I friend of mine gave these to me and I was curious if anyone new how old they are? I called Smith and they stated S&W never made bullets just licensed companies to make them using the S&W logo. Any concerns with corrosive primers? I plan on reloading the cases once I shoot them. Thanks.
S&W 45acp Bullets?
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moxie
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Those probably date to the late '70s-mid '80s. They are fine. Shoot them. No corrosive primers.
ReloaderFred
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They were most likely made by Fiochi in the mid 1970's. S&W even offered ammunition in calibers they didn't make firearms for under the licensing agreement at the time, i.e.: .380 auto.
You'll find several different headstamps on S&W brass. They can be marked S&W, S&W-F, etc.
They were never loaded with corrosive primers.
If the box is full, a S&W collector might be interested. You could check on the S&W forum to find out, but the box is pretty rough, so it wouldn't bring a lot.
Hope this helps.
Fred
You'll find several different headstamps on S&W brass. They can be marked S&W, S&W-F, etc.
They were never loaded with corrosive primers.
If the box is full, a S&W collector might be interested. You could check on the S&W forum to find out, but the box is pretty rough, so it wouldn't bring a lot.
Hope this helps.
Fred
S&W ammo was sold in the early 80's. It was by and large crap in our experience then. Not unsafe just lots of misfires.
The deal was to get a Model 29 the shops in OKC had to buy 2 CASES of the stuff for each pistol they got. Not good for sales but they were getting almost 2X's retail for the 29's then.
Greg
The deal was to get a Model 29 the shops in OKC had to buy 2 CASES of the stuff for each pistol they got. Not good for sales but they were getting almost 2X's retail for the 29's then.
Greg
Wil Terry
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BEEN in the plant they were made in, and they are NOT " bullets ", they are cartridges.
d'Artagnan
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S&W and S&W-Fiocchi brand made mid-70's through early 80's. Made by several manufacturers including Winchester, Federal, AMRON, and with components made by others including Norma and Starline. It is collectors ammo. Several years ago, before I started collecting, two-thirds of the S&W-F 9mm I dropped the hammer on wouldn't go off. Sell it to a collector (like me) and buy reliable recent production ammo for shooting. Headstamps can be S&W, S&W-F, AMRON, even blank except for caliber; but lots of manufacturers produced ammo and components for the S&W and S&W-Fiocchi brands.
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