Salvaging Ammo Parts and Age

[usabaker]

I'd just snap them and be done.

I'm going to snap them for sure but just curious. I also got about 200 8MM, 300 7mm Mauser and about 180'ish 30-06 milsurplus ammo to part-out. Another powder burn pile on the way I guess.

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[browningautorifle]

200 8MM, 300 7mm Mauser

Those bullets should be valuable...cases are boxer or Berdan? Although 8mm brass is fuggin' hard to get around here, seems just as hard to sell when you have a smack.

[usabaker]

Those bullets should be valuable...cases are boxer or Berdan? Although 8mm brass is fuggin' hard to get around here, seems just as hard to sell when you have a smack.

Not sure but my guess they are Berdan. Got them for .03 cents each awhile back. They were all loose and not kept in controlled storage, but no visible deterioration. I haven’t tried shooting them. Same is true for the 7mm. The 30-06is a whole different story, US WWII and Pre-WWll lots with case corrosion visible. Not sure of the collector value of any of it

[rcathey]

US WWII and Pre-WWll lots with case corrosion visible. Not sure of the collector value of any of it

Unless it's in nice, clean boxes or a specialty round (colored tips: armor piercing, tracer, frangible, etc) then no. No collector value to speak of. Pulling the bullets would give you the best, ahem, bang for your buck.