So was given a some older reloading supplies

[Wolfdog91]

So my freinds dad passed away recently and at the funeral her and the rest of the family told me that he really wanted me to have all his reloading and related supplies. Really suprised me because when me and her dated me and him never really spoke very much . He was just a real quiet type of guy. But yeah, got a text earlier today asking if I'd come over look over all the guns his daughters inherited to make sure they where safe and all that. Well after I find all that they asked if I wanted to go ahead and try and find and take the reloading stuff I said sure and after probably 30minof digging, I realized pretty quick I should have tried to talk to him more. Even found this little .410 pieced out in a drawer. Was asked to try and fix it up
I mean I haven't been able to really go into there's boxes very much but all I can say is he was very serious about this.... Really wish I talked to him more, according to them he really liked me but getting more then a few sentences out of him ( usually a joke involving me him and a shovel ) crazy You know honestly,I'm not really sure how I should go about this. Idk I'm still pretty stunned at all of this to say the least . I mean just some of this stuff is beyond cool and, man honestly feel like I need to make a room or something just for this stuff. Kept thanking the family and just just kept saying he wanted me to have it so,yeah. Feeling honored to say the least rn

 

[hpshooter]

So my freinds dad passed away recently and at the funeral her and the rest of the family told me that he really wanted me to have all his reloading and related supplies. Really suprised me because when me and her dated me and him never really spoke very much . He was just a real quiet type of guy. But yeah, got a text earlier today asking if I'd come over look over all the guns his daughters inherited to make sure they where safe and all that. Well after I find all that they asked if I wanted to go ahead and try and find and take the reloading stuff I said sure and after probably 30minof digging, I realized pretty quick I should have tried to talk to him more. View attachment 1328506View attachment 1328507View attachment 1328508Even found this little .410 pieced out in a drawer. Was asked to try and fix it upView attachment 1328509View attachment 1328510
I mean I haven't been able to really go into there's boxes very much but all I can say is he was very serious about this.... Really wish I talked to him more, according to them he really liked me but getting more then a few sentences out of him ( usually a joke involving me him and a shovel ) crazy You know honestly,I'm not really sure how I should go about this. Idk I'm still pretty stunned at all of this to say the least . I mean just some of this stuff is beyond cool and, man honestly feel like I need to make a room or something just for this stuff. Kept thanking the family and just just kept saying he wanted me to have it so,yeah. Feeling honored to say the least rnView attachment 1328512

You are his designated caretaker for these items now. If I were in your shoes (actually have been a couple times) I would tell them you will go through the items and ask them if it would be ok to pass any items that you already have on to another serious handloader or sell them and give them the money. Just my thoughts.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Looks like some nice stuff

 

[markT]

Sport about your friends dad. Looking for 223 AI dies if...

 

[snert]

I just hope my stuff doesnt end up in buckets...

Good on you though
!Blessed

 

[chop house]

I just hope my stuff doesnt end up in buckets...

yes, i think about that also. my stuff, not yours (just to be clear).

it's amazing how much of wolfdog's inheritance there is familiar articles.

 

[Emmett Dibble]

Let the family know you are going to regift the things you can't use/keep for the rest of your life to people that will appreciate the items. That is what he wanted. It may not have been as much he "liked" you as much as he felt you would responsibly take care of his stuff that his family couldn't. In a way, that is a much more powerful offering then affection.

I found myself in similar situations here of late. The older you get, the more dead people you know.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

^^^^^^ been there, doing that.

 

[Rsadams]

Unfortunately this happens... My mom left my father when I was two and I never really got to know him until I was in my late 40s... He loved to race cars and was very very good at it and built engines for them for people all over America especially in Texas... I moved to were he lived and worked with him for awhile when my wife transferred there for her job... He was at one time WAY into shooting especially skeet and free hand 500 meter rifle... I unfortunately missed that part of his life because I love shooting and start basically when I was like 5 years old and now 50 years later I am still going... Probably would have been the bonding experience we needed...

Unfortunately about 8 years later my wife transferred again and I knew it was time to move on so we left... It sounds mean but he never once called on my birthday or Christmas etc and the running joke was it would kill him to call I guess... WELL when I turned 50 I was out celebrating with my wife and friends and my phone rang and it was dad... He said I called to wish you happy birthday and to welcome you to getting old... We talked for about 10 minutes and hung up... My wife asked who called when I walked back in the bar and I said it was dad... She was absolutely shocked... Six days later he died suddenly of a heart attack getting ready to go to work at his shop... No warning , just out of the blue , gone....

You always hear life is short but seriously if there's someone you need to patch things up with etc.... Life is way to short not to do it NOW... I have managed to live through two Widowmaker heart attacks in the last year and a half... The first out of the blue... Both times I was awake and walking around , the doctors couldn't believe it so I got lucky my friends... After the second one I learned real fast who my actual friends were and even on the short list of family I have... Take it from me it can be over on a Tuesday at noon so go out and get those things done... Also get out and stop worrying about things and live , as you all know things will work out... You figure things out like that normally after it's to late... Now we are moving after December because this place has forest fires etc and we have lost everything once and almost again one to many times... My wife fully retires in December so I have to make it till I get her moved and settled in some where else... Probably closer to her family...

 

[K22]

When my wife pasted away in November, besides the incredible grief I suffered and continue to suffer, I thought of a Bible passage that went something like: "We brought nothing into this world, and we take nothing out of it." Kind of puts "stuff' into perspective, at least it does for me.

My daughter, son in law, and grandkids are not into the shooting sports or hunting. They are not anti-gun or anti-hunting; they just don't have any interest. There is a really nice young fellow I sometimes see at the range; he's a male nurse. Over the years I've helped him with reloading and shooting problems and we have become friends.

At my age I'm much closer to the end so I willed all my shooting stuff to him. Gives me a good feeling because I know he'll appreciate and enjoy it.

 

[FNSafari]

Looks like some nice stuff

Especially the Ken Waters book of "Pet Loads" articles.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

I had a JC Higgens 22 single shot when I was a kid. Alas, at some point right after I left home 18 year old irresponsible me lost it and never knew it was lost til quite some time later..

 

[SShooterZ]

Especially the Ken Waters book of "Pet Loads" articles.

It’s one of my favorite reloading items.

 

[Murray Brook]

It’s one of my favorite reloading items.

I have always felt the Ken Water's Pet Load books were the "Holy Grail" of handloading. Great reading

 

[butchlambert]

The J C JHiggins 101.1 looks just like a Savage 94.

 

[DocCarbon]

I had a JC Higgens 22 single shot when I was a kid. Alas, at some point right after I left home 18 year old irresponsible me lost it and never knew it was lost til quite some time later..

Right smack in the middle of My overflow rack is a J C Higgins single shot with spring pull firing pin plunger . One of the Best damn .22 RF iron sight guns made . It's cousin is left of it , a 1934 NRA Target Master .

 

[ncageneral]

Reminds me of a conversation I had with my son a few weeks back. I told him as I was seating bullets, you really need to learn how to do this stuff. He says why, my answer was , when I die I'm gonna need someone to leave all this stuff to. That is how it works. My kids have never bought ammunition. EVER.