How old are these?

[oldgamer]

 

[Pawnee Bill]

Probably late 50's early 60's. Herter's was pretty big back then.

 

[oldgamer]

Probably late 50's early 60's. Herter's was pretty big back then.

Thanks!

 

[Lone Hunter]

Thanks!

I’ve got some in 6mm 85 gr I bought off here. I shot them with about 1” groups which should be good enough for some hunting or be real good for fire forming. Mine has same label as yours.

 

[jk80]

Used to love looking at their catalog when I was a kid. Everything they sold was the world's best!!! Lol.

 

[oldgamer]

Used to love looking at their catalog when I was a kid. Everything they sold was the world's best!!! Lol.

I just found a Herter's shell holders and a cartridge gauge!

 

[CJ6]

Mid-late 60s

 

[tommeboy]

I have a bunch of the 110gr hp and spitzer versions for 308. Been using them in 300 blk and they shoot well. Timeframe?????? I got them from the FIL that got them from someone else after they passed away.

 

[Mikey_P]

Mid-late 60s

Agreed. The label shows a zip code. USPS started using them in 1963.

 

[SeabeeKen]

When I started reloading in 1974, a box of Sierra hunting bullets were $7-8
Never tried herters

 

[AckleymanII]

Many of the Herters bullets were made by Norma, some top quality for the time.

 

[Kurz]

Herter's Wasp Waist Bullets​

https://www.handloadermagazine.com/practical-handloading-5​

 

[CJ6]

Herter's Wasp Waist Bullets​

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https://www.handloadermagazine.com/practical-handloading-5​

I have a couple boxes of these in 150gr. Just need to watch seating depth.

 

[Fire Dog]

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$4.39 may look so super cheap today but try to remember that minimum wage at the time was $1.25 per hour….
My first take home pay was $39.40 for a 40 hour week….
If I had not still been living at home I could not have survived on that even then… {:~/

 

[47WillysGuy]

When I started reloading in 1974, a box of Sierra hunting bullets were $7-8
Never tried herters

$7.50 in 1974 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $49.29 today, an increase of $41.79 over 51 years.

Core-Lokt, 30-06 Springfield, 180 Grain, Pointed Soft Point Core Lokt, 2700 fps $41.99​

Sierra GameChanger 30-06 Springfield 165gr TGK Rifle Ammo - 20 Rounds $45.99 ($2.30/round)​

 

[Paul Hilgedick]

My 1966 Herters Catalog list the 30 cal 150gr bullet for $3.27.

Paul H

 

[JEFFPPC]

Herter's Wasp Waist Bullets​

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https://www.handloadermagazine.com/practical-handloading-5​

I killed a lot of groundhogs with these as a teen out of my 340 Savage in .222.

 

[AWS]

I was a huge fan of Herter's. I had rifles, reloading gear, traps, decoys and a down coat I wore to death. Herter's brass was top of the line stuff, I won club BR matches withe Herter's bullets, primers, powder and brass. Herter's #4 coil springs were some of the best beaver traps, I still have some. I put a lot of miles on and harvested a lot wild rice with a Herter's fiberglass canoe, heavy but nearly indestructible. I killed a fair number of geese with Herter's all plastic hulled 12ga #2's and broke a lot of clays and killed ducks with Herter's lead shot. I think I still have some Herter's plastic wads stashed in my reloading room left over from the lead ban on waterfowl.

I will say that I always found Herter's fishing gear to seem cheap, their fake Daredevil felt like it was stamped from a soup can. Flies seemed to fall apart, just never got Warm Fuzzies from Herter's fishing gear.

 

[CJ6]

Yup. Those canoes were TANKS. We had a Nitro G 340 snowmobile too. Stood high and had narrow track so it tipped easily.