Who else misplaces shell holders?

[texassako]

I was setting up to load some test rounds with a bullet from a new mold and the shell holder I needed was not in the box where I keep them. Check the die box, nope. Check the other die box that uses this shell holder, nope not there either. It is a case made from 8x50r Lebel; so there was not anything else I could make work because of the big rim. I guess it is good we have a sponsor that is quick and affordable in Titan Reloading. Anybody else misplace and order a new one, and then end up with a large collection of shell holders when the lost are found?

[AlaskanGuy]

I usually find mine within 30 min of ordering a new set.....

[Roundnoser]

I usually find mine within 30 min of ordering a new set.....

HA HA HA! Isn't that the truth!

[Hardcast416taylor]

As much as I shoot my .416 Taylor that uses a .458 Win. Mag. shell holder you would assume I would know where the shell holder was. Well to make a long story short I just couldn`t remember where I put the holder the last time I used the die set. You can suggest I suffer from C.R.S. or "Old Fellers Syndrome" or whatever else I may have. Anyway I did a bench cleaning this Spring and came up with 3 shell holders for the Taylor! I have put a holder in the die box and an extra in with the pile of other holders. I sold the 3rd holder to another person that kept losing his holder for his .458, so we both won in the end.Robert

[David2011]

The little Lee shell holder boxes save me from myself.

David

[azrednek]

Got this about 20 years ago at a yard sale. Think I paid a dime for it. The bottom drawer has my shell holders. Other drawers have nose punches and other tiny spare parts.



The plastic is so old and brittle it has to be carefully opened. I usually find missing shell holders on my press.

[Baja_Traveler]

I used to misplace them all the time. Now I keep the shell holder in the die box it belongs with. Every time I order a new set of dies, a new shell holder comes with it, so every box has a shell holder in it regardless if it is a duplicate (like my 30-30 and 38-55).

[44Vaquero]

Tossed all of mine in the tumbler about a year ago for polish and managed to lose the one for .44 Magnum! I think it went to the same location as socks in the dryer.::

[w5pv]

So far I haven't reordered any thing but I have the habit of putting thins up where they will be safe from everyone including my self.goes with age I think.

[oscarflytyer]

The little Lee shell holder boxes save me from myself.

David

+1 for multiple caliber holders. Single caliber goes in the die box.

[markinalpine]

I just place them on finishing nails tapped into the edge of an eye level wooden shelf over my workbench.
Mark

[Grendl]

+1 on hanging them at eye level except I use cup hooks , if it's not hanging it's on one of four presses...... Now where did I put that press

[Mk42gunner]

I usually find mine within 30 min of ordering a new set.....

I usually find mine 30 minutes after getting done using the new one for the first time....

Robert

[danomano]

I just place them on finishing nails tapped into the edge of an eye level wooden shelf over my workbench.
Mark

I do the same thing! I even took a sharpie and labeled them just because..

[williamwaco]

I used to misplace them all the time. Now I keep the shell holder in the die box it belongs with. Every time I order a new set of dies, a new shell holder comes with it, so every box has a shell holder in it regardless if it is a duplicate (like my 30-30 and 38-55).

I just noticed that Cabellas has Lyman reloading dies on sale with a shell holder included in every box.

I hope that is a new trend.

.

[375supermag]

Hi...

I keep my shell holders in the box the die set came in.

I also buy shell holders and die sets when i see them at yard sales and such (if the price is right)...couple of bucks here and there makes for a full container of extra die parts.
I always buy a shell holder when I buy a die set.

I learned about extra die parts and shell holders the hard way. A few years ago, I stuck a live primer in a .41Mag shell holder in my APS priming tool and needed another shell holder to continue reloading.

After dropping the shell holder and stuck case in a container of oil, I went to the local gun shop (5 minute drive) to buy another shell holder. My little 5-minute drive turned into about a 4 hour tour of the area gun shops looking for a shell holder for a .41Mag. By the time I had found one, I had wasted a day at the reloading bench, spent more money than I needed to on primers, powders, bullets and cases, a new set of RCBS .38spl dies and put a down payment on a Cimarron Mason-Richards .38Spl conversion revolver.

Most expensive shell holder ever.

My advice...keep spares handy, its cheaper that way.

[wch]

I keep mine in the appropriate die box.

[500MAG]

Organized them all in one of those small plastic bins with the dividers.

[AZ Pete]

not since I got a Forster Co-Ax press. But I do keep all of my shell holders in the same drawer, in an old zipper "bank bag". Spares are kept in a box with the appropriate die set. That said, I have ordered stuff that I can't find, and observe the "30 minute rule".

[bob208]

my cats think they make great cat toys. some times I find them others I buy new ones.