40 year old .22 lr

[OLDSTER]

This 40 year old, unopened box of CCI Mini-Mags, was posted by the owner, on another forum. Pretty cool Anyone got some neat old ammo like this to show.??

 

[Tact]

I have two full boxes of these 30-06. They were my father's and I have no clue how old they are. How can you identify the age....Index number?

 

[Tact]

Looks like mine is dated 1964-1973.

http://cartridgecollectors.org/documents/Remington-Cartridge-Box-Dates.pdf

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I have two full boxes of these 30-06. They were my father's and I have no clue how old they are. How can you identify the age....Index number?

Index numbers don't change. You can try for lot number inside the box, but with most brands they do not indicate date. Price is a fairly reliable hint.

 

[30-30remchester]

You have touched my heart. I have been a cartridge collector for over 50 years. Though I collect all, 22's were a particular interest. I had what I thought was a good accumulation of 22 boxes, amounting to over 400 different boxes. Then I met another collector that specialized in 22's and he had in excess of 3,600 different boxes. I was just a novice. Now 30-30's and large bottleneck rifle cartridges are the focus of my desire. I have no idea how to post photos or I would post some of my older stuff.

 

[amazingflapjack]

It occurred to me while looking at this post that I can't remember hearng about ammo problems like we often do today. My family had always been shooters, and even the idea of faulty ammo just never came up. JMR.

 

[nedlate]

It occurred to me while looking at this post that I can't remember hearng about ammo problems like we often do today. My family had always been shooters, and even the idea of faulty ammo just never came up. JMR.

Now we have the internet!
Ed

 

[DWalt]

There are ammo collectors who collect nothing but .22 boxes. I have quite a few boxes dating from the 1940s. I remember when .89/box was an unimaginable price for .22s, just like .50/pack cigarettes.

 

[DWalt]

I have two full boxes of these 30-06. They were my father's and I have no clue how old they are. How can you identify the age....Index number?

KnowingThat type of Remington box design was typical throughout the 1960s. Knowing the stamped or impressed lot number (not the index number, and usually a combination of numbers and letters), the loading date can be determined fairly precisely. Yours is very likely from 1967.

 

[Tact]

KnowingThat type of Remington box design was typical throughout the 1960s. Knowing the stamped or impressed lot number (not the index number, and usually a combination of numbers and letters), the loading date can be determined fairly precisely. Yours is very likely from 1967.

K22ED are the only numbers I can find on the boxes.

 

[Muley Gil]

It occurred to me while looking at this post that I can't remember hearng about ammo problems like we often do today. My family had always been shooters, and even the idea of faulty ammo just never came up. JMR.

Back in the early '70s, I shot on the Navy/Marine Corps ROTC rifle team. We used Remington standard velocity .22 Long Rifles. Some rounds were normal, some were loud, some were real quiet, some didn't go off at all. Very erratic ammo.

A police officer I worked with in the '80s bought a new 4" M29. He also bought S&W ammo. A number of rounds squibbed on him and few didn't go off at all. He had a friend load all of his duty ammo after that.