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Post by twomoons on Dec 31, 2008 20:47:43 GMT -5
I have no idea how but somehow I have a reasonable collection of old reloading equipment. I now have ever Lyman press made since 1945 and a good collection of Ideal and Lyman hand tools. I have bullet moulds going back to the 1870's and a bunch of old Herter's stuff. My latest buy was a complete set up consisting of a Lyman EZ LOADER that was made for about 3 years in the early 1950's. This was one of the first multi station presses and was advertised for GUN CLUBS and POLICE. So now I have a bench with Tru Lines of both models a EZ an All American and a little hand bench press that Lyman made in the 1970's All I need is an Armoury model reloader and I have a line on one of those.
I sure wish I had a USE for this stuff.
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Post by Bill on Jan 1, 2009 7:43:26 GMT -5
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Post by twomoons on Jan 4, 2009 18:51:29 GMT -5
Most of this stuff I didn't really have to pay for. Most reloading stuff simply doens't sell well around here and quite a few folks when they quit just give the stuff away. When Bill Sell died his kids thought that the relaoding stuff was toxic becausre it had LEAD in it and so they just gave me about 30,000 primers and 25 pounds of powerd and a ton of bullets. Every once in a while someone would come up with an old press and I would give them 10 or 20 dollars for it. I noticed that from the 80's through to the 2000 era reloading took a serious nose dive. I quit on shot shells because I was buying shells for less a box than it cost to reload and the same with 38's and 9mm's, Now with ammo prices going way up I wonder if relaoind will come back big time or will be banned by the different BULLET bills.
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Post by bounce on Jan 10, 2009 20:17:23 GMT -5
I'll just tag my box of old stuff I got at the gun show today hear. First of all I saw no signs of T/M's their or in town at all?? bit strange I'm thinking. Well today I found a box of stuff at the show marked $110.00 Looking in side it had some realy nice 10ga. reloading equment winchester brass shells 9 of them & 5 old paper patched bullets & shells. I told the guy he was mighty proud of that box and he said well what do you think it should be? $50 says I and he say $ 70 so I say $60 and he says $65 and me feeling like I should buy something said ok I'll take it. Now I am not trying to convice any one I got a real deal, as this is by far the most I have ever paid for this kind of stuff. But I have be picking this type of shot gun reloading tools for many years now and I'm geting when I see something I do not already have I do try for it and thats what happend hear plus the condision was very good on all of it. But I now have a 10ga tool I don't think I have seen before? it may be common but not to me and I don't even know yet what to call it or just how to use it. But I will give you a list of what I got with it being the last. Crimper with crank & all priming tool A nice awl was in the box wad cuting punch wood press wood de-capper wood shell base/with pimer hole meatal sleave to fit over shell on wood base ajustable powder measure with handel scoop type Last a 1884 pat date Plyer type and looking shell holder & clamp, this has a steel tube heald in the middle of the jaws on an ajustable silde "back and forth" a little. This would seem to fit over the top of a brass shell with the tube down in the shell & the handels clamp it? then just what I'm not excatly shure of the purpious or how many things are going on at this stage? Anyway it's the thing that I did not have one. I allso got 9 winchester brass 10ga shells And I think? ? 5 loaded paper patched French 11MM Gras shells
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Post by Jack on Jan 11, 2009 0:15:42 GMT -5
Twomoons, I think one trend in reloading is away from store front retailers, and more to internet sources for components. I've noticed less and less components in stores, maybe with the exception of powder. The local gunshop I go to tells me that most folks get their components from the Midway's, etc, so the gunshop cut way down on what components they carry.
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Post by dovehunter on Jan 11, 2009 12:08:25 GMT -5
Jack:
That's strange as both Bass Pro Shop and Gander Mountain here in Richmond as well as most of the other larger gun shops still seem to have a good selection of reloading supplies. The biggest independent - Greentop Sporting Goods - told me a while back that they are having trouble getting some components because of the military getting priority.
I hate buying anything on-line or through mail order catalogs. I like to be able to see it, hold it my hand, etc. before laying down the bucks. I guess that's my dinosaur leanings. Most of the mail order places I have checked out though you have to buy such large quantities of anything to get a meaningful discount. Other than that I have found it just as cheap to buy from local retailers, especially when you have to pay shipping charges.
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Post by twomoons on Jan 13, 2009 11:02:00 GMT -5
Jack, The problem is INSURANCE... no one want's to insure a shop with powder and primers in it. When I had a store front insurance was $3000 a year and would have been 6-10 if I stocked powder and primers. No how much do you have to sell to pay for that kind of overhead! Our loacal shoop ships nation wide and stocks B/P his insurance alone is $20,000 a year! And all the locals try and buy at Midway because powder is $2 a can cheaper.
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Post by Jack on Jan 13, 2009 11:10:17 GMT -5
Dovehunter, the big stores like Gander Mountain, etc, in my area do stock reloading components. It's the one owner smaller stores that don't. Twomoons, I recently spoke to my local gunsmith/gunshop owner. He's the one that told me most folks use the internet/mail order for components. He did say he stocked powder and primers because the Hazmat fees on shipping make local purchase of those items attractive to consumers. And I know he stocks powder and primers in depth- but not brass, bullets, etc. He didn't mention insurance. Maybe different regulations regarding insurance in NY state?
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Post by klsm54 on Jan 13, 2009 14:01:40 GMT -5
I have bought bullets on-line a couple times....some Bergers and some bulk Remingtons.....only because I couldn't buy them locally. But other than that I always buy locally.
I have always bought my powder and primers locally. I guess I'm lucky to have several gun shops, close to home, that stock a lot of components. And even luckier that they compete with each other and keep prices competitive.
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Post by srwshooter on Jan 24, 2009 19:01:51 GMT -5
you guys have all this old stuff, anyone got belding & mull powder thrower. they were made in the 50-60's. i've been looking for one.
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