whats the oldest box u have
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I have had some very old stuff over the years. Probably don't have any photos of any of it.
I would imagine the oldest ammo that I have had was late 40's, early 50's 30-06 in Garand clips that resided in an old surplus WW2 bandolier.
I have seen others much older than that. Paper shotgun shells, etc, but the 30-06 was probably the oldest that I have had personally.
I would imagine the oldest ammo that I have had was late 40's, early 50's 30-06 in Garand clips that resided in an old surplus WW2 bandolier.
I have seen others much older than that. Paper shotgun shells, etc, but the 30-06 was probably the oldest that I have had personally.
I have some boxes of .223 from the early 90's with $3.99/20 rounds and a brick of .22 front he same period at $12.00 or there about. I found them in the trunk of my Chevelle last summer where I had lost track of them.
Whitey
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I have no idea how old these 3 boxes of 30-40 Krag are or the price paid back then. You can see on the "newer" boxes to the right a price of $7.95. I see today on the shelves at Cabelas a price of $39.99. Also, something to point out - the middle box of Super X aren't labeled as Winchester, instead they are labeled as Western. I'm guessing Western became Winchester later on? And Peters? Never heard of that name. These were acquired with my Winchester model 95 from my father, whish came from his father.
This is a really great thread! Thanks guys.
FWIW, the Peters Cartridge Company based in Southwest Ohio, eventually became part of Remington-Peters then it was just Remington. You should google the name; the company has a very interesting historical past.
Western was the Western Cartridge Company, which went on to form the Olin Corporation and eventually the Winchester name. Also a very historically important company in our firearms history. The Western Cartridge Company has a very direct lineage with the M1 Garand Rifle and the M1 Carbine, and Western Cartridge invented BALL smokeless powder. You'll still see current WCC headstamps on US mil-spec ammunition.
FWIW, the Peters Cartridge Company based in Southwest Ohio, eventually became part of Remington-Peters then it was just Remington. You should google the name; the company has a very interesting historical past.
Western was the Western Cartridge Company, which went on to form the Olin Corporation and eventually the Winchester name. Also a very historically important company in our firearms history. The Western Cartridge Company has a very direct lineage with the M1 Garand Rifle and the M1 Carbine, and Western Cartridge invented BALL smokeless powder. You'll still see current WCC headstamps on US mil-spec ammunition.
I don't have pics. I recently just fired my last box of Federal Lightning .22s, the had a blue ink price stamp (remember them?) of 39 cents. I'm guessing they were from the late 70's or early 80's. They shot great. I hated to waste them, but I promised my wife I'd teach her to shoot a hand gun, and that's all I had.