The product tends to sell itself - - Historical Musings
The high prices of good used Dillon presses remind me of a couple of other notable products.
Before it became an article of faith that revolvers are archaic and outdated, the S&W Model 19, usually in four-inch, was
THE sidearm for peace officers, outdoorsmen, and knowledgeable handgunners in general. Why not? It was pretty compact, powerful, high-quality, and immensely satisfactory; the standard by which holster iron was judged.
In the late 1960s through the early 1980s, there was frequently a waiting list at gun dealers for new ones. A great many impatient shooters, desirous of having one
right now, would actually pay above retail for a nice used M19.
There was a shorter period when the same situation applied to extended cab pickup trucks, in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma.
Some items set the standard in certain categories. They suit the users so well that THIS is the level to which they want to upgrade. This trend really made for a buyers' market in certain other S&W and Colt revolvers, as people sluffed them to amass the price of a Combat Magnum. And there were a LOT of short-cab pick-em-up trucks being sold or traded for very reasonable prices.
The Dillon press parallel may not be exact, but it is close . . . .
Johnny
