BullRunBear
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I just received a couple of reloading items: a Redding #1 powder and bullet scale and a Lyman Ideal 310 tool in 22 Hornet. Pretty sure they both are older than me (gasp!) which doesn't happen often these days.
The scale has a heavy black metal base, the balance beam is brass and it doesn't have any oil dampening. The weight limit is 325 grains. The original box is in good shape with the instructions written on the lid. It's marked $14.00 and there is no zip code in the address. Not sure if it was ever used. It is very accurate and I expect to use it this winter. It's a simple mechanism but seems very well made.
The 310 tool is caliber specific with no means to install or adjust a shell holder. It is steel (magnetic) not aluminum and the original box had 5 dies inside. I've never used a 310 tool but like the idea of a reloading item based on what the buffalo hunters of the 1870s/80s used in the field. I have modern Lee dies and their whack-a-mole version for 22 Hornet but the Lyman will be a nice addition.
Not earthshaking but I like using well-made gear that still does the job even after many decades. (Same reason I like traditional black powder guns, mil-surp rifles, manual typewriters and slide rules.)
Jeff
The scale has a heavy black metal base, the balance beam is brass and it doesn't have any oil dampening. The weight limit is 325 grains. The original box is in good shape with the instructions written on the lid. It's marked $14.00 and there is no zip code in the address. Not sure if it was ever used. It is very accurate and I expect to use it this winter. It's a simple mechanism but seems very well made.
The 310 tool is caliber specific with no means to install or adjust a shell holder. It is steel (magnetic) not aluminum and the original box had 5 dies inside. I've never used a 310 tool but like the idea of a reloading item based on what the buffalo hunters of the 1870s/80s used in the field. I have modern Lee dies and their whack-a-mole version for 22 Hornet but the Lyman will be a nice addition.
Not earthshaking but I like using well-made gear that still does the job even after many decades. (Same reason I like traditional black powder guns, mil-surp rifles, manual typewriters and slide rules.)
Jeff
