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A friend who lives a ways away called me a while back. Seems he knew a widow who was disposing of her late husband's gun stuff. The guns were gone already, and she was down to getting rid of odds and ends.
He asked me what 30-06 ammo was worth. Of course I ask what kind. He sends a photo; it's several .50cal ammo cans full of nice looking ammo in M1 clips, load data neatly labeled on the cans, Hornady 150fmj bullets and H4895 powder. I replied that you have to be careful with unknown reloads and they should be considered "components only", but they're worth pulling down, and the components and clips were certainly valuable. He said if I wanted them, she said she'd sell them really cheap, because she knew they were reloads. Well, I'm not looking for any more gun stuff and don't need to spend any money, but sure, why not?
So fast forward a bit, finally heard back from him. She talked to her "gun expert" about it, someone from the gun club where her husband was a member. He's an authority, you know, on all things gun, ammo, and reloading. He told her to absolutely not sell them, because even if the buyer swore they wouldn't shoot them, they probably would anyhow, then blow up their gun and lose eyes and fingers, and sue her for everything she has. He was adamant about it. She thanked him profusely for saving her from certain doom, and he took the ammo from her, to take to the local police station to be destroyed. Since they weren't "licensed reloads", that's what had to be done, you know.
Whatever, no big deal. I certainly don't need more gun stuff or new projects that I don't have time for anyhow. If the widow didn't need the money and felt better getting rid of it that way, then that's fine too. I just get a little annoyed by self-proclaimed authorities who push people around with their so-called expertise.
He asked me what 30-06 ammo was worth. Of course I ask what kind. He sends a photo; it's several .50cal ammo cans full of nice looking ammo in M1 clips, load data neatly labeled on the cans, Hornady 150fmj bullets and H4895 powder. I replied that you have to be careful with unknown reloads and they should be considered "components only", but they're worth pulling down, and the components and clips were certainly valuable. He said if I wanted them, she said she'd sell them really cheap, because she knew they were reloads. Well, I'm not looking for any more gun stuff and don't need to spend any money, but sure, why not?
So fast forward a bit, finally heard back from him. She talked to her "gun expert" about it, someone from the gun club where her husband was a member. He's an authority, you know, on all things gun, ammo, and reloading. He told her to absolutely not sell them, because even if the buyer swore they wouldn't shoot them, they probably would anyhow, then blow up their gun and lose eyes and fingers, and sue her for everything she has. He was adamant about it. She thanked him profusely for saving her from certain doom, and he took the ammo from her, to take to the local police station to be destroyed. Since they weren't "licensed reloads", that's what had to be done, you know.
Whatever, no big deal. I certainly don't need more gun stuff or new projects that I don't have time for anyhow. If the widow didn't need the money and felt better getting rid of it that way, then that's fine too. I just get a little annoyed by self-proclaimed authorities who push people around with their so-called expertise.
What a shame. If those were hand loads pulling and re-seating would have been a breeze. Last time I looked a couple weeks ago Cabela's price on America Eagle .30-06 was $2.00/rdn.
Ture dat. "No good deed goes unpunished."
