Isaac
12-28-2020, 11:39 AM
The Mrs. and I stopped by a local flea market this past Saturday. Other than a few well-used fishing rods and some small nasty used tackle, I didn't notice any shooting/reloading supplies other than a box of Lyman All American .38 spl. dies. The dies were on a table with household/cooking items.
The box contained four different dies, a couple of de-capping stems and a shell holder. Each was dirty but I was able to rub some dirt off and determine three of the dies were the Lyman three-die .38 spl. set. I couldn't determine the fourth but it looked like an RCBS sizer die. I made a deal with the vendor for $15.
Once home, I located under the die tray, an RCBS style straight decapping pin, a headed style pin and four top punches. The fourth die turned out to be an RCBS Carbide sizer, which cleaned up nicely and looks good. Much of the dirt looked like bullet lube. One of the decapping rods and a couple of lock nuts have a bit of rust. They are soaking in oil. The rest of the parts cleaned easily with Hoppes and Kroil.
An unexpected late Christmas gift!
Thanks,
Isaac
The box contained four different dies, a couple of de-capping stems and a shell holder. Each was dirty but I was able to rub some dirt off and determine three of the dies were the Lyman three-die .38 spl. set. I couldn't determine the fourth but it looked like an RCBS sizer die. I made a deal with the vendor for $15.
Once home, I located under the die tray, an RCBS style straight decapping pin, a headed style pin and four top punches. The fourth die turned out to be an RCBS Carbide sizer, which cleaned up nicely and looks good. Much of the dirt looked like bullet lube. One of the decapping rods and a couple of lock nuts have a bit of rust. They are soaking in oil. The rest of the parts cleaned easily with Hoppes and Kroil.
An unexpected late Christmas gift!
Thanks,
Isaac