60 rounds of 220 grain Krag shipped for a total of $100. Not too shabby!
Cheaper than I could buy 180 grain at Cabela's.
Just bragging to some folks that would understand. Nothing to see here :D
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/779449830
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60 rounds of 220 grain Krag shipped for a total of $100. Not too shabby!
Cheaper than I could buy 180 grain at Cabela's.
Just bragging to some folks that would understand. Nothing to see here :D
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/779449830
That's good. Factory here is about $35/$45CDN per box of 20 and none is 220 gr. The old stuff is usually about $3CDN per loaded cartridge. $60 per box...and it's old. Not collectable, just old.
That’s pretty close to what I see here. And like you said, no 220 grain.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
My local range is closed for repairs/renovations but it will be interesting to see what “vintage” 220 does vs modern 180.
The anticipation is fun for all - Enjoy!
Funny you should mention that, I found this at my gun shop. 20 bucks for all of it. I am lucky I am liked by the owner!
Oh, one-upping me, I see!
Haha, looks like a nice score! It’s a wonderful thing when the local gun store is the “place where everybody knows your name.”
Cheers!
Looks like some 220 rnd nose in there too...Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowman1510
BAR, I believe they are 220s, the boxes held a little mix of everything.
All,
The ammo just came in.
The boxes and cases look very clean except a bit of rainbow colored oxidation.
I happened to notice, however, that when I shake the cases I can hear powder rattle in some cases but not on others.
Call me silly but I’m mighty careful with my triple-digit-old firearms. This can’t be a good sign for the ammo, right?
From the color of the packaging, I think your ammo is probably from the 1970's or 1980s.
There is no telling the conditions (heat) it was stored in. (Though, 'Clean and Shiny' is a good sign).
Are these Factory loads or Reloads?
If they were mine, I would 'pull' a couple bullets - (a Quiet catridge and a Noisy cartrige) - and check the condition of the powder (smell, color, & how it burns).
I had about 100 military 220s given to me some time back and I immediately decided to use the bullets and cases but discard the powder and primers. I pulled them all and had the powders in all forms from crisp and new looking to returned to liquid form. The primers went out too and the cases all had a tumble and clean. The headstamps were everything from '99, '00, to probably 1930s... Some were clean and shiney inside but who knows what the powder was like. Ammo from 20/30 yrs back shouldn't be bad though. Some of those loads are going to be quite full and you might not hear movement...
Id be fine with the noisy ones and pull one of quiet ones and see what could be going on.
These are supposedly factory. The seller actually ran across more that he sold me too.
I did some looking and it seems the Hornady camlock bullet puller is highly reviewed and very cheap.
I’ll run over to Cabelas and pick one up.
I’ll definitely report back and with pictures too.
Thanks for the input, everyone!