Vintage ammo

[Lethal rx7]

Any one know best pplace for pricing and deciding if its even "vintage"? Got an assortment of 50-70, 45-70, 25-20 and few others and was just trying to see what guns shot this type of ammo and started seeing collector stuff etc.
thanks

 

[LiveLife]

They are rifle cartridges. How about asking in the "Rifle Country" category? - http://www.thehighroad.org/forumdisplay.php?f=6

 

[Coyote3855]

I am confused by your post, although I'm confused by many things so this may not be your fault.

Are you collecting vintage ammunition or are you looking for the value of what you already have? .45-70 is still in production and .25-20 may be although difficult to locate. If you are looking for value of what you own, it would help to post pictures. If the stuff is in boxes, that would add to the value for collectors but not necessarily to shooters.

 

[Lethal rx7]

I got a can of mixed ammo from a friend. Looking at the HS and googling some popped up as being collector/vintage. I am not thinking i have a pot of gold here but i would just like to know what i actually have. I tried attaching pictures but couldnt. I will try again.

 

[Onmilo]

Any one know best pplace for pricing and deciding if its even "vintage"? Got an assortment of 50-70, 45-70, 25-20 and few others and was just trying to see what guns shot this type of ammo and started seeing collector stuff etc.
thanks

Gunbroker.com and AuctionArms.com both have collector ammo sections.

 

[mnrivrat]

Well - a start is looking through the vintage ammo for sale on plces like Gunbroker. (empty boxes on Ebay)

There are also collecter books covering old ammo. Some can be worth a significant amount. Like anything collectable ,the cleaner the cartridge, and whether it has a full box, that is also clean, will provide the premium values.

Also like other collectables the scarcity of a particular round can manage a higher premium.

Most of the fun is in the sorting and research.

Years back I was in the retail firearm business and had accumilated some interesting old ammo. My brother fell in love with the stuff so I have him all I had accumilated, and all else that came in. He ended up with a pretty nice collection for free. (he was generous to me on other things so I'm not unhappy)

There is some nice stuff he he has. If your keeping, learn how to preserve.

 

[Lethal rx7]

I'll start the research. Thanks guys