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To: marktwain

Expired ammo????

Yes, ammo can go bad, but I have shot tons of 60 year old ammo.


2 posted on 04/29/2012 6:30:07 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: SampleMan

Keep it dry and it’ll last decades.


3 posted on 04/29/2012 6:36:18 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'd vote for a "orange juice can", before 0bummer&HisRegimeFromHell, gets another 4yrs. Can-> later.)
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To: SampleMan

“Expired ammo???? Yes, ammo can go bad, but I have shot tons of 60 year old ammo.”

Back in the day I bought a 1916 7mmMauser (7x57) carbine in “fair” condition for seventy-odd$ and they threw in 500rds of WW1 era ammo. I culled a couple with cracked necks, but the rest was fine...burned that up for years.


27 posted on 04/29/2012 10:12:55 AM PDT by AnTiw1
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To: SampleMan

I have a load of 8mm mauser from 1947 that works just fine.


28 posted on 04/29/2012 10:21:44 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Mases Could Be Farts)
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To: SampleMan
Yes, ammo can go bad, but I have shot tons of 60 year old ammo.

True. Like that 1960s stuff the CMP sells. I've not had a misfire yet with it but opening the spam cans is sometimes challanging. :-0
31 posted on 04/29/2012 10:27:22 AM PDT by Peet (Cogito ergo dubito.)
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