I just came across 400 rounds of 30-06 Ammo in 8 round Garand clips. Better to separate them and sell ammo and clips separately?
Any specific value to m1 clips?
Any specific value to m1 clips?
Last edited:
Garand clips
- Thread starter Narragansett
- Start date
leadhead2
Member
Certain ones ones like Winchester and others can bring
some nice dollars.
some nice dollars.
I see the clips going for about $1 each at the gun shows. I still have a bunch I picked up off the ground when I used to go to the shooting range with my father as a kid. A lot of surplus ammo came in Garand clips, nobody wanted them and they just left them where they fell.
Last edited:
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2007
- Messages
- 27,660
- Reaction score
- 21,269
Have a Garand? Use the ammo and save the clips.
Don't have a Garand but have a .30-'06? Unless the ammo is collectible, use the ammo and save the clips. Simple.
Don't have a Garand but have a .30-'06? Unless the ammo is collectible, use the ammo and save the clips. Simple.
DWalt
Member
I have around 40-50 Garand clips so I don't place much value on them. Most of mine are pretty much in like new condition, but some have rusty areas. That rust does not affect using them. I used to pick them up off the ground at the Quantico range. Back when I was still going to gun shows, there were always some tables with Garand clips, selling for around a buck each. As noted, clips made by certain companies at specific times might have some additional collectible value. Probably clips made before WWII might have more value if they could be identified. I have a book that provides a little clip information but I have never attempted to investigate mine. There were only ever two actual US military clip designs used, pre-WWII, and WWII and later, but there are quite a few commercial clips out there.
Last edited:
I have about 25 bandoliers filled with clips and ammo made in Greece on WW loading equipment back some time ago....
Must be worth something.
Must be worth something.
DWalt
Member
The most valuable bandoliers I have are full ones with clipped AP, I have four of those. I think they came from SL. I doubt the Greek bandoliers are especially desirable. My experience with Greek fired brass is that it is extremely difficult to resize. In fact I gave up on them. I have so much fired US GI brass, the Greek brass is too hard and not worth fooling with. I think I have scrapped all the Greek cases I had.
Last edited:
A bandoleer of clipped HXP (Greek) 3006 should go for at least $50 these days if not more.
DWalt
Member
From what I am seeing, a bandolier of US GI AP will sell for at least double that. AP is very desirable today.
The price for AP has always been insane as long as I can remember, except for corrosive AP. But even that is too rich for my blood.
OP
Local Legion closed. Over served a woman to the point she could hardly walk. Did not take her keys. She crashed into car and killed 2 people
ArchAngelCD
Moderator, SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
You are in the past sir. They should be a dollar or less but I have seen them no less that $3 per Enbloc. Sometimes even more but not recently.
Last edited:
As murphydog stated, keep it. Here's some additional advice...Have a Garand? Use the ammo and save the clips.
Don't have a Garand but have a .30-'06? Unless the ammo is collectible, use the ammo and save the clips. Simple.
Don't have a Garand?
Get one. You'll thank me later!
If its Mil-surp ammo, I'd think selling the loaded clips would get a better return, unless, as mentioned, the clips are rare (WRA, early cut-out SA, etc.). Maybe post for sale at a local rifle range/gun club.
Glynn863
Member
List them for sale on the CMP forum. Someone will surely buy them there. JMHO.
ArchAngelCD
Moderator, SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
I agree with the above, keep them. If the day comes when you need them the sticker shock in the future will knock you out lol.
Unless you need funds right now, keep them because there will always be a market in the future.
Unless you need funds right now, keep them because there will always be a market in the future.
If the ammo is original GI and made for Garands, I'd leave them as is. Separating the ammo would make me look askance. High velocity .30-06 ammo doesn't do well in unmodified Garand rifles. I shot some Korean .30-06 ammo a week ago. It was good ammo. The only drawback was that the brass was Berdan primed.
