Came up on some old powers, GTG?

[TheExiled]

Update in post #13, I found some more stuff and need help ID'ing it






They were with a gun collection I helped clean out along with a bunch of OLD ammunition
(some of the cooler ones I held onto, the rest of the boxes literally crumbled away)


So you think theyre GTG? They are still sealed cans, what should I look for if I crack them open?

[Revoman]

Powder actually lasts for quite awhile. Not much wrong with the containers, little rust and still shiny. All are pluses.

When you open them, take a whiff and if there is an acid smell, prolly not GTG. If it is reddish when poured out and is dusty, pour a small amount onto a paper towel for instance, it's no good.

From the pix, it looks like it was well stored and should be okay.

[G-forceJunkie]

If the cans are sealed, it should be fine. No different than the 50 year old powder in all the surplus ammo people shoot up everyday.

[Vlad 11]

I just went thru some 4320 and unique from the 70's. Not one problem whatsoever

[TheExiled]

Perfect, thanks guys. Once I open them I will be sure to inspect, maybe pour some out and report back with a picture.

Anyone have a guess as to how old this stuff is? The place I got these had several more of the Unique cans in the garage

[Vlad 11]

I would say late '60s. The unique i had was from the mid 70's - they had changed from that square can to a cardboard cylinder container. Those cans probably have a little collector value too

I got the same kind of score you did, A buddy gave me his dads old gun stuff. Powder and vintage ammo, bunch of .22's 30-40, .30 carbine, paper shotshells. 50s 60s 70s stuff

Still shooting up the .22, works like the day it was made

[TheExiled]

The place I got all of this has a couple thousand rounds of .22 but I left it because the boxes crumbled so badly I left them for now. If they work well I will definitely grab them when I go back

[Na-vah-duh]

I would use them. They look to have been stored very well.

[Na-vah-duh]

I would use them. They look to have been stored very well.

[gunboat]

Don't open the powder till you need it -- no air, no deterioration.
Never know when you might really need it
I can almost guarantee it will be good -
Great find in today's world

[gunboat]

Don't open the powder till you need it -- no air, no deterioration.
Never know when you might really need it
I can almost guarantee it will be good -
Great find in today's world

[TheExiled]

I opened the .30 carbine to count it and it is full of old old .45 acp :doh:

[TheExiled]

Found some more stuff -



These primers are still good to go, right? They were stored nicely and date around the mid 70's

Lots of .30 Carbine, this one was the old man's loads


308/7.62 NATO brass, boxes labeled with year and 'once fired'


The two on the bottom right are labeled "7mm FN-46", and are filled with empty versions of these:

Of which there are hundreds. What do these belong to?

Then there is all this new brass:



And these things:


What do these belong to?


This I think is 7mm Mauser

[TheExiled]

Lastly, a 7MM Mag next to one of my .223's.. holy hell I need to get something chambered in this, there are hundreds here and components for more

[gunboat]

FN 46 is likely berdan primed and possibly corrosive.

30 USA = 30/40 Krag -- premium now with only yearly brass runs by makers.

Herters stuff is the old herters (went out of business in lte 70's) not cabellas -- It is all good, cartridges, primers and bullets.

No reason not to use the primers etc, should all go bang -

I don't recognize the two items with the 1/4-20 studs, though I feel like I should know them -- another view of them perhaps --

I would say you have a pretty valuable lot ---

As a person who spent some time sorting and selling stuff from a friends estate -- The word is patience ---
We all want a bargain, but you need to sort and sell in small lots to get the best price -- I presume you do want sell off what you don't need --
my tuppence