Vintage ammo questions

[Sideways]

Anyone a vintage ammo collector or know of someone that is?

I have some boxed ammo, mostly 22lr and 38 special that I believe is from the 40's and 50's and would like to see if it has any value or if I can shoot it.

Here is a picture of some of what I have.
Thanks

 

[engineerbrian]

There is a market for it. Don't shoot it until you'll price it all up.

I recently bought some .25 Steven's ammo. A mere $90 for 50 rounds....

 

[Mooseman]

I just recently shot some of the Remington Hi-Speed.

 

[j8064]

Seems to me there was a recent thread about a guy getting his firearms back, but the judge deemed his ammo too old and dangerous and it had to be destroyed.

I'd lock up the stuff you have there before it goes out on its own looking for innocent children to harm!


It has value and is likely shootable. Do some research.

 

[303_enfield]

Empty boxes bring $$$$. Look on e-bay. Shot the 22. On the shot gun ammo are they paper shells?

 

[lee2]

look at it this way. they wont be making any more of that vintage.

 

[Alphabrew]

I have some old ammo with the price stickers still on it. A box of 25 Winchester silver tip .30-06 was something like $5 or $6.

 

[rsideout]

I have hundreds of rounds of the Remington .22 pictured. I shoot it in some of my High Standards from the 30's, 40's, & 50's.

 

[reddobie0]

Good to know I still have ammo that was my grandpa's and I have quite a bit of the Stevens 25 ammo.

 

[AntiGun]

Last year a relative sold a bunch of antique ammo to a guy at the York show. He got good money for it.

You can try to find pricing here
http://www.ows-ammo.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=62
http://www.ows-ammo.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=44
and online auctions

 

[adit]

There are usually 3 different vintage ammo guys setup at the Nations Show in Chantilly (last weekends show).

 

[Doctor_M]

The Baltimore Antique Arms Show in March will have dozens of vintage ammo dealers there. Nice boxes for vintage boxes are often worth as much as the ammo itself. The guy I deal with is Ray Giles (http://www.rtgammo.com/). If you send him an email of what you have, he will probably make you an offer. I've dealt with him for hears and he is a straight shooter.

 

[Sideways]

Thanks everyone!
Doctor_M, I just sent him an email

 

[Jerry M]

The Baltimore Antique Arms Show in March will have dozens of vintage ammo dealers there. Nice boxes for vintage boxes are often worth as much as the ammo itself. The guy I deal with is Ray Giles (http://www.rtgammo.com/). If you send him an email of what you have, he will probably make you an offer. I've dealt with him for hears and he is a straight shooter.

+1

He also parachuted in to Normandy on D-day.



Good luck

Jerry

 

[bg71361]

I have some military 45ACP from 1918