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by CT_Shooter » Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:41 pm
The first ammo I ever fired was half a box of 40 year old CCI .22 shorts. When I first bought my Henry H001, I couldn't find any .22s on the shelves and this batch came from my father-in-law, who also gave me an old bolt action single shot rifle. They all fed and fired and were accurate in my Henry (well, they hit the target, anyway).
That same day, I also fired six rounds of nearly 100 year old .25ACP from a Colt 1908, which was another gift from my father-in-law. It belonged to his father, who bought it -- and the ammo -- in 1916. The six rounds came in a letter sized envelope in a baggie along with the empty magazine. My father-in-law never shot it. I was able to buy a box .25ACP and took it to the range with the little pocket pistol. Just for fun, though, I thought I'd see what the old stuff would do, so I shot it first. They all fired and ejected and didn't seem to be any different than the new cartridges I fired afterwards.
Anecdotes for sure.
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H006M Big Boy Brass .357 - H001 Classic .22LR - Uberti / Taylors & Co. SmokeWagon .357 5.5" - Uberti / Taylors & Co. RanchHand .22LR 5.5"