Components for cartridges you don’t shoot?

I don't have a lot of components that are only useful for one given round. Primers and powder might be useful in dozens of calibers and rounds, projectiles might be a number too. I do have some .204 bullets someone gave me, if I haven't already passed them on to someone who could use them. Lead, I can melt and form into many useful weights and shapes too.
 
I keep components for guns that I have shot or might shoot, but a cartrdige I know I'm not going to shoot, I don't want components for it even if it is free. That is juts space that could be taken up by components for cartrdiges I do shoot and actively reload for.
 
I just got some dies in a local auction , all for cheap , between $ 6.00 to $16.00 a set , two of which are brand new lee die sets . In 4 calibers I don't have guns in , yet . All in obscure calibers , the new ones are 7MM Mauser and 7.65x53 Argentine . If I think there is a remote chance I'll ever use something , I'm a sucker for a "good deal" .
 
Yes. I pick up range brass if it looks unusual to me. I wish I could pick up some 30-40 KRAG right now!

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I wish I could pick up some 30-40 KRAG right now!
 
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I have components out the back end.

I buy lots of stuff for when I start doing reloading classes.
Brass, dies, powders, bullets, extra presses, powder measures, reloading manuals and other stuff.
If it's a deal I buy it.
I use to buy and sell a lot of range brass when I could make a little extra cash at it up with the high price of scrap brass and the low prices of range brass it isn't worth my time to buy it, seperate it, wet tumble it, dry it and then list it and ship it.

I still buy some range brass and get it prepped and sit on it until the price goes up again or trade some for something I could use.
Sort of a hoarder, but I do have plans on disposing of it.
I'm not stocking all of this because I can, I do have a plan.
 
I don't know why I still have them but I have over 1000 .38 Short Colt Starline cases, about 1000 .38 cases by Federal, 500 .44 Russian and some others that I no longer shoot. I think I'll donate them to the next youth shooter I see that has any use for them.
 
I have bought some components or tools/equipment that I have no use for, usually as a package deal that has something that I can use. I don't have much that I can't use left.
Just a couple weeks ago, I gave some .22 Hornet dies, a few boxes of bullets, and a loading manual to my brother to give to his son who will hopefully have a use for them as he now has a rifle in that caliber (inherited from our father) and was complaining about the cost of ammo. Now he can complain about about the cost of reloading.
 
Highland Lofts said:
I have components out the back end.

I buy lots of stuff for when I start doing reloading classes.
Brass, dies, powders, bullets, extra presses, powder measures, reloading manuals and other stuff.
If it's a deal I buy it.
I use to buy and sell a lot of range brass when I could make a little extra cash at it up with the high price of scrap brass and the low prices of range brass it isn't worth my time to buy it, seperate it, wet tumble it, dry it and then list it and ship it.

I still buy some range brass and get it prepped and sit on it until the price goes up again or trade some for something I could use.
Sort of a hoarder, but I do have plans on disposing of it.
I'm not stocking all of this because I can, I do have a plan.
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You got a Good Plan!! Horde the Brass and wait till demand is thur the roof
 
Back right before the Trumpster I was selling 9mm for 5 - 6 cents a case.
Now guys are selling it for 2 1/2 cents a case.
It isn't worth bending down for 2 1/2 cents let alone separating the brass ans wet tumbling it.
I'll sit upon it and get what it's worth or scrap it.
 
Mark_Mark said:
you don’t have a Shotgun??? how? it’s like the most utilitarian thing since Goodwill Store
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I told myself I always wanted a Remington 870 but never could find one in a shop for a good price or in stock (even FFL cost on new ones aren't that great compared to what I got mine for TBH) till one day I found a fully rifled 12ga basically new (as in the guy probably shot a box of 3in slugs and said to heck with this thing) 870 on a used rack in a small town shop in Colorado for 399 bucks plus tax. It's one of my favorite guns now. Shoots very well with Winchester and Federal slugs.
 
No. I could get all the 40 S&W and 380 ACP brass I want from my friends that shoot those calibers, but I don't have guns in those calibers, and frankly don't want them. I accidently scoop enough of them to irritate me when reloading anyway! I only shoot two rifle calibers now, .223 and 6.5 CM and don't see a different caliber in my future, except every once in awhile I think about a 6.5 PRC.
 
Highland Lofts said:
I just bought a used dillion Square D press set up for 9mm

I'll set it up for when I start doing reloading classes.
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was just doing .357 Warm loads this morning. and this is how I check the powder and seat the bullet. Index pin removed, pull the bass out, look in the case, put a bullet on top. Fast & powder checked!

BTW: there is a shop in Woodenville that has 2 new SDB (.38&.357) for $389 plus tax. PM me if you want there contact

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I'm good on presses for now, I need to get the shed organized and get it finished off, insulated and the two interior walls finished up.
Come spring I need to buy a battery operated clay pigeon thrower and a 12 gauge reloading set up.
Are you going to the WaGuns New Years Day Shoot?
 
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