Cleaning up Dad's stuff .
Posted: 05 Oct 2019 17:11
My Dad was a curious guy . Not in a weird , peculiar way just different and that's probably why I'm quirky .
He always wanted to a 257 Roberts , for 40+ yr I remember him wanting one . I finally had a deal and got him one on a 95 Mauser built . Turns out it is a real tack driver . We never got to shoot it he and I he never loaded a round for it .
I guess he wanted one even before I was born . Today going through an ammo can of his I found 8 red Remington boxes of brand new unprimed 257 Roberts brass . All one lot boxed up 10/20/65 .
If that weren't enough also found in the box was a brand-new 12 ga shell holder for a Lachmiller press the one with the broken 12ga shell holder and the decap and sizer die in it .
The second can was just as exciting .
Powder .
2# of Du Pont 4350
2# of DuPont 4831
1# ea DuPont and H4895
1# of new Green Dot
1# of Hercules Herco
1# of Hercules Unique
1# 700x
4# of H4831 I hauled out here bought at the Reno Cabela's store .
The late stuff had tags of $28/lb .
I can't figure what he would have used Herco in , he was a solid Unique loader for shotguns . I don't remember much if any 9mm , 38/357 data for it . 45 ACP maybe ? The 700x is equally mysterious .
There are 2 more 20 mm cans of assorted bits and pieces and ammo to sort through for keepers and junk .
He always wanted to a 257 Roberts , for 40+ yr I remember him wanting one . I finally had a deal and got him one on a 95 Mauser built . Turns out it is a real tack driver . We never got to shoot it he and I he never loaded a round for it .
I guess he wanted one even before I was born . Today going through an ammo can of his I found 8 red Remington boxes of brand new unprimed 257 Roberts brass . All one lot boxed up 10/20/65 .
If that weren't enough also found in the box was a brand-new 12 ga shell holder for a Lachmiller press the one with the broken 12ga shell holder and the decap and sizer die in it .
The second can was just as exciting .
Powder .
2# of Du Pont 4350
2# of DuPont 4831
1# ea DuPont and H4895
1# of new Green Dot
1# of Hercules Herco
1# of Hercules Unique
1# 700x
4# of H4831 I hauled out here bought at the Reno Cabela's store .
The late stuff had tags of $28/lb .
I can't figure what he would have used Herco in , he was a solid Unique loader for shotguns . I don't remember much if any 9mm , 38/357 data for it . 45 ACP maybe ? The 700x is equally mysterious .
There are 2 more 20 mm cans of assorted bits and pieces and ammo to sort through for keepers and junk .
