old ammo for .308 147gr

[tvfreakarms]

I was thinking of buying some .308 147gr ammo. They are 2 different brand. Both are brass cased but berdan primed. The malaysian brand is made in the 80's and the german brand is made in the 90's.
Any ideas if there due to there age if something should go wrong?
I don't own a .308 ar rifle yet but i'm looking to buy one and i want to stock up on some ammo before prices go up.

[bumpo628]

The German one is DAG, right? There is nothing wrong with surplus ammo like that. As long as the cases are not corroded when you open the package, then you're good to go.

The only problem is that they're not reloadable. If you ever plan to reload, then you should consider buying the next lowest cost boxer brass ammo. Reloadable cases usually sell for about $0.15 to $0.20 ea, so even if you don't reload you can recoup some of your cost that way. You could always trade the brass for other stuff too.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

...Any ideas if there due to there age if something should go wrong?

Most of my 7.62x51 ammo is surplus from the late 1970's and early 1980's made in Austria, Portugal and South Africa. I've never had anything go wrong with it. It is best to get stuff that has been sealed since manufacture, like in those green plastic battle packs.

[CSACANNONEER]

Any ideas if there due to there age if something should go wrong?

Huh? Ammo from the 80's should be as good as new if stored half azz properly. I've shot "old ammo" that's +100 years old without any problems. Don't worry about the new surplus stuff you're looking at at all.

[tvfreakarms]

Cool good to know.

Also i have almost 2k plus of brass case .223 ammo once fired. How much money do you think i can get for that? I guess what is a good ball park price that i could get? Not looking to sell just yet but i almost have a 5gallon bucket full of them. Of course there not cleaned or anything. I would say most are in very good shape. I do have a brass catcher.

[kurac]

.223 brass once fired can vary depending on the headstamp. I would say of the common stuff, LC (Lake City) brass brings the most and you should be able to get $80 per thousand for that, if its mixed headstamp probably $65 per thousand.

[tvfreakarms]

Cool. Nice to know. I should have almost 2k. Hopefully i can bring in some decent cash for brass

[tvfreakarms]

I was wondering if there is any benefit of magnetic vs none magnetic ammo?

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Most SoCal ranges don't allow ammo with projectiles that attract a magnet. That's because steel jacketed and steel cored projectiles are a fire danger when fired near dry brush. So guys down in SoCal will always pay a bit of a premium for "non-magnetic" surplus ammo since it is much more rare than steel jacketed surplus.

There are also a small number of shooters that think steel jacketed projectiles will hurt their rifle's bore. They might pay a premium for "non-magnetic" ammo too.