mawguy
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I came across some older ammunition and I am wondering if it would be safe to fire. It is Federal .38 Special, 158gr lead bullet ammunition. How do I know it is older? Well, the price sticker on the box [for 50 rounds] is $6.50. I am thinking maybe late 70's is when I bought ammo at this price. The number on the back of the box is 7 A-4151. Not really something that I would carry and I am really only interested in firing it on the range to get rid of it and have some fun launching the lead. Any ideas from the ammo gurus on the list?
I checked the rounds and there is no discoloration and all the primers were intact. The "brass" is actually the same color as one of the light metals like nickel or stainless steel. On the bar code question, I graduated from college in 1973 and the computer that I used at the time was housed in a temperature and humidity controlled room. Memory was ferrite cores and disk banks looked like a stack of large pizza pans. So no, there is no bar code-
I checked the rounds and there is no discoloration and all the primers were intact. The "brass" is actually the same color as one of the light metals like nickel or stainless steel. On the bar code question, I graduated from college in 1973 and the computer that I used at the time was housed in a temperature and humidity controlled room. Memory was ferrite cores and disk banks looked like a stack of large pizza pans. So no, there is no bar code-
