Finally was able to get the OK from the insurance company to remove all of the equipment and supplies from his reloading room that had heavy smoke and water damage.
Unfortunately he had dozens of RCBS dies and other dies for unusual calibers that are all rusting and ruined. Lot's of brass was saved, and all of the ammo was stored down low in plastic cases, so all appears good, with some just missing the lube.
I removed most of it and there is quite a bit...
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So far, around 3000 rounds and none of it factory loaded. Probably another 7-10k of .22LR rounds.
I can use much of the ammo since I also have the rifles it is for, such as the .50-90 Sharps, 6.5-.284 Norma, .45-70, etc.
But the hundreds of rounds of .38-65 and .45-90, I have no use for. All of it BPCR and Scheutzen match ammo that he meticulously loaded. Pretty sure most have the exact recipe written on the inside of the box.
I know people shy away from shooing other's reloads, but these are BP loads. Kinda' hard to overcharge them. Or, are they just worth whatever the components are once broken down?
I'd gladly ship them to members here, but it's ammo and I believe I can't do that.
But there was also a ton of brass in unusual calibers like 44-40 Winchester and .38-65, etc. that should all be good. I'm only keeping ammo and components for calibers I currently have, which in BPCR is the .45-70 and .50-90.
So, neighbors are saying I should get a table at a gun show for the ammo and all of the weird little knick-knacks like scope rings and Pedersoli sights, etc.