Just Bragging: 220 Grain Krag Ammo Find

[rcathey]

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.”

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[butlersrangers]

Cheers!

[rcathey]

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?

[butlersrangers]

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).

[rcathey]

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!