Old ammo

[Swmac 24]

Found these in an old cow shed over the weekend, anyone able to put a date on them?

[BenBhoy 4,706]

I'd say @Sausagedog and @Dervburner be your best bet 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Looks like war issue stuff to me.

ICI made good ammo. Looks well kept. The lead usually oxidises.

Could be army training ammo.

I see a few eley mixed in them.

Is there a date on the box?

[Gav 1,708]

The brass and lead on the Eleys looks pretty recent compared to the ICI.

[Swmac 24]

I cant see the date anywhere, don't think I'll be using them, I'll drop them in with the local shop this weekend..

[Sausagedog 7,381]

54 minutes ago, Swmac said:

I cant see the date anywhere, don't think I'll be using them, I'll drop them in with the local shop this weekend..

Shoot them. I've shot tones of old ammo like that

[BenBhoy 4,706]

1 hour ago, Swmac said:

I cant see the date anywhere, don't think I'll be using them, I'll drop them in with the local shop this weekend..

Get them shot man!! 

[Dervburner 2,549]

7 hours ago, Swmac said:

Found these in an old cow shed over the weekend, anyone able to put a date on them?

That box (ICI stamped ammo) is early forties mate

[Deker 3,478]

On 09/12/2021 at 08:43, Swmac said:

Found these in an old cow shed over the weekend, anyone able to put a date on them?

They are certainly of an age, and a mixed lot, it looks like one near the bottom left/side has 2 x firing pin marks on the case???

If they have been in a cow shed a long time, they may still go bang, but I suspect the years and atmosphere will have taken their toll, but who know until you give them a try.

I have some Radway Green 7.62 from 1985, it is still superb and consistent, but it has been stored appropriately!

[3175darren 1,100]

I remember the old man having a tin of 22 shorts you don’t see them anymore, he gave me these after he handed his shotgun ticket in 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

.22 shorts are still made. My local has some s&b in stock.

[Dervburner 2,549]

4 hours ago, Sausagedog said:

.22 shorts are still made. My local has some s&b in stock.

Yerr, I bought 700 a few months back. S&B, I like ‘em

[Sausagedog 7,381]

4 hours ago, Dervburner said:

Yerr, I bought 700 a few months back. S&B, I like ‘em

Hmmm. I found them a little inconsistent in the 457.

I shot a lot of old eley shorts recently and they were excellent except they were solids and hence worse on varmints than an air rifle!

[Dervburner 2,549]

1 hour ago, Sausagedog said:

Hmmm. I found them a little inconsistent in the 457.

I shot a lot of old eley shorts recently and they were excellent except they were solids and hence worse on varmints than an air rifle!

Yerr, not too good for distance SD, but good for rats on the embankment, as well as the odd rabbit that’s turns up. They were dirt cheap as well. The rws shorts I had were more accurate, and faster, but  quite a bit more expensive. I’ve had the eley .22 short high velocity which were good, but no longer available unless you can happen on some old stock. CCI do a hollow point short, but sourcing them isn’t easy. The last ones I’ve seen were at forest lodge guns a few years ago.

[Dervburner 2,549]