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Source for old S&W Brand Ammo?
Back in the day (way back) S&W marketed ammunition with their own headstamo. Made by Federal, IIRC.
Anyhow I'm trying to locate a source for a few S&W marked .44 Magnum cartridges (or just the brass).
Anyone?
thanks,
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10-28-2011, 02:45 AM
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Try Gunbroker.com
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10-28-2011, 06:59 AM
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My guess would be try pawnshops and gunshows. I see a few boxes for sale every now and then for sale there.
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There are a couple of dealers on Auction Arms that sell a lot of obsolete/vintage ammo. You could try there, also. I remember the old S&W ammo well. Blue and white boxes.
Good luck with your search!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by krehmkej
Back in the day (way back) S&W marketed ammunition with their own headstamo. Made by Federal, IIRC.
Anyhow I'm trying to locate a source for a few S&W marked .44 Magnum cartridges (or just the brass).
Anyone?
thanks,
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There were two sources of S&W ammunition. In the 1970s S&W purchased the Alcan factory and manufactured it's own ammunition at this facility. This was located in Alton IL if memory serves. Later ammunition, which is headstamped S&W-F, was manufactured for S&W by Fiocchi. Federal had nothing to do with it, except, possibly, rifle calibers.
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Other than the collector value of the boxes...the ammo is rather uninspiring. OLD tech bullets, etc.
Current HP ammo would perform much better.
I just bought two boxes of +P .38's for $20 at a recent gun show.
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Rounds are not for shooting. I'd like to find 6 of them that will go into a gearshift knob I'm making from an old, damaged recessed .44 Mag cylinder.
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Quote:
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Rounds are not for shooting. I'd like to find 6 of them that will go into a gearshift knob I'm making from an old, damaged recessed .44 Mag cylinder.
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Sounds like a cool project! 
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