Obturation
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Hey all,
Ever wonder what a handloader was working with way back when? Some of you were there, others weren't a twinkle in the eye when Y2K came, here are some pictures i thought may be appreciated. A tool dealer i use was clearing out his childhood home after his mothers death and came across a box of his dads reloading components. He is a shooter but wanted no part of anything in this box, so he gave it to me. His dad reportedly died some time in the 50's, but im not sure if some of this stuff is newer?
The only 4 calibers in the mix were 45-70, 30-06, 32-20 and 22lr. Some appear to be factory loaded, others are most certainly some home brewed interesting looking creations. Components - gas checks (30 caliber) , primers, some cardboard circles (overshot cards or some kind of patches?, i dont know), projectiles, ect. , and brass.
I pulled all the rounds that were clearly reloaded or otherwise funky. Mostly 30-06, a few 45-70s, i did record charge weights and bullet type and weight if anyones curious. Just so there was no chance of anyone trying to fire them in the future. Heres what was in there-
Ever wonder what a handloader was working with way back when? Some of you were there, others weren't a twinkle in the eye when Y2K came, here are some pictures i thought may be appreciated. A tool dealer i use was clearing out his childhood home after his mothers death and came across a box of his dads reloading components. He is a shooter but wanted no part of anything in this box, so he gave it to me. His dad reportedly died some time in the 50's, but im not sure if some of this stuff is newer?
The only 4 calibers in the mix were 45-70, 30-06, 32-20 and 22lr. Some appear to be factory loaded, others are most certainly some home brewed interesting looking creations. Components - gas checks (30 caliber) , primers, some cardboard circles (overshot cards or some kind of patches?, i dont know), projectiles, ect. , and brass.
I pulled all the rounds that were clearly reloaded or otherwise funky. Mostly 30-06, a few 45-70s, i did record charge weights and bullet type and weight if anyones curious. Just so there was no chance of anyone trying to fire them in the future. Heres what was in there-