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Originally Posted by hammerfired
I've picked up some older ammo over the years at estate sales, garage sales, asking a gun seller if he has any ammo for sale as I buy a gun from him.
It's usually not expensive and sometimes dirt cheap. I picked up all this .357 a while back when I bought a Ruger Security Six (yes I own S&Ws too) for $50. Mostly full boxes and it all shoots great so far. I do inspect it closely and stay alert while firing it.
If you picked up a paper box of clean and dry 20, 30 or 40 year old factory ammo, would you shoot it?
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Unless it shows obvious signs of poor handling or storage, certainly I'd shoot it. I have a can of 7.62X54R from the 20's or 30's and it shoots fine. Corrosive, so it requires careful clean up.