Highwall Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Due to health issues and surgeries not to mention worsening eyesight I can no longer participate in active shooting. My question is how long is boxed ammo still good? I have four boxes of 45/70 Federal 300 gr. stored in my basement that cost me $160 back about 10 years ago and wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 50+ years as long as it was stored in a cool dry place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Skinner Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I read an article back in the 1970s about shooting 45-70 rounds from a 100 year old unopened crate of military ammo. It was Loaded in the old copper foil cases. They fired 100 of them and only 2 failed to fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Stored in a cool basement it’s good for near forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 found a box of OLD 22lr , in Grandads shop , NO telling how old it was , every one of em fired Grandad has been gone for 35 years , box , pretty well busted to nothing , but the shell were pretty clean CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highwall Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Thanks to all. Good to know information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equanimous Phil Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 3:47 AM, Highwall said: Due to health issues and surgeries not to mention worsening eyesight I can no longer participate in active shooting. Sad to hear that I remember when you joined the Wire which isn't that long ago. I hope you can still enjoy your other hobbies and activities! All the best, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I just fired some WWI vintage .30-06 military ball in M1903 stripper clips. It all worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highwall Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/19/2022 at 5:05 AM, Equanimous Phil said: Sad to hear that I remember when you joined the Wire which isn't that long ago. I hope you can still enjoy your other hobbies and activities! All the best, Phil Thanks Phil. I was a long time member but didn't connect to the wire until I discovered it late. I'm looking forward to making hiking sticks, canes and fishing again. Hoping my thumb will handle the tasks after having to have the trapezium bone removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggle Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Most of the common ammo makers have decent bulk stuff. Federal, Winchester, PPU, Fiocchi... Then there are some remanufacturers that have gained a good reputation, Iike freedom munitions. Steel cased stuff works, but I don't use it too much myself. It boils down to how much you want to pay... But higher price doesn't mean better in all cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 sorry to hear this , we are suffering a lot of losses these days - i fear faster than the new get started , ill add reinforcement to those above , your ammo should be good for a long time yet , its all about storage conditions , most of us that shoot this would gladly buy it and you should see a profit over what you paid , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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