The reloading world has lost an icon.

[RHT447]

"Charles "Buzz" Huntington, 72, owner of Huntington's Sportsman's Store, died early Monday at Oroville Hospital. His death was confirmed Monday afternoon.

http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_24820934/owner-oroville-sporting-good-store-dies?source=most_viewed

http://www.huntingtonsports.com/specialinterest.html

[Rango]

RIP

[VegasND]

RIP Mr. Huntington

[stilly]

I'm sorry. WHO?

[Dutch3]

I'm sorry. WHO?

Buzz Huntington, son of Fred Huntington (founder of RCBS). Owner of Huntington's Sportsman's Store and operator of Huntington Die Specialties.

http://www.huntingtons.com/store/home.php

Very active in the local community. He will be missed by many.

[3RDGEARGRNDRR]

I think I just read about them in Guns n Ammo

[Ferrum]

Was this the owner of the store next to RCBS?

[Dutch3]

Was this the owner of the store next to RCBS?

Yes.

[Ferrum]

Yes.

Good people... I liked going in there.

RIP

[Sky_DiveR]

My deepest condolences go out to his family.

Never knew or met the man but I always liked and visited his store whenever I was in Oroville during Salmon season.

[RFBIII]

Another of the Huntington clan has passed away. Rest In Peace, Charles.

While I never went to the sporting goods store I can state that pretty much all of my reloading equipment (and it is a respectable sum) is RCBS. Nice to know that the provenance of RCBS is great individuals!

[the_new_guy]

RIP

[Wrangler John]

The passing of Charles Huntington is sad news.

In 1974 I had a rifle action barreled at Huntington's Sportsman's Store, Fred Huntington was still in charge and quite prominent, he seemed happy to be waiting on customers. I discussed my project with Tom Miller the store's gunsmith and he made suggestions for barreling the action for the particular wildcat cartridge I wanted. It was one of the best experiences I had with any company, they made you feel as if you were their first customer and a VIP to boot. The late Jay Postman of RCBS came to the counter to discuss my custom set of chamber matched forming and loading dies, he apologized that they would be expensive, all of $59.40 for form and neck ream dies ($35.40) and a set of F.L. reloading dies ($24.00). He then took me on a tour of RCBS and I learned how they manufactured the dies and presses. Prices then were expensive, but the money was worth more. The new Shilen barrel Tom Miller installed was $48.50, I paid $5.00 to have it cut to 26" and turned to a #4 contour, and he charged me $15.00 to cut the chamber, $10.00 to thread and install it. There was no charge for the deep lustrous blue job, or they forgot to charge for it. When I picked up the finished barreled action there was a small R.C.B.S. stamped on the bottom of the chamber. Miller had written the fireform load on the receipt to get me started, a nice extra touch. Total cost for the barrel job and custom dies was $144.33, but the memories are priceless. Whenever I needed something out of the ordinary, or just hard to find, I called Huntington's Sportsman's Store and later Huntington's Die Specialties. That's where the oddball .35-348 Winchester Ackley Improved dies came from I desperately needed. They could always be depended on for us special needs loaders.

It's sad to see another Huntington pass from the scene, not only were they good people, but without RCBS we wouldn't have great loading products at reasonable costs. The world seems emptier than it was yesterday.

[stilly]

I C.

[prod39]

Great business and, Indeed, A Pioneer and Great Sportsman!
My Deep Regrets!
RIP,
JB