After 60 years . . .

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

After 60 years of reloading shotgun shells and going through many thousands of primers . . . and tossing out the primer trays and sleeves because they have no alternative use, a use has been found.

Recently, a new PGCA forum member posted a thread that he needed a metal 6 point crimp starter. I had three of them on hand so I agreed to send one to him. The difficulty was, how to box it up and ship it at minimal cost.

See photos for the solution equaled only by Darwin's Theory of Evolution. I won't be writing a book or waiting for a Nobel Prize.

[charlie cleveland]

now thats alrite..... charlie

[Bill Murphy]

Wait until you get to Rick Hemingway's place for the annual meeting. You will get a look at the neatest way to use spent primers and trays.

[winplumber]

Should of cut the center out that would of been neater yet ,Nice idea !

[Double Lab]

OK Bill, I'll bite. As I cannot make the meeting this year please tell me what use Mr. Hemmingway has for used primers/trays. I've got 20 gazillion of them and just getting ready to throw them away. Be nice if I could put them on Craig's list to offset reloading costs.

[Pa SxS]

Fill them with water. Makes tiny tiny ice cubes

[Double Lab]

Ya wanna work me up a letter on that?

[Bill Murphy]

I'm sure someone will take a picture of Rick's handiwork.

[charlie cleveland]

after 60 years of hunting and fishing tradein guns and stuff i think id like to do it all over again.... wish id saved my primers id like to get in on this ice cube thing too when bill gets every thing worked out....life is good.... charlie

[MarketHunter]

Older primers are either brass or copper, I just sold a 3 gallon bucket full to the scrap man. It wasn't big money but I was there selling something else and just threw them in for kicks to see if he'd buy them.

DLH