SANDMAN5
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« on: December 24, 2009, 10:32:34 AM » |
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Friend of mine gave me some 12 ga. ammo this past summer. It looks
to be pretty old. Some of it says "Sears" on it. I don't think they've
made ammo for 3 or 4 hundred years! Anyway, does shotgun ammo
go bad? How can I tell? If it's bad, I sure don't want to throw it in
the trash, so how can I dispose of it? Thanks.
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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2009, 10:35:28 AM » |
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If it was me I'd go pop a cap or two and see what happens. I would'nt throw it away with the s**t going down in this country right now you may need it to trade for food someday  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2009, 10:54:21 AM » |
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I agree with Joe. Try a few and keep them if good. DON'T throw them in the trash or a fire!  If you don't want them, you can give them to a shotgun owner that may. |
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Pete
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2009, 11:06:54 AM » |
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Take a close look at them, if they look OK then they probably are.
Ammo has a long shelf life when stored with reasonable caution.
As long as they were not subject to intense heat, water, or vibration they may be OK.
To detect powder issues , carefully cut one shell apart, if the powder appears to have gone bad, it will smell bad and could be dry and easy to crumble. If so dispose of them, rather than shoot them. Pete.
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2009, 12:30:38 PM » |
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If its been stored reasonably it will be fine. Shoot it! Ive even shot old paper shot gun shells that had been laying in a box for 40 years. They shot like they were brand new.
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« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2009, 02:45:34 PM » |
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Look at the primers....have they bled/stained? If clean they will probably go boom. This is range fodder, not home defense ammo.
I have a half box of stuff that is probably 20-30 years old (no leaks). Shot a couple 10years ago, it went boom.
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« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2009, 02:50:11 PM » |
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About 10 years ago I got a hold of a few thousand rounds of WWII issue .45 ACP... (It'd been sent to Russia, the Ruskies never used it and left it in a warehouse, then sold it back to the US civilian market after the fall of the Soviet Empire)
This stuff was headstamped as manufactured in the early 1940's.
Shot it up fine with no problems... (And yeah, I kept a few for posterity!)
(And also yeah, I assumed it was corrosive and acted accordingly)
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« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2009, 04:52:25 PM » |
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If it was me I'd go pop a cap or two and see what happens. I would'nt throw it away with the s**t going down in this country right now you may need it to trade for food someday You got that right, ammo and gold are becoming more and more valuable. Makes for good bartering/trading  |
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