Old Ammo Unopened Boxes

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I inherited some old ammo from my Dad. I don’t know much about old ammo so need some opinions.
Is it worth more to sell/trade and get new ammo or clean up and shoot?

A few of the boxes are still sealed.
The 45’s are 1943, 1930, and 1917
The 38’s are 1912 and 1915
 
Don't think I would shoot it. I'd be interested if the price was right and we could work out the logistics!
 
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Group23 said:
I'd be interested if the price was right!
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I posted because I am trying to find out what the right price is. Opinions are welcome. I also have over 100 .30 cal mixture of M2 and M72 early 1940 all loose not boxes. I also have .33 Winchester, 45-70, 30-06 look all to be from early 40’s


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Cool. Definitely don't shoot them.

I'm not sure about the 1943 manufacture, but the older ones would be corrosive primers. But there are plenty of other reasons not to shoot them, most notably the collectors value.
 
Condition of the boxes is key. If they are beat up, it is hard to get a whole lot for them. The 20 round .45 boxes, I've gotten $20 for when they were near perfect. The 50 round boxes of steel cased are worth more shooting them in today's ammo market. Aside from that, they have brought around $20 for me in the past. They are more common than you would think.

The .38 boxes are harder to find, but you've got to find a collector to get any kind of premium out of them. They are way cool, though. Moro rebellion, here we come!

All of it will be corrosively primed.
 
If @Group23 makes the deal and can spare them, I’d love to have some for photo accessories. 🤓
 
cubrock said:
Condition of the boxes is key. If they are beat up, it is hard to get a whole lot for them. The 20 round .45 boxes, I've gotten $20 for when they were near perfect. The 50 round boxes of steel cased are worth more shooting them in today's ammo market. Aside from that, they have brought around $20 for me in the past. They are more common than you would think.

The .38 boxes are harder to find, but you've got to find a collector to get any kind of premium out of them. They are way cool, though. Moro rebellion, here we come!

All of it will be corrosively primed.
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I thank you for that bit of information. I will do a bit more research on the .38’s. You confirmed what I suspected regarding the .45’s. Much appreciated!


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Jeppo said:
If @Group23 makes the deal and can spare them, I’d love to have some for photo accessories. 🤓
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Carolinatlc said:
I'd love to get a box of that 45 for the same reason.
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@Jhbogie , maybe you could engineer the best of both worlds. Shoot the ammo if it isn't worth much to you, then sell/donate empty boxes to those who want photo props?

Wouldn't help aspiring historical photomeisters who want pics of partially undressed ammo boxes with real naughty bits hanging out [wolf whistle]...
 
Windini said:
@Jhbogie , maybe you could engineer the best of both worlds. Shoot the ammo if it isn't worth much to you, then sell/donate empty boxes to those who want photo props?

Wouldn't help aspiring historical photomeisters who want pics of partially undressed ammo boxes with real naughty bits hanging out [wolf whistle]...
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lol. Might not have to work that hard. I only showed pictures of the unopened boxes. I happen to have two empty boxes in really good shape. Will add pictures tonight or tomorrow.


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Jhbogie said:
Help me with the acronym. BST *


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You started out asking whether it was better to sell or shoot the ammo. You received several responses. It now appears you’re interested in selling it. For that, you should create a listing under Ammo in the Classifieds. You’ll need to list your price.

*BST = Buy, Sell, Trade
 
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I wouldn't hesitate to shoot them if the cartridges appear to be in good shape however the better value is to sell to a collector. As stated above, corrosive primers (except Remington "Kleenbore") so if shot barrel or barrel and cylinder should be flushed with H20.
 
Joker18 said:
I wouldn't hesitate to shoot them if the cartridges appear to be in good shape however the better value is to sell to a collector. As stated above, corrosive primers (except Remington "Kleenbore") so if shot barrel or barrel and cylinder should be flushed with H20.
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Thanks. Been learning a lot on here. Great input and very helpful!


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Why would you shoot them when you could get modern ammo + money in your pocket in exchange for them?
 
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