Need help with old .225 Winchester ammo.

[2644ever]

Hi there,
Just bought dirt cheap an old box of brand new .225 ammo. Now I know WW loaded the .225 from 1964 until 1972, but is there a way to obtain a precise date from the pictures I just took?
I don't think I'll shoot that ammo but I'll probably disassemble it, anneal the necks and reload it for my 1965 Winchester 70.
Thanks for your attention.

 

[snert]

Why disassemble?

Maybe forward your photos to Winchester and if you are very fortunate, maybe a customer service person who loves arcane old odd stuff could look up the lot #. But honestly, doubtful.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

April of 1974 from 80HD

 

[358WCF]

Hi there,
Just bought dirt cheap an old box of brand new .225 ammo. Now I know WW loaded the .225 from 1964 until 1972, but is there a way to obtain a precise date from the pictures I just took?
I don't think I'll shoot that ammo but I'll probably disassemble it, anneal the necks and reload it for my 1965 Winchester 70.
Thanks for your attention.

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[2644ever]

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Thank you very much!

 

[2644ever]

Why disassemble?

Maybe forward your photos to Winchester and if you are very fortunate, maybe a customer service person who loves arcane old odd stuff could look up the lot #. But honestly, doubtful.

Why disassemble? I'm not into collecting and I have cold feet at the idea of shooting 51 year old, high pressure ammo.
Primers and powder may have aged badly and I still remember an old batch of new Norma .220 Swift ammo that had most of the necks split on firing. New .225 cases are welcome in my inventory: it's become a pain to trim and turn the rims on 7-30 Waters cases.

 

[Tommie]

Choot it!

 

[snert]

Why disassemble? I'm not into collecting and I have cold feet at the idea of shooting 51 year old, high pressure ammo.
Primers and powder may have aged badly and I still remember an old batch of new Norma .220 Swift ammo that had most of the necks split on firing. New .225 cases are welcome in my inventory: it's become a pain to trim and turn the rims on 7-30 Waters cases.

Ok, but I doubt you will have any issues. But I see your point.

 

[Jrjones]

I’d shoot it. I had a 670 225 win for a while some years back. Shot good and worked well. Wish I kept it. It was cool. Brings back some memories