What's the oldest (by date of manufacture) ammo you've fired or own?

[PWC]

The box doesn't say, but I have some UMC (Union Metallic Cartridge Co.) black powder 22 longs. I think they are early 1900s. The box has rounded corners and the top is paper hinged to flip open.

I have pictures in my THR attaches, but clicking on attch files just goes to my phone files not THR. Don't know how to get them into a post

 

[wally]

For me it is Polish surplus 7.62x25 ammo from the 50s. It is almost as old as I am, I've had no issues with it, shot four spam cans of it, still have a couple left.

 

[WVGunman]

I have half a dozen boxes of 7.35 Carcano ammo, dated 1939. Each box contains three six-round stripper clips. Maybe some day I'll have the courage to fire some of them. Or not.

Put 'em on Gunbroker. Or fire them and put just the BRASS up for sale. that stuff is hard to find.

 

[hk940]

,45 APC head stamped FA 1917 I shot in the mid 70's When trying to reload I found cases from 1917-1942 had a primer pocket smaller than standard and would not take a LPP.

 

[Guns&engines]

I haven't shot any of these because they seem "collectible" to me. I assume they're 1965 vintage.

 

[buck460XVR]

I have some old .32 Special 150 gr. HPs that my grandpa bought when he bought his Winnie .32 Special new, in 1919, after he came home from serving in France in WWI. I have the Winnie too.

 

[Paul7]

When I was in the Navy in Viet Nam in 1965/1966, we were shooting ammo and eating C-Rations with WWII dates.

Isn't the military still using WWII era .50 cal ammo?

 

[Chief TC]

I don't think I have shot any ammo that had a manufacture date earlier than 1942 or 1943.

 

[kerreckt]

45acp from 1918. Fired 5 of 15. They all went bang with no drama. Saved the rest. Found them in the bottom of a box of reloading stuff I traded for about 10 years ago. Best wishes!

 

[cowboy77845]

1955 45ACP G.I. issue. Local pawn shop use to sell it (1958) for 2.50 a box. I may still have some a buddy gave me. No clue where it is.

 

[BlackHand1917]

I have fired World War Two era 6.5 Carcano. As far as current ammo I own, I have a few boxes of 1950's era 8mm Mauser of Yugoslavian origin.

 

[jlmwrite]

When I got my first M1 Carbine, Korean-era .30 Carbine was plentiful and I bought a ton of it. There's only 1500 rounds left of that, so that means I've shot at least 2000 rounds of that 1950s ammo thru my various M1 Carbines with nary a hiccup.

 

[e3mrk]

Not sure of the date but I used to shoot 303 British when I had a WW-1 Enfield and the rounds had Cordite instead of powder.

 

[allisd17]

Not sure of the date but I used to shoot 303 British when I had a WW-1 Enfield and the rounds had Cordite instead of powder.

The Brits were using cordite in some .303 ammo at least through the mid-1950s.

 

[entropy]

I recently acquired a .38 Colt round marked "FA 9 07".

 

[PWC]

I don't think I have shot any ammo that had a manufacture date earlier than 1942 or 1943.

And they had packs of 5 Lucky Strike cigarettes in the green boxes. P38's dated 1943, a year older than me.

 

[Miami_JBT]

I've shot .38 S&W made between Grover Cleveland's first and second term.

 

[commygun]

WWII surplus 30.06. In the mid-‘90’s it was available around here in some quantity. We put hundreds of rounds of it through my cousin’s M1917 Enfield.

 

[stonebuster]

When I got my first M1 Carbine, Korean-era .30 Carbine was plentiful and I bought a ton of it. There's only 1500 rounds left of that, so that means I've shot at least 2000 rounds of that 1950s ammo thru my various M1 Carbines with nary a hiccup.

When my F-I-L passed he left us 600 rnds of that M1 Korean-era .30 cal ammo (1953 headstamp) in an unopened "spam can." I traded it to my FFL for a pristine S&W Model 15-2 38spl.

 

[jmt1271]

I have fired Spencer carbine ammunition and Burnside ammunition, both from the American Civil War.

Kevin

I own several 20 round cardboard packages of 45acp ball ammo made by, IIRC, Frankford Arsenal in about 1918 for 1911 pistols.

A good friend gave them to me about 20 years ago.

 

[Speedo66]

I’ve got M-1 Carbine ammo from a bring back dated ‘43, and 9mm Geco ammo from a bring back FN 35 (Highpower) dated ‘42.

 

[DeepSouth]

I’ve shot some of the .303 British loaded with cordite. I’ve been told it was WW2 era but I really don’t know. I still have a few rounds of it…..somewhere.

 

[Bwana John]

RA 17

 

[Mosin77]

Last week I shot some Turk 8mm from the 1930s out of an old Chinese Mauser from around the same time. Many needed two strikes to fire but I think it had more to do with weak strikes from the old Mauser (which is in really rough shape) than with the 1930s ammo. Some of it had verdigris and corrosion but only one round refused to go bang.

 

[Lo-Profile]

A box of 45 ACP that came with my grandfather's Colt 1911 (1934).
I kept 2 full boxes to go with it if I ever need to sell it, they have a 1936 date code.
No, I didn't shoot them in his gun.
Not even sure it was ever fired since the three boxes it came with were full. It was still in the original box with the receipt for $42.50.