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Old 01-02-2017, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Tinhack View Post
I'm trying to shoot up some 30 Carbine that is probably 20-25 years old. I had three out of five fail to fire while dispatching a rattle snake a few weeks ago. I don't trust any of it now as I also use the carbine for coyote and wild hog. If a wild hog charges, I might as well start spitting at him.
I have quite a large amount of both WWII and Korean War vintage .30 Carbine ball and tracer ammunition, all of which is far older than 25 years old. Not once have I ever experienced a misfire with any of it. But stay far away from any of the French carbine ammo - all of it has corrosive primers.

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