Where do you generally get your consumable supplies? - Page 2

Smaug · October 1, 2008, 07:56 AM

I thought it was just my local Gander Mountain that was high.

I bought a NOS Charles Daly Hi Power there. $300. They had to ship it to a shop down to IL to do the transfer. Shipping was $25. Transfer, another $20, then, somehow, I had to pay IL sales tax too. Never again will I deal with them. It wound up adding over $100 to the price of the gun.

While I was there, I looked at their prices for reloading supplies, and the prices were astronomically high. Something like $50 for a set of RCBS carbide pistol dies. For some reason, they had a ton of steel pistol dies. Who buys those any more? Especially for $30+?

Sevens · October 1, 2008, 08:50 AM

I would buy steel pistol dies in a couple different calibers --IF-- I found 'em dirt cheap.

Why? Simple... only the sizing die is different, and I would buy the expander and seat/crimp die so that I'd have extra dies whose settings I don't have to change. My current .38/.357 dies are set up for .38 Special, so I hardly ever load any .357 Mag. With an extra expander and bullet seater, I could use those for .357 exclusively and never change settings on either.

The steel sizing die? Chuck it to the back of the drawer to be left for dead.

October 1, 2008, 07:56 AM	#26
Smaug Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2004 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 3,210	I thought it was just my local Gander Mountain that was high. I bought a NOS Charles Daly Hi Power there. $300. They had to ship it to a shop down to IL to do the transfer. Shipping was $25. Transfer, another $20, then, somehow, I had to pay IL sales tax too. Never again will I deal with them. It wound up adding over $100 to the price of the gun. While I was there, I looked at their prices for reloading supplies, and the prices were astronomically high. Something like $50 for a set of RCBS carbide pistol dies. For some reason, they had a ton of steel pistol dies. Who buys those any more? Especially for $30+? __________________ -Jeremy "Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer

October 1, 2008, 08:50 AM	#27
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	I would buy steel pistol dies in a couple different calibers --IF-- I found 'em dirt cheap. Why? Simple... only the sizing die is different, and I would buy the expander and seat/crimp die so that I'd have extra dies whose settings I don't have to change. My current .38/.357 dies are set up for .38 Special, so I hardly ever load any .357 Mag. With an extra expander and bullet seater, I could use those for .357 exclusively and never change settings on either. The steel sizing die? Chuck it to the back of the drawer to be left for dead. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.