Who Has Purchased Dies, Then Purchased a Rifle For Them?

[del2les]

Just curious how many have purchased a used set of dies or maybe a shotshell loader at a yard sale, estate sale, Craig's List, private, or from some other used source, and then discovered you just had to have a firearm to put those dies to good use? Over the decades, I have bought boxes of various mixed reloading supplies from the above sources, only to have a few dies of calibers I did not currently own. Some were traded or placed on the shelf, but some gave me an itch that later just had to be scratched. After all, I had the dies already.

Confess, I know I can't be the only one.

 

[crazymonkey]

Just curious how many have purchased a used set of dies or maybe a shotshell loader at a yard sale, estate sale, Craig's List, private, or from some other used source, and then discovered you just had to have a firearm to put those dies to good use? Over the decades, I have bought boxes of various mixed reloading supplies from the above sources, only to have a few dies of calibers I did not currently own. Some were traded or placed on the shelf, but some gave me an itch that later just had to be scratched. After all, I had the dies already.

Confess, I know I can't be the only one.

I haven't done dies but just about everything else . I find that I've got barrels and ammo for stuff I call projects. Some I get to and get some enjoyment from completing and others I seem to sell or trade for other things. It's almost a compulsive hobby.

 

[Berrnard]

 

[akdad]

Sounds perfectly normal to me

 

[Pastor Gun.zales]

yup!!! guilty

 

[HockeyDad]

I haven't purchaed a set of tires, then purchased a vehicle for them either.

 

[GRG]

I have done it numerous times.

 

[Rick Richard]

Guilty too.

 

[hogheadv2]

Brass..... Somehow I accumulate brass, then a rifle follows me home..

 

[crystalgayleguy]

Can't count the times I have done that especially when it comes to wildcat calibers

 

[LuvDog]

Yup, dies, brass, projectiles or even loaded ammo and then bought or built a rifle to match

I've bought brakes too for calibers I didn't own. And built rifles to go with them

 

[dmj]

Guilty. Dies and brass. Usually have the rest of what I'd need on hand to get me going. I also must admit that my wife has caught on to this little stunt.

 

[lancetkenyon]

Yep, guilty here too.

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

Never have done this, but I do make sure stuff is at least somewhat available before I dive into a cartridge. I'm not into expensive doorstops.