Sam Adams
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I just had a client walk in and drop off (i.e. give me, for free) some old factory match ammo that belonged to his now-deceased father. The client is about 55, so his dad would probably be about 85. Yeah, it is nice to have clients like this!
The first batch is Remington 38 Special Targetmaster, 148 grain wadcutter, Index 6138. The box is mostly a dark green, with a red "Remington" in the middle. 5 boxes, 250 rounds total. The lot # is XO8U.
The second batch is Remington 45 Targetmaster, 185 grain wadcutter, Index 6745. The box is identical, save for the information about the caliber. 2 boxes, 100 rounds total. The lot number is B02Y 60.
The third batch is a single box of Western Super Match .38 Special Mid-Range Match (Oil Proof), 148 grain lead clean-cutting (i.e. wadcutter). The number on the box is 38SMRP. The box is mostly yellow, with a red script "Western" on top and a big "X" in the middle - over which is superimposed a target and the words "Super-Match." 50 rounds total. The lot number is WCC 6050 83TE42P.
I suspect that this is vintage 1960's ammo, but I'm not sure. My father still has a bunch of ammo from 1968 in similar looking boxes, but I haven't looked at it in 8 or so years (and he's halfway across the country, so I'm not getting another look anytime soon). BTW, I fired the .38 wadcutters that my father had back then, and it was amazingly accurate for what was then 35-year-old ammo. There were also zero misfires. I expect that this will be similarly accurate and reliable - ammo tends to keep pretty well.
Moderator - if you think that this belongs in the Reloading section, by all means move it there. However, this is not reloaded ammo, it is factory stuff.
Thanks, in advance, for any comments.
The first batch is Remington 38 Special Targetmaster, 148 grain wadcutter, Index 6138. The box is mostly a dark green, with a red "Remington" in the middle. 5 boxes, 250 rounds total. The lot # is XO8U.
The second batch is Remington 45 Targetmaster, 185 grain wadcutter, Index 6745. The box is identical, save for the information about the caliber. 2 boxes, 100 rounds total. The lot number is B02Y 60.
The third batch is a single box of Western Super Match .38 Special Mid-Range Match (Oil Proof), 148 grain lead clean-cutting (i.e. wadcutter). The number on the box is 38SMRP. The box is mostly yellow, with a red script "Western" on top and a big "X" in the middle - over which is superimposed a target and the words "Super-Match." 50 rounds total. The lot number is WCC 6050 83TE42P.
I suspect that this is vintage 1960's ammo, but I'm not sure. My father still has a bunch of ammo from 1968 in similar looking boxes, but I haven't looked at it in 8 or so years (and he's halfway across the country, so I'm not getting another look anytime soon). BTW, I fired the .38 wadcutters that my father had back then, and it was amazingly accurate for what was then 35-year-old ammo. There were also zero misfires. I expect that this will be similarly accurate and reliable - ammo tends to keep pretty well.
Moderator - if you think that this belongs in the Reloading section, by all means move it there. However, this is not reloaded ammo, it is factory stuff.
Thanks, in advance, for any comments.