What do the old (can't hunt) guys do with tons of reloading equipment?

[hayboy]

I also struggle with the "what's gonna happen to my stuff"
The thought of taking pennies for dollars for it keeps me from selling.
But when I go "my stuff" will not mean a thing to those going through it.
It just lays there. It'll be someone else's burden I suppose.
So much money spent......

Feels like we are in the same boat

 

[hayboy]

Heard a story of a widow calling a nephew to dispose of a gun. He flipped out, was a WW2 mil 1911 in good condition. he told he it was worth 1000s.

 

[Colt Kodiak]

Depending on the financial situation, if you have plenty of funds go to the local rifle range and find a young guy that's respectful and pass the torch.

Are far as I know, there are no rifle ranges around Palm Desert.

 

[JPTX]

I'm sure most are already aware of this, but probably the same thing happened when our parents or a spouse passed. I'm guessing many didn't really know what was valuable to our parents or what their stuff was worth. Some of it was just old stuff, while other was collectables or had current useful value.

 

[butchlambert]

Partner if you can shoot them bruisers at age 79, then God has surely blessed you. Carry on.

They will have muzzle brakes even though I hate them.

 

[wagonman]

I'm blessed with a son and daughter and 4 adult grandsons all shooters, 2 avid reloaders I have no doubt they will appreciate my life's collection of guns and loading stuff. Every time I bought a new gun I told my wife it will be the grand kids one day, and she would just smile. I've already given them shotguns, rifles, handguns.

 

[divingin]

Okay, I'm older now. Sold my pickup, sold my prairie dog hunting guns, sold dies, sold brass and ammo, sold Vortex Fury and other things that are expensive. BUT now I've got tons of reloading equipment and my son doesn't want it: two presses, scales, RCBS Charge Master, 30 press caliber brass fittings, rifle holding vice, Caldwell stable table, and etc, and etc. I live where no one reloads in Southern California. Give me some ideas, but I'm searching for what the older guys do with their shops?

Calguns forum has a fairly busy marketplace. Lots of guys from SoCal on there. I'm in the SF Bay Area, so no help there without shipping.

 

[quicksylver48]

PUT IT ON E- BAY PRICES ARE SKY HIGH YOU CAN'T BUY THE STUFF ANY WHERE I GOT ON AVERGE $450.00 FOR MY $175MEC PRESS AND $75 FOR MY $30.0 LEE PRESS

 

[ballisticxlr]

they get on calguns.net and sell it there. TONS of SoCal guys just begging for that stuff.

 

[ebb]

There is a real good true story over at Cast Boolits about just this sort of thing. I think it is called The Old Gentleman, if i remember correctly. I tried to find it but that site deletes the sites that i have posted to after 30 days and my google foo is almost non existent.

 

[Colt Kodiak]

they get on calguns.net and sell it there. TONS of SoCal guys just begging for that stuff.

As per your advice, I did list a bunch of stuff on it. Thanks

 

[Stingray]

Okay, I'm older now. Sold my pickup, sold my prairie dog hunting guns, sold dies, sold brass and ammo, sold Vortex Fury and other things that are expensive. BUT now I've got tons of reloading equipment and my son doesn't want it: two presses, scales, RCBS Charge Master, 30 press caliber brass fittings, rifle holding vice, Caldwell stable table, and etc, and etc. I live where no one reloads in Southern California. Give me some ideas, but I'm searching for what the older guys do with their shops?

We had a member donate his stuff to our Junior shooters and they sold the stuff and use the money to cover expenses so they can compete in high power at the Nationals at Camp Atterbury

 

[NorCalMikie]

As a side both widows had been approached by so called "shooting buddies" and had been offered incredibly low offers to "take that stuff off their hand". Scumbags.

You KNOW that would happen. Got low ball offers for some of my friends stuff.
I just told them it isn't my stuff to give away so if you want it at the price listed, fine.
If not, BITE ME!!

 

[NorCalMikie]

A little OT but on the same note. Sister died, was a BIG doll collector. Not antique, just dolls from $250.00 on up to $500.00+. All in display cases and most with the original boxes. She "thought" she could sell them? Figured the folks that she bought them from would want them back? They sold them to make a $ and most of those folks are probably dead too.
See some of those $250.00 to $500.00 dolls listed on Ebay for $50.00 and NOT MOVING!! Everywhere I look, dolls lined up like good little boys and girls.
Either give your stuff away or when you're gone, someone else will have to deal with it. Not your worry anymore. And if you don't wake up in the morning? No more worries. Get a U Haul and take it all with you.

 

[cotntop]

A friend died last year and his wife wanted me to help her sell off the reloading stuff. One person already offered $1000 for the lot. He had a good amount of nice stuff. I went through about half and already was over $7000. The same guy that made the first offer came up with $3500 and she accepted.

 

[Raythemanroe]

I am almost in the same boat. A nephew clear across the country is getting all my stuff. He has to come and get it.

Hey uncle


Ray

 

[divingin]

Are far as I know, there are no rifle ranges around Palm Desert.

Quick web search shows 3 or 4 not too far away.

 

[mauser284]

My father in-law hunts from an electric wheel chair he is paralyzed from about nipples down. I am talking Africa twice and still does bear and all kinds of varmints from a wheel chair.

Now granted My right new and ankle have had 3 surgeries on them so I am not scaling large mountains on foot. That is why they have horses and quads.

Your never too old to hunt you just have to change how you hunt. A lot of guys on here have artificial knee's and still hunt some serious rocky terrain.

As to what do you do with gear.......Have you never heard of "Ebay"???? All the Baby boomers dieing off is what has been fueling it for at least the last 10 years and will continue to fuel it for the next 10 years I am sure. Where do you think all those fantastic American made instruments, hunting gear, rifle parts, ham radio and other rare collectibles are coming from.

Anything that can not be sold on ebay is local craig list, pawn shops and estate sales!