Ammo packaging from the good ole days.
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Carl N. Brown
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When I started in military matches the Ball Carbine Caliber .30 M1 L.C. ammo was $6 a box.
I kept a lot of the L.C. Carbine ammo boxes to repack commercial ammo because the commercial ammo boxes are so bulky.
Found this box back in the early 1970s.
Karabinerpatronen 7,62 mm M1.
With this box was an empty headstamped 7.62x33 NWM 60.
Presumably .30 Carbine M1 by Nederlandische Waapen und Munitie Fabrik, Dutch Weapons and Ammunition Factory, 1960.
The Dutch forces post-WWII used M1 Carbines.
NWM also made 20mm AA ammunition for the US Navy during the Viet Nam War.
Too bad this box can't talk.
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22250Rem
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I agree with that, and here we go...
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.Still enjoying the heck out of this thread.
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Palladan44
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That trick shooter from the 1930s with the pump action .22 hitting aspirin in the air every time.....he must have been using shot.
entropy
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Ad Topperwein? No he shot regular .22LR.
I have a few, mostly shotgun boxes.
I have a few, mostly shotgun boxes.
Speedo66
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In basic training, Ft. Ord, 1967, they had us hitting quarter sized discs, thrown in the air, with BB rifles using a technique they called “quick kill”. I’m not saying we hit it every time, but it was repeatable.
Most picked it up pretty fast, you threw the rifle to your shoulder, just looked over the barrel with both eyes open, no need to look at sights. It worked well for hunting out to 50 meters or so too, very fast technique.
Piranha451
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I have a couple. The early Weatherby boxes would have different game animals on their boxes for the different calibers. The Hornady Light Magnum were rounds loaded for a higher velocity.
.45Coltguy
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Wow! I have one of those Weatherby boxes. Not sure where I got it, but, pretty neat.
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Palladan44
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I'll admit I peek in the waste bin at the range. Every once in a while you spot a gem.....never one like this though! Whoo-eeee! Finding this would make my day.
Shanghai McCoy
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Estate sales might be a place for you younger guys to look these days as us older guys "age out" of the sport.
tark
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That's how I got some of the boxes in my pics. My greatest find was the blue box of Peters 32 automatic in the last pic. I fished it out of a trash barrel at a range in California in 1986.
It was half full!
Riomouse911
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I have a few generations of ammo boxes on the shelf.
Like @Piranha451 I have a .300 Weatherby tiger box, along with a couple of old .300 H&H boxes from Western and W-W.
PMC:
Winchester:
Remington, pre bankruptcy and an old Peters box:
Old Hornady Frontier and a red Light Magnum box:
Federal:
And an old Aguila ammo box, all in Spanish for the Trenta Carabina.
I love the old wooden ammo crates, those are cool!
Stay safe.
Like @Piranha451 I have a .300 Weatherby tiger box, along with a couple of old .300 H&H boxes from Western and W-W.
PMC:
Winchester:
Remington, pre bankruptcy and an old Peters box:
Old Hornady Frontier and a red Light Magnum box:
Federal:
And an old Aguila ammo box, all in Spanish for the Trenta Carabina.
I love the old wooden ammo crates, those are cool!
Stay safe.
22250Rem
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Here's one that's only about 12-14 years old, and I have a bunch of it. Ought to hang on to a few of these because of where it was made. I bet we won't see any Ukranian made ammo show up in this country anytime soon.
. Along with some 6.5x55 that was made in Yugoslavia by Privi in the mid 1990's and distributed in America by none other than Century Arms. I shot a bunch of this in my Swedish Mausers back then and that's when I discovered that the brass is high quality and can be reloaded many times.
. Remember all the Chinese ammunition that once flowed so freely into the American market? That's another thing that has dried up. This Chinasports 7.62x39 is another item that's from the early to mid 1990's. Forgot the price, but even back then it was a good bargain and sold real good..
. And another shot of the Chinasports stuff showing it's non corrosive, which is nice, and has lead core bullets.
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. Along with some 6.5x55 that was made in Yugoslavia by Privi in the mid 1990's and distributed in America by none other than Century Arms. I shot a bunch of this in my Swedish Mausers back then and that's when I discovered that the brass is high quality and can be reloaded many times.
. Remember all the Chinese ammunition that once flowed so freely into the American market? That's another thing that has dried up. This Chinasports 7.62x39 is another item that's from the early to mid 1990's. Forgot the price, but even back then it was a good bargain and sold real good..
. And another shot of the Chinasports stuff showing it's non corrosive, which is nice, and has lead core bullets.
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22250Rem
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Here's another addition to this interesting thread. 1937 head stamped 7x57 Mauser rounds made by Kynoch in England. The rounds are all head stamped "37" and the bottom of the box has a "1 / 38" stamp, so I figure the ammo was made in late '37 and packaged in January 1938. 50 rounds to a box, and all on 5 round stripper clips, A.K.A. "chargers", as stated on the box. Fired about 10 of these from a Model 1908 Brazilian Mauser last year and they all went off and even chronographed a couple and they were up in the 2700 FPS range so they still work. Picked up a bunch of this circa 1992 in a sealed spam can and still have some around. Gave some away a few years ago and even sold some at auction last year, so it must officially be collectible by now.
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Regarding the Federal Premium rifle ammo in the gold box in post #67 above:
A local sporting goods store went out of business probably in the late ‘80s and I loaded up on that ammo in 30/06.
I was still using it when I quit hunting 3 or 4 years ago. Price sticker says $7.75.
A local sporting goods store went out of business probably in the late ‘80s and I loaded up on that ammo in 30/06.
I was still using it when I quit hunting 3 or 4 years ago. Price sticker says $7.75.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Not mine, but super cool!
Not mine, but super cool!
DustyGmt
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I'm going to go into my general store and take a few snaps, because you guys would really like the boxes of ammo that are both very old and in very good condition. Just got to make sure they know I'm not casing the joint since it's new owners and they've been robbed many times. Luckily the idiot thieves never take the high value items and focus on the liquor and cigs.
So once I get full both permission to take some snaps I'll come back to update the thread. This is the place that I mentioned in a thread in early 2023 and actually had a fellow member come by and check out the place. Lots of historic firearms displayed on the wall, as well as ammunitions.........
So once I get full both permission to take some snaps I'll come back to update the thread. This is the place that I mentioned in a thread in early 2023 and actually had a fellow member come by and check out the place. Lots of historic firearms displayed on the wall, as well as ammunitions.........
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