Bair equipment

[kevin.303]

i'm just kinda curious if anyone else uses this make. i got a press and powder scale from a friend for $20 and i'm happy with it. never heard of the brand though, when did they cease to exist?

[MT4XFore]

That name brings back memories.  If my memory serves, and it seldom does when you have CRS like me, Bair was to Pacific as GMC is to Chevy.  It was a different brand name (and color) for the same or almost the same Pacific products.  I'm going out on a limb now, but I think Pacific items were blue and Bair were red.  Again, it's been a long time.  Hope that helps.

[dave375hh]

Bair and Pacific both had blue crackle finish paint. The paint was nearly identical. I still have an old "Honey Bair'" single stage press. As to what happened to them, Pacific bought out Bair, them Hornady bought out Pacific..
The Bair "Polar Bair" was the basis for todays Hornady 366 progressive. Many changes but if you looked at them side by side you'd easily see the similarity. My Hornady Deluxe powder measure is an exact copy of my buddy's Pacific powder measure except for the paint color. The deluxe was discontinued and changed into the present Lock-n-load measure which dosen't have the micromiter setting stem the deluxe had(big mistake!)

I guess you could say I still have four Bair presses, the Honey Bair and three Hornady 366's.  The weak link of the Bair single stage presses was the main spring that worked with a lever arm in the rear. But I found that the seat return spring from a pre 95 GM Cavilier is a perfect fit. I got new ones from the plant but the junk yards are full of them.