Years ago I ended up with 2 boxes of S&W 9mm ammo from a dealer I've known for years. I've never fired them but am curious how old they are. Anybody know the era these are from and/or the manufacturer?

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Thanks

That 90 grain JSP is close to one of the Illinois SP first loads for the model 39. I think theirs was a 100 grain though.

This ammunition was the result of Smith & Wesson's purchase of Alcan.
The ammo was available mid 70's to mid 80's.

And they used that same 90 gr bullet in the 38 spec too I think

I’ve read varying reviews of them…from decent to very inconsistent. Ammo has improved so much since then I’d consider them more of a collectible than anything worth shooting.

The most collectible of the S&W ammo is in the boxes marked Smith & Wesson- Fiocchi...head stamped S&W-F. They were only in business together for months. I sold lots of Their ammo...shot a lot too. Their shotshell ammo was ,ostly Fiocchi and was good ammo...but thec ases sucked for reloading. They sold at the time probably one of the best waterfowl loads made.Killed on both ends. It was a 2 3/4 inch load marked 4 1/4 1 1/2 ox ...but actually weighed a bit more...near an avg 1 5/8 oz and it had copper and sometimes nickle plated shot. I shot some of the metallic ammo and never had any problems...but didn't shoot any 9mm.... If I remember right all the centerfire metallic was nickel plated. I still have both full and partial boxes of some calibers...even a box of 22s...but at that time I shot Win and Rem 22s

Might be worth a little bit in a hundred years, but those boxes are beat and the ammo corroded. Looks like they suffered from poor storage conditions. Shoot them and pick up the brass.

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Shoot them. Not worth anything to a collector due to the condition of the ammo and the boxes.

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