usp_fan
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Last year my father-in-law asked me to clean up his M1 carbine (Inland) and his 1903a3 springfield he had recently "found" behind the water heater in the basement. They had been there for at least 20 years. Luckly, there was almost no rust on either one.
Several months later, he asked me to take them home and keep them--pass them down. I'm the only one in the family with an interest in them. The carbine is my wife's rifle if she wants it. Along with the rifles, I recieved the origninal packing slips from when they were purchased (NRA) and a box of old military .30 carbine ball ammo.
Several of the 50 round cardboard boxes had split open in the Virginia humidity, so I went ahead and shot those. One box had headstamps from '42 or '43. Most of the others are from '51.
My question is, do these old cartidges have any value, or should I go ahead and shoot them up? I've got at least 10 more sealed 50 rnd boxes of varying dates. Most prior to '52. The ammo I've shot has functioned fine, no misfires, funny smell, signs of pressure, etc...
Thanks for any knowledge you can share,
--usp_fan
Several months later, he asked me to take them home and keep them--pass them down. I'm the only one in the family with an interest in them. The carbine is my wife's rifle if she wants it. Along with the rifles, I recieved the origninal packing slips from when they were purchased (NRA) and a box of old military .30 carbine ball ammo.
Several of the 50 round cardboard boxes had split open in the Virginia humidity, so I went ahead and shot those. One box had headstamps from '42 or '43. Most of the others are from '51.
My question is, do these old cartidges have any value, or should I go ahead and shoot them up? I've got at least 10 more sealed 50 rnd boxes of varying dates. Most prior to '52. The ammo I've shot has functioned fine, no misfires, funny smell, signs of pressure, etc...
Thanks for any knowledge you can share,
--usp_fan
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