Did okay but how okay?

[IAM Rand]

I was at an estate sale today and picked up some stuff. I got 2 boxes of Peters-Blue Magic, Blazer 44 Special, and 2 boxes of old 45 ACP. Not sure how old. The good ole internet has differing answers. 1 is around the 67 time frame and another has it at WWII. Got the whole lot for $167. I got the Peters because that was what I used in High School for the trap team. Ya, I know, a little nostalgia but they reload well.

 

[IAM Rand]

Forgot about the box of Winchester Super Speed. They also had a box of 45 that was similar to those above but made by Greek Powder and Cartridge CO. Wasn't sure if anyone knew anything about that.

 

[armadillo]

I don't know about the collector value on the ammo. But I noticed that the .45 ammo has "COR" written on the box. I think 45 ammo that old has corrosive primers. It may be worth more to a collector than as range ammo.

 

[serger]

it's Evansville Chrysler ammo from WWII. Steel cased.1943 with the 3 ground off the head stamp die.

 

[Alk8944]

Back in the day I used to buy all the G.I. WWII production .45 ACP for $1.50 to $2.00/box. Inflation brings that to around ten times that price today. I would expect you should have been able to buy the entire lot for closer to $100 than $167.

 

[flundertaker]

All I ever find at estate sales are pristine boxes filled with uncle bobs questionable reloads. I’ve stop trusting any ammo i find at these type events. Yours looks legit just because it’s so old. If it has collector value, I’m outside my rhelm, but for plinking I’m not sure $167 is much of a deal.

 

[Glynn863]

All WW2 45ACP ammo will be corrosive primed. It will probably still shoot if you want to do it, but you'll need to clean your barrel accordingly.

 

[diyj98]

That price seems too high to me.

 

[LittleAugieMo]

Thinkin the .44spcl will run $60-65 IF you can find it. .45acpmight bring $20 a box the shot gun ammo hard to say w/o particulars,shot size etc.

 

[ruger 22]

If you are happy I think you did great! $167 is one night out at the local joint for a fish fry Friday night. Sounds like a good deal either way.

 

[tom2]

Saw a vid where a guy had an old bringback .45 and a still loaded mag full of that old WW2 plated steel ammo, probably Evansville. He took the gun and the mag out and they all went bang. I hope he cleaned accordingly. I got some of those carts that someone gave me but they turn a little dull and crusty in storage. I unloaded several and drilled holes to make key chains out of them. They are not that rare to make it a blasphemy. I was also given some red tips that were tracer or something. Not gonna try it.

 

[swsig]

...I was also given some red tips that were tracer or something. Not gonna try it.

Good decision. Several years ago some guy was shooting tracer ammo at the largest indoor range in Dallas. The entire range burned down.

 

[desi2358]

The Peters boxes are from one of the commemorative runs Remington produced. They have done this a few times starting in the 1980's IIRC. Nice nostalgic boxes and I believe it helps secure their copyright to the Peters brand name.

As others mentioned the 45 ammo is WWII EC production. Huge quantities were made for the war and lots were supplied to our allies. There is still a lot of it around, if they were in the original packaging a WWII collector might want a box or two for display but they don't bring much of a premium (as I found when trying to sell some). I have shot up a good bit of it, worked quite well despite its age. Corrosive but not an issue of cleaned properly. Not worth messing with for reloading, primer pockets are slightly undersize for modern primers.

 

[chief38]

The only items that peaked my interest were the two boxes of WWll 45acp Ball ammo. Marked 1943 I would also think "COR" stood fo corrosive and probably would not shoot them. The other stuff is nothing special IMHO. So you did ask...... did you pay too much? Well in my opinion yes, however there might be a small chance that the 1943 marked 45acp ammo is worth a few bucks - I am not an expert on them. The rest I'd just shoot.