david bachelder
Member
I was away from reloading a couple years so I'm not up on current practices. Back a few years every manufacturer of reloading equipment would replace any thing that broke, cost free. I see now that the practice has stopped.
I can remember emailing RCBS or Hornady or anyone for that matter and explain what broke and how I broke it. I was always honest and always told the truth. Like a dummy (and I knew better) I left H110 in my powder hopper a couple of years. This was in my Hornady LNL, I had it draped and honestly forgot about it. Recently I uncovered it and found the damage I had created. I called Hornady and explained what I had done. I was told to contact a woman in parts and she would take care of it. He also gave me the part number. The quoted me a very reasonable price with shipping, I gave the credit card number and that was it done. Afterward I got to thinking about the parts that had always been replaced cost free. I figured it became a burden to the manuf's and they gave it up. Now I'm curious? When did they stop handing out free parts? Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the practice was abused over and over, I was just wondering how long that had been going on?
David Bachelder
Trinity, Tx.
I can remember emailing RCBS or Hornady or anyone for that matter and explain what broke and how I broke it. I was always honest and always told the truth. Like a dummy (and I knew better) I left H110 in my powder hopper a couple of years. This was in my Hornady LNL, I had it draped and honestly forgot about it. Recently I uncovered it and found the damage I had created. I called Hornady and explained what I had done. I was told to contact a woman in parts and she would take care of it. He also gave me the part number. The quoted me a very reasonable price with shipping, I gave the credit card number and that was it done. Afterward I got to thinking about the parts that had always been replaced cost free. I figured it became a burden to the manuf's and they gave it up. Now I'm curious? When did they stop handing out free parts? Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the practice was abused over and over, I was just wondering how long that had been going on?
David Bachelder
Trinity, Tx.