Some days you get lucky, or at least luckyish

[robertrwalsh]

Hit the gun show in Lodi (CA) today. Lately it has been a poor shadow, but I was looking for a particular rifle from a particular vendor who I thought MIGHT be there. He wasn't.

However, I did score 100 pieces of brand new 45-70 for $100 and 100 pieces of brand new R-P 32-20 for $60. Not wonderful perhaps, but worth the 20 minute drive.

I even looked REALLY HARD at a post-war 6" Mauser Luger in .30 cal with grip safety. Asking $1800 but would dicker. I passed, but felt bad about it. This thing appeared to be unfired and came with box and papers. I don't own any safe queens and I would have felt bad about shooting it. Had it been somewhat cheaper and not as clean, maybe. (Is that weird?)

 

[Warren Sear]

You did very well on the 32-20 brass. A lot of people are looking for that caliber at the moment.

 

[Skeet 028]

A fellow locally had 32-20 Starline brass for 50 cents each. I got a 100. I even bought a new set of RCBS cowboy dies in 32-20 50 bucks also. Look really nice. We'll see how they work out. The others I have are Redding.Brass has gotten expensive but I recently found 32 H&R on sale at Cabela's for 27 cents...bought 200

 

[Sam McCord]

Are the RCBS Cowboy dies carbide or just steel? I've seen them advertised as "steel" dies which led me to think no carbide sizing ring.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Are the RCBS Cowboy dies carbide or just steel? I've seen them advertised as "steel" dies which led me to think no carbide sizing ring.

I don't know about all cowboy dies but 32-20 are NOT carbide. The case isn't a true straight walled case like a 357 mag case.

In looking at the suggested retail for Cowboy dies, I assume they are only High Speed Steel.

Ivan