Yes indeed, old guns are tough to move on, BUT what about the reloading stuff that's been accumulating for over 60 years???

Mike

The problem with all the old reloading stuff is the cost of shipping since many of the old presses are very heavy.

Over the years I’ve accumulated a couple of closets full of reloading “stuff”, some I don’t even know what it is! I’ve gotten rid of a lot of it here on AR given to someone that could use it, for the cost of shipping. Seems to work pretty well for me.

i'm on a texas gun site and do most of my selling/buying there for convenience. i can't give away stuff these days. i processed a few hundred 308 cases, primed, ready to load. not a single offer. unprimed, same thing. i've been reloading since i was 16, mid 1960s. not only are my kids and grandkids not interested, no one else is either. they love to shoot it, but not reload it. i posted for sale there some concentricity gauges, and scales, seating depth gages etc etc i no longer use. not a single reply. well, one guy said whats all that stuff for? i'm winding down my reloading life at age 74 and gonna load up all components i have on hand and quit. phase it out gradually. when the kids run out of ammo tough shit. thats it. no mas. course thats gonna take a long time. too bad. reloading has been my zen place for many years. i've offered to teach someone to reload. no takers. have already sold/given away all my casting stuff. oh well.

I guess I'm a dinosaur. The three pieces of reloading equipment I bought in the mid 1970s when I started, RCBS Rockchucker press, powder scale and powder measure, are still in use. I even just use the priming arm on the press. Many sets of dies, of course, but never any other equipment.

Me too. My RCBS press and original dies are date stamped 1975.

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Originally posted by whelenite:
I guess I'm a dinosaur. The three pieces of reloading equipment I bought in the mid 1970s when I started, RCBS Rockchucker press, powder scale and powder measure, are still in use. I even just use the priming arm on the press. Many sets of dies, of course, but never any other equipment.