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Reply #15 - Jul 30th, 2021 at 8:21pm
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Finally checked inventory, 600 Winchester #8-120 Staynless LR primers, all neatly packaged in little wooden rows. Brought back fond memories of loading 30-06 ammo with a Lee loading kit on the kitchen table at the Mc Bain ranch in southern Oregon near Sprague river ca. 1959-61. Not sure Betty was real fond of the practice, but to her credit, only asked we move to the end as she needed more room. It was a big table, as it had to seat Frank, Betty, Jim, Dale, Quintin, myself, and the ever present guests. The primers were purchased in the only store in Beatty, the nearest town.
  

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Re: bottom of the barrel
Reply #16 - Jul 31st, 2021 at 8:54am
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rgchristensen wrote on Jul 29th, 2021 at 9:53am:
Cat_Whisperer wrote on Jul 29th, 2021 at 8:54am:
rgchristensen wrote on Jul 27th, 2021 at 11:05am:
Got into the primer drawer and pulled out a couple boxes of primers, one REM, t'other WIN.    On opening the boxes, they had wooden separators between the primers.   How many people don't even remember those?

CHRIS


Oooooooo!  Suitable for framing!


TIM:
Want 'em?   I'll save 'em for ya.
CHRIS


There ARE folks who collect them, but not I.  MY brass plaque on our house (we are in the Historical District) says (correctly too):  On this site in 1897 nothing happened.

  

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Re: bottom of the barrel
Reply #17 - Aug 3rd, 2021 at 10:57am
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I used a few boxes of wood tray primers back in the late 80s, all went bang just like new primers.
One caution that may have been mentioned, is that they might be the old corrosive mix, and dont forget to clean.
I have had issues with way old paper shot shells, some 16 ga Super X, light brown roll crimp. About every third shot, a hang fire would happen, a lot less recoil. Check for stuck wad, and continued.
   Another Murphy law deal, I ran across some factory CIL 32 40 factory shells, silver box, probably late 50s.
They looked fine, but about a third of them the necks split.
Me being the cheap farm boy that my depression era father taught me, I pulled the bullets, deprived and annealed the necks.
  Kind of like, "hold my beer and watch this", I am still shooting a few of the annealed old cases.
Old components are OLD but with the Biden era prices, I will use them with some caution.
And it may not be worth the risk with old shot shells. I have seen modern pump guns, where the base wad failed on the shell, not sure if any blood ran, but the receiver was wrecked.
  
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Reply #18 - Aug 9th, 2021 at 8:11pm
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My friend bought a unbelievable engraved Cody low wall in 25-20wcf.  No brass available so another friend gave him these.  We just shot the Winchester ammo and it functions perfectly.
  

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Reply #19 - Aug 9th, 2021 at 8:12pm
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The rest of the vintage ammo.  All partial boxes
  

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Reply #20 - Aug 22nd, 2021 at 11:49am
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Herters press...?  Heck, that ain't old.  I have an Easton press sitting out in my shop.  Still loads concentric fixed ammunition.

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Reply #21 - Aug 22nd, 2021 at 1:27pm
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Yes, but the Herter's press was a Model Perfect!
  
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Reply #22 - Aug 23rd, 2021 at 11:13pm
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How about my C.C.Johnson Red head turret press for "old"?
It is about the size of a LYman Tru-Line Jr,but only
3 die stations on the turret. I have two turrets for it, too.
Unlike the TLJ, you pull up on the handle to size, etc.
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