NOS powder and primers

[blujax01]

Dan Aumiller is trying to get out of the business (wanna buy a gun store in Westerville, Oh?) and is selling some of his personal stash. Note the label on the unopened Dupont PB powder advertising: "Aumiller Gun Shop - Machine Guns". And the CCI primers are New Old Stock as well.

Neat, huh? Any idea as to the time frame?

 

[novalty]

My guess would be 80's or early 90's, but that is just a guess. I got a batch of reloading equipment a couple months ago, and there were some really neat old cans of Hercules 2400 and Unique with pop-top caps. You apply pressure to the center of the cap and they pop off the lip, then to put the cap back on you set it on, and squeeze the outside of the cap and it pops back up and locks onto the can. I'm guessing early 70's on those.

Found this internet image of similar can design.

 

[blujax01]

$2.89/pound??? I feel lucky if I can find 2400 for less than $20.

That box of 1000 CCI primers is tiny by today's standards (1-1/2x2x4). It also comes with a warning that "primers in bulk are capable of mass explosion."

 

[blujax01]

Aw Hell, I almost forgot the whole point of this story - Dan does not ship but if you're near Westerville he does have small and large pistol and rifle primers in stock. I used to think he was overpriced (at $36 - $40) but he hasn't raised his prices so now he's a bargain! Also sells by the hundred...

 

[mike smith 1002]

too bad one of my old customers we sold him plastic bags for cases and misc bought many a gun and bullets from him in the 70's and 80's back then a colt series 70 was $199 and a ruger blackhawk was the same a ruger bearcat with black anodized trigger gaurd was $79 I will go over and buy up what I can passing of the guard

 

[dg101win]

My guess would be 80's or early 90's, but that is just a guess. I got a batch of reloading equipment a couple months ago, and there were some really neat old cans of Hercules 2400 and Unique with pop-top caps. You apply pressure to the center of the cap and they pop off the lip, then to put the cap back on you set it on, and squeeze the outside of the cap and it pops back up and locks onto the can. I'm guessing early 70's on those.

Found this internet image of similar can design.

I was buying Hercules cans like this in the late 60's. Still have 2 full unopened cans of Unique that my Dad and I bought back then..