24 June 2004, 18:39
lawndartWhat to do with old Reloading manuals.
I give them to friend's young children.
First they look at the pictures of the dead animals. Kids think dead animals are way cool.
When they get older they read about the different cartridges' history and application.
By the time they start high school they are stealing money out of mom's purse to have me pick up primers for them from Bob's House of Hodgdon.
Helping develop a young person's character is an awesome responsibility, and a privilege as well.
JCN
25 June 2004, 00:32
p dog shooterI collect them. Use them for reference ect.
25 June 2004, 01:10
DigitalDanI figure they'll be collectibles by the time I retire....wait, I already am retired...WTF!
Hey guys, I got a whole wad of antique reloading manuals, anybody interested???
25 June 2004, 02:16
<eldeguello>I keep them all because the real old ones have data for cartridges the new ones lack, like .32/40, .38/55, .45/90, etc.
I buy them on Ebay and at gunshows.
And I can tell from the prices, there are lots of others like me.
Ebay search for 'manual' inside of 'relaoding' catagoryHint: the manual at auction with lots of bids on it is an "old" manual.
25 June 2004, 10:29
captnemoSpeer #4 is on WILDCATs and is good for reference!
the_captn
I use mine because they have loads in them that everybody used before lawyers came along with liability suits.
25 June 2004, 13:32
lawndartNow I'm cooked. Not only do I have kids spending their lunch money on H4831, they are using too much of it at a time....
JCN
25 June 2004, 15:20
p dog shooterSend them to me I'll take them off your hands.
25 June 2004, 15:37
N. S. SherlockYES SIR! I need a # 25 Hodgdon manual. Though it's not thaaat old. Please advise. ned
25 June 2004, 20:34
OddballI have passed a few along to new reloaders.
26 June 2004, 03:34
Swede44magI keep all of mine and use them for those hard to find loads. I like to use about four different companies manuals at the same time and look for consistency when working up a new load.