I opened the old cardboard box and noticed the decapper was broken. I pulled the tray out and found the old receipt, instruction manual and data sheet.
The instruction manual was copyright 1966. The data sheet, 1972. The price for a decapper was $1.75. My wife and I laughed and she said it would probably be $5.00 now.
Then we looked at the old receipt. Oh do I wish for these old days gone by.
I bought this reloader April 22 1975 at Bonds Gun Shop in Phoenix and paid $10.98 for it. Along with it I bought a box of Hornady 250gr JHPs for $6.30 and a tube of RCBS case lube for 75¢.
This was the third Lee Loader set I'd bought. The first was 30-30, the second, 303 Brit.
After my wife and I joked about the price I came upstairs went on line to the Lee site. They still make the original Lee Loader, and sell parts for it. I ordered a new decapper - $2.50 and an o-ring for the bullet seater lock ring 50¢. Shipping was $4.00 so in a couple days for a whopping $7.00 my ancient Lee Loader will be back up and running.
Perhaps I'll load some ammo on it for old times sake.
Perhaps not. I did that with the 30-30 set several years ago when I also ordered some replacement parts.
Not fun. Too darn noisy.
But I won't part with them. Something else maybe .....
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Joe