mesinge2
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Very Very old ammo Update
I was given some old ammo. Most of it is Western ammo with Lubaloy bullets as pictured below.
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The rounds are in this condition (see below):
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There are 68 rounds of 38 Special (Western, Peters, WRA, R -P), 6 rounds of 38 Special+P with WW on the rim, 16 rounds of 41 Long Colt Westerns, 2 rounds of 45 ACP with Western on the rim, and one 32 WCF (whatever than is?) with REM-UMC on the rim.
My questions are:
What companies are represented here as well as any history?
And should I shoot the 38 and 45 ammo?
Is it safe?
UPDATE
I kept all of the Western 38s and 41 long colts as well as the Peters 38s, but I shot everything else.
I used my 357, just in case earlthegoat2 was right. HE WAS RIGHT!
What ever the 6 rounds of 38 Special+P with WW on the rim were HOT. They felt like my 158gr. Magtech SJSP 357 ammo. But not as hot as 357 Corbon loads.
As for the 2 rounds of 45 ACP, one did not fire right away. I pulled the trigger and it went off like a heartbeat after the hammer fell.
I did not try the other one.
I don't have a .32-20 Winchester so that one 32 WCF round will sit in the box with the 41s.
I was given some old ammo. Most of it is Western ammo with Lubaloy bullets as pictured below.
View attachment 116332
View attachment 116330
The rounds are in this condition (see below):
View attachment 116331
There are 68 rounds of 38 Special (Western, Peters, WRA, R -P), 6 rounds of 38 Special+P with WW on the rim, 16 rounds of 41 Long Colt Westerns, 2 rounds of 45 ACP with Western on the rim, and one 32 WCF (whatever than is?) with REM-UMC on the rim.
My questions are:
What companies are represented here as well as any history?
And should I shoot the 38 and 45 ammo?
Is it safe?
UPDATE
I kept all of the Western 38s and 41 long colts as well as the Peters 38s, but I shot everything else.
I used my 357, just in case earlthegoat2 was right. HE WAS RIGHT!
What ever the 6 rounds of 38 Special+P with WW on the rim were HOT. They felt like my 158gr. Magtech SJSP 357 ammo. But not as hot as 357 Corbon loads.
As for the 2 rounds of 45 ACP, one did not fire right away. I pulled the trigger and it went off like a heartbeat after the hammer fell.
I did not try the other one.
I don't have a .32-20 Winchester so that one 32 WCF round will sit in the box with the 41s.
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