A gift........

[AJ]

A gentleman came up to a friend and I at the range. He had seen us there before and we had spoken about guns. He asked us today if we reloaded. We said yes and he said just a minute. Came back and gave us a pile of stuff. He said I will never use this stuff. My friend took the rifle stuff and I took the pistol stuff. Every little bit helps the cause! I guess it pays to be nice to people!

 

[ameridaddy]

That's old enough to be museum stuff! I have some now empty loaded ammo and bullet boxes with prices that stagger me - something like $.89 for 50 22 LR, $7.59 for 50 .357 mag FMJ, $7.89 for 50 .45 ACP.
That gift to you is even older than that - I'd guess 1950's? for the yellow boxes, and my couple of green Sierra boxes like those pictured are from the 70's.

 

[robvious]

it almost always pays to be nice... until it doesn't... but that is why we're at the range practicing...

 

[Skeet 028]

You did good..being nice is always the right thing..If it isn't appreciated you don't have repeat

 

[Skeet 028]

BTW did you notice the boxes for the pistol bullets are marked Sierra RIFLE bullets...?? Those 90 gr 9's were fun to shoot in a 38 Special. I shot rabbits with them

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I think that box of sub-sonic BB caps is much older than the Sierra bullets, I'm thinking early 60's for them. The Sierra's are most likely 70's. The Speer Shot shells are earlier, than the Sierra bullets and the 25 ACP ammo could be anytime in the 60's or 70's Those Speer bullets are probably the oldest thing in the pile! The RCBS powder trickler the newest.

Ivan

 

[Nevada Ed]

Wow!

Any time I see any ammo stuff that has a metal clasp on the corners of the box;

I get Goose bumps.

Some of that might be great for the glass case, to just look at,
if you see no need to use it up?

Very interresting.

 

[buck460XVR]

It's called "passing it on" or "paying it forward" and is something I hope we all do at some point.

 

[AJ]

BTW did you notice the boxes for the pistol bullets are marked Sierra RIFLE bullets...?? Those 90 gr 9's were fun to shoot in a 38 Special. I shot rabbits with them

Yes, saw that is was marked rifle. Will compare to some of my stock of pistol bullets. If not my friend has a .357 Rolling Block.......

I think that box of sub-sonic BB caps is much older than the Sierra bullets, I'm thinking early 60's for them. The Sierra's are most likely 70's. The Speer Shot shells are earlier, than the Sierra bullets and the 25 ACP ammo could be anytime in the 60's or 70's Those Speer bullets are probably the oldest thing in the pile! The RCBS powder trickler the newest.

Ivan

I looked them up in a .22 box catalog and it says "prior to 1962" when the name of the company was changed from I.C.I. to I.M.I.

Wow!

Any time I see any ammo stuff that has a metal clasp on the corners of the box;

I get Goose bumps.

Some of that might be great for the glass case, to just look at,
if you see no need to use it up?

Very interesting.

Have a couple of rooms of this sort of collectable firearms stuff.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

@aj Speer .38 Target Bullets; now those will be fun. Powered by a Primer. It looks like you got the "plastic bullet". Now you need the "plastic cases".

 

[rwsmith]

I make....

BTW did you notice the boxes for the pistol bullets are marked Sierra RIFLE bullets...?? Those 90 gr 9's were fun to shoot in a 38 Special. I shot rabbits with them

...what I call 9mm 'Screamers' using light bullets. I get close to 1500 fps out of a pistol and nearly 1700 out of a 9mm carbine.

 

[chief38]

A gentleman came up to a friend and I at the range. He had seen us there before and we had spoken about guns. He asked us today if we reloaded. We said yes and he said just a minute. Came back and gave us a pile of stuff. He said I will never use this stuff. My friend took the rifle stuff and I took the pistol stuff. Every little bit helps the cause! I guess it pays to be nice to people!

I have had that same type of experience happen on a few occasions. Some of the older shooters getting ready to move, retire from shooting or unable to shoot anymore will give their stuff to Club members and even people they don't even know as they do not want any of the hassles of selling them.

We actually has a member in my old Club several times bring down a huge box of holsters (many new in the plastic bags), reloading accessories, live ammo, parts and accessories, belts, etc. for the taking. He just left all the stuff on the conference table with a note.

I myself gave away not one, but two Skeet Throwers when we moved a few years ago. They were worth around $800 and were fairly new. I also included about 20 cases of clay birds, a bag of spare parts, tools and springs. I have also given away tons of once shot brass that I know will never be used or reloaded. Could have scraped or sold that but did not want the hassle and did not have the time to be bothered.

What I gave away from my Workshop alone (benches, shelving, tool boxes, tools, supplies like wire, pipe, wood, etc.) cost me many thousands of dollars to buy, but after decades of use and enjoyment, I did not have the patience, time or desire to start selling piece by piece. I packed up what I wanted and gave all the rest away - mostly to friends.

 

[AJ]

@aj Speer .38 Target Bullets; now those will be fun. Powered by a Primer. It looks like you got the "plastic bullet". Now you need the "plastic cases".

I have three or four boxes of those in my collection. Both the cases and bullets. I don't shoot them, wife would get pretty hyper if I shot them in the house. I do set up my pellet trap and shoot my Daisy Power Line 747 into it in my gun rooms.