which route would you take?

[singleshot]

would you split up and sell it in parts, or would you sell it in bulk?
It's all AP (black tipped)
It's all stamped 1953 (corrosive primer)
Spam cans I could not find a date on, but I would imagine it's the same, 1953.

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[John Coleman]

I wonder if it's loaded with Korean War era ball powder WC-852 that would cause damage to Garand barrels by expanding the barrels in the chamber shoulder and neck area. This barrel damage is called "ringing". I think most (or at least a lot) of the ammo issued at the time was AP ammo and the powder used was damaging the rifles.

[Stevo]

You'll probably get more money out of it if you break it down, unless you can find someone who collects case lots.

Why not trade it at a favourable ratio for ball so you can shoot more?

[Got-R-Did]

Howdy John Coleman, it seems I have accumulated an 8 lb container of this 852 propellant somewhere in the past. It was sold by Jeff Bartlett of GI Brass and came with load data equivilant to IMR-4831's burn rate. I have seen other lots with Hodgdon's H-450 data attached at shows in the past. Do you have a link with the history of this propellant or anything to educate me further before I use this in bolt gun loading?
Many Thanks for your time.
Got-R-Did

[John Coleman]

There were "fast" lots and "slow" lots of WC-852. The fast lots were certified for 30-06 and it was sold as surplus powder by Hodgdion years ago as the original H-380 but was closer to current H-414. there are surplus powder called "WC-852 slow" and WC-852 fast" . I have heard the "slow" lots might be slower than H-414 and almost as slow as H-450. It's not suppose to be that slow but it might be. I would first treat it as a bit faster. It was position sensitive in 30-06 and caused the ringing problem. There was another lot of "good" ball powder for M-2 30-06 in 1972.

[duggaboy]

if you are parting out his ammo I would be interested in the brass and bullets, jay call 435-59o 0731 anytime

[Dimitri]

Where are you located? And how much you want for a sealed tin?

Dimitri