type press. I've been using it for years. I wish it had a better setup for changing shell holders- it uses a small grub screw to hold them in, and it takes a well=placed thumb to direct the spent primer into a waste basket, because if it ever had the cup to retain the primers, it's long gone, but other than that, I can't complain.
 
Bait was bought by Pacific, then Pacific by Hornady.

Some of the Bair designs continued forward, but most has long been discontinued, with limited bits of information still easily available. If they're complete and functional they may still be able to be used, but aren't as easy to find parts and information, so value and desirability is generally on the low end.
 
Many of the old presses were made by a single manufacturer and sold to other brand companies as their house brand.
CH4D still has some parts for the older ones, like my "By Roddy" C-press I used for de-priming.

Bought the primer catch cup from CH a few years ago.
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