Reloading Haul
 

I have a friend who is a gun collector. He and I go to gun shows and work on guns together. He was brought into gun collecting by an older gentleman who recently passed away.

The wife of the man who passed away wants the room his gun stuff was in back. We're talking hundreds of guns and books and accessories.

My friend knew I was thinking of getting into reloading, so he brought me all the reloading presses and tools his friend had.

https://i.imgur.com/sIJvsVN.jpg
Scales and other tools

https://i.imgur.com/ZWbgWwQ.jpg
Tools

https://i.imgur.com/ey6xpUi.jpg
Trays and powder measures

https://i.imgur.com/w4Mj57D.jpg
Several different presses. There is a Lee and an RCBS. And at least one other press.

https://i.imgur.com/pa3qltR.jpg
More stuff.

https://i.imgur.com/qQhA0fx.jpg
A Lyman press

https://i.imgur.com/FGtnKZ5.jpg
Plenty of books on reloading

I’m about to have to study a lot of stuff.

Nice score!

http://www.cotep.org/forum/picture.p...&pictureid=888

Awesome! That’s a great start.


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Nice score.

Congrats and about time lol,

Clyde

You are no longer wanting to get into reloading. You are knee deep in it now!

Awesome load up. I counted 3 presses? Sweeeet

At least three. There are parts that could be a fourth press.

Nice!

I've got one of those Lyman hand/Bench presses. mighty handy.

I think I’ve finally received all the reloading supplies from the family. I have nine Rubbermade boxes of stuff. I dived everything by brand, so all the Lee is in one place, Lyman, RCBS, etc.

I have one question that came up. There was a very old can of 2400 Rifle powder that is a little over half full. What is the proper way to store this and is it any good at this point. If I need to get rid of it, what’s the best way?

It’s a little overwhelming the amount of stuff I now have. Is there anyone in South Florida willing to send a Saturday teaching me what’s useful equipment and what’s not.

I plan on trying to do 9mm and 45 after I figure it out. Also eventually 357 and a few Rifle calibers (30-06, 308 Win, and 303 English for the friend who gave me all this).

Wow!

Outstanding Christmas present!

Take a look at this site:

http://www.rifleshootermag.com/edito...elf-life/83922

http://www.cotep.org/forum/picture.p...&pictureid=888

Thank you, Doc. Based on this, the powder is bad, so I’ll dispose of it.

Smell the powder. If it doesn't smell acrid and the container looks good, it's fine. Store it somewhere cool and dry, but not in a sealed metal box such as a safe or ammo can

As Mike said, bad powder will curl your nose hairs. It is like sniffing a gallon bottle of acid.

That said, 'good' powder doesn't smell all that great either, but it is a solvent smell.

If you have any doubt, just chuck it. Powder is still pretty cheap. For disposal, you can spread it on your lawn, as the nitrogen in the powder is a pretty good fertilizer.

That's what I was always taught.