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well i was helping my wifes grandfather clean out his garage and we stumbled across his old ammo stash, was wondering if it would be safe to shoot, tons of old 22 shorts and lr i have a old springfield savage 187m 22 rifle ill run those through, but i did find some 9mm ammo i was a little iffy about, old Remington and blazer, would you guys use it and whats all the black on the copper is it oxidation,
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I wouldn't hesitate to shoot those. Have fun!Some guys like their powder like their women, hot, cheap, dirty, that would be TiteGroup. -CocoBolo -
Go ahead an shoot that stuff. I thought you had old ammo.Never initiate force against another. That should be the underlying principle of your life. But should someone do violence to you, retaliate without hesitation, without reservation, without quarter, until you are sure that he will never wish to harm - or never be capable of harming - you or yours again.
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I would shoot a few of each to see if there are any issues (non-rapid-fire), and keep the rest as SHTF ammo in unused (to keep seal) Air-tight containers with a Silica Gel packet.
I was given older ammo than that, handloaded berdan primed. Hollow points and soft points, but have yet to test... but pulled a few for component checking and powder weight consistency verification.
If you reload, then shoot it then reload it. If you don't... shoot it.
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That ain't old! Shoot it!"If we make enough laws, we can all be criminals."
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I would certainly shoot it. Ammo that is in good shape like that with no corrosion should be fine.
Heck, I have some rifle ammo that I still shoot that is at least 30 years old. Heck, the price tag is still on it. $7.99 for a box of Hornady 7mm that I priced at $40 a couple of weeks ago at Big 5.Comment
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as far as ammo is concerned, that stuff is still new.www.culinagrips.com
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Thanks all, maybe old wasn't the word I should of used,sigpicComment
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All I saw was newer 9mm stuff. Got any pictures of the rimfire boxes? The centerfire stuff is less than 20 years young. If the rimfire stuff is that new, go shoot it. If it is old stuff, it might be worth more as a collectible but, that will depend on exactly what it is.NRA Certified Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor
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SHOOT IT!! And don't forget to keep your brass if it's Boxer-primed."San Francisco Liberal With A Gun"
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Nickel plated 9mm is nice stuff. It all looks good.Comment
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