Post your most USELESS piece of reloading equipment….

[markm87]

Interesting disdain for the runout thingy. I've used one to compare processes for getting the best practice.

But it's not something I check regular production with. If I have a questionable round, I'll roll it on a flat surface to see any really bad runout.

 

[Emmett Dibble]

Twisty hourglass shaped powder trickler thing... Lee scope closest to target then a pinch of powder and drop it in the pan... faster and WAY more precise...

 

[nakneker]

My RCBS bullet puller die, I don’t make those kinds of mistakes.


Joke, it would on the must have list actually,

 

[K22]

Neck sizing dies.

 

[KMart]

Mine was a Mec 650. Too much going on at once to get right. Give me a 600 JR any day!

Good thing you didn't buy a Ponsness Warren 800B

 

[hogpatrol]

Carbide neck buttons. Went from gotta have one for each die to now I have a drawer full of them. Next on the dust collector list is a Dillon primer pocket crimp removal/swage tool.

 

[22vartarg]

As stated above by others…… I still have this one but it serves only as a paperweight

 

[kenhwind]

Good thing you didn't buy a Ponsness Warren 800B

We had the Hornady version. I used it once and went back to my MEC Jr.

 

[KMart]

We had the Hornady version. I used it once and went back to my MEC Jr.

I loaded on a Pacific 366, which was bought by Hornady, for probably 20 years. Probably loaded 50-75,000 rounds on it without a hitch

 

[JMayo]

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A BFH is never near me when shooting or reloading .... And i stay away from ponds and lakes ...

 

[deadidarren]

I could be in the market for those 223 dies if the price is right!

The shipping would be more than double the price of the die as I'm in AUS

 

[jk80]

most USELESS piece of reloading equipment.

I got a wack a mole 20 gauge kit from a neighbor for taking care of his pointers when he went on vacation. I was 12 years old. Thought I'd died and went to heaven! For a kid who had more time than money it was awesome. I coach a youth trapshooting team and got it out to show them a while back. I think they thought I was kidding till I loaded a few and shot them! They weren't impressed buy the amount of work involved to make a shell. Had it 50 years and it still does what it was meant to do but I think I'll stick with my mec hydraulic!

 

[joshb]

The shipping would be more than double the price of the die as I'm in AUS

Dang! I should have checked out your 20!

 

[sandwarrior]

Hornady American .308 dies. They don't say it but probably small base. If not sized down to camover, they leave a bulge at the base of the case.

 

[paperpuncher]

Lol. I almost took a picture of my run out gauge that had a fairly sizable coating of dust on since the last time I touched it.

I have one in 410 its an exercise in frustration

 

[243winxb]

When I first started in 1970 I loaded an awful lot of rounds at the dinning room table with the non deluxe one of those.

The Lee "Classic" Loader, got the job done for me in 357 mag & 45acp, when i first started.
The 30-06 Lee Target Loader worked fine, till brass needed full length sizing.

If i remember correctly? There were 2 different Lee guys/Companys?

 

[Dave M.]

Run out gauge and expander balls on DIEs

Damn I forgot about the pile of expander balls and decapping pins I have for all my dies. Excellent choice sir.

 

[jpx2rk]

Empty primer boxes and powder bottles.

 

[HTSmith]

I loaded on a Pacific 366, which was bought by Hornady, for probably 20 years. Probably loaded 50-75,000 rounds on it without a hitch

Had mine for 30 years. No telling how many rounds. Built like a tank.

 

[PigButtons]

Next on the dust collector list is a Dillon primer pocket crimp removal/swage tool.

I found mine invaluable when I "had to" reload range brass. I still use it off and on because I still have some LC NATO brass that has never been reloaded.