Value of Peters .22Short for shooting Galleries

[Marshal Tom]

My friend has two boxes of Peters .22 Short ammunition marked for Shooting Galleries. He says that the gboxes are in very good condition and are quite old. Any idea of value?

 

[Marshal Tom]

My friend has two boxes of Peters .22 Short ammunition marked for Shooting Galleries. He says that the gboxes are in very good condition and are quite old. Any idea of value?

 

[OFT]

Is this the stuff that came in boxes that looked like Chicklet gum boxes and contained 28 rounds? If so, that's from the 50s and usually bring about five to ten dollars a box if still sealed.

 

[JohnK]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I remember buying this stuff as Remington "Rockets".

My memory (admittedly bad with age) tells me it was a sintered, or composite bullet, with a significantly higher velocity than Hi-Speed shorts.

I remember it had a heckava crack.

The purpose being to break up in the shooting galleries.

 

[n4zov]

Is this the stuff that came in boxes that looked like Chicklet gum boxes and contained 28 rounds? If so, that's from the 50s and usually bring about five to ten dollars a box if still sealed.

Yes, I shot a ton of that stuff when I was a kid and it performed very well. It was marketed as "Remington Rocket" and "Peters Thunderbolt." You can find it on some ammo collector sites in the Chicklet style boxes. I do not believe its intended market was shooting galleries since I remember buying it in hardware stores in the 50's.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti...m.asp?Item=124393492

http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti...m.asp?Item=123918119

 

[Tam 3]

IIRC they had powdered iron projectiles, held together by some lacquer, that weighed 15 gr.; mv of over 1600 fps from a rifle. They cracked louder than hv shorts, but not as loud as a long rifle.

Regards,

Tam 3