Old ammo collection

[bobcat93]

I wasn't sure where to post this but do folks here collect old ammo?..
I've been coming across some older boxes from the 70's of rimfire 22lr..and I must admit those little boxes of 50 can get real addicting..
I think I have about 6 or 8 different brands in nice still closed boxes now ..im gonna see just how many I can find before I leave this earth..
My kids will just say dad was a pack rat lets go shooting...hahaha..but to me..I like the old cardboard and artwork that went into some of those little boxes..
These are 3 more I found in the bottom of a box...not sure if they all from the 70's but I love-em..

 

[butchlambert]

Reminiscing and old ammo

When it comes to vintage ammo and boxes, anything Super X brings back a flood of memories. Peter’s shotgun shells too and the ammo was pretty decent.

forum.accurateshooter.com

 

[625-8]

I grew up shooting the red/white boxes. Collecting old ammo boxes is its own hobby.

 

[Gabe22BR]

I got steel cased 22lr … no box

 

[ebb]

My friend Bobby told me while hunting once, if you want to kill it you must make it bled. So you have to use something from a red box, never green. I proved him wrong that very day.

 

[scasa]

I got steel cased 22lr … no box

I've got a caseless .22 daisy mfg. no box either and I only have one

 

[bobcat93]

Reminiscing and old ammo

When it comes to vintage ammo and boxes, anything Super X brings back a flood of memories. Peter’s shotgun shells too and the ammo was pretty decent.

forum.accurateshooter.com

There was a box with them its a bit crusty but intact

 

[bobcat93]

Does any one know how many there are?..I suppose I need to be very specific because this could get out of hand real fast..haha.
I'm talking US manufacturing, 22LR only. That should make it a realistic chase for me..and give me a reason to get out to some gun shows or flea markets..come to think of it...remember back in the day it was nothing to buy a gun at a garage sale..no different then a blender..the world would stop turning if it happened today..hahaha
Simpler days..sure we're nice

 

[snert]

Winchester, Remington, Peters, come to mind immediately, and of course they each made different products, different boxes as time went bye. I was in a little gunshop in Valencia PA yesterday and he had a bunch of different "antique" ammo/boxes displayed. What stopped me cold was the fact much of it was "modern" when I started shooting, and then there was the stuff on display that I called "old junk" when I was a kid, dating back to the turn of the century...not this one either! Now I consider it "stuff I knew when I was a kid!"

 

[K22]

When I first got into the shooting sports, I started collecting cartridges with a goal of having a representative of as many as possible. I traded, purchased, and negotiated the acquisition of a bunch of different cartridges. My favorites were the 105 howitzer, 50-caliber machine gun and 458 Win Magnum. I also had a 44-40 cartridge.

I displayed them on a wooded shelving arrangement in the game room. It was like collecting stamps / coins.

As I got older and began adopting a minimalist attitude, I sold the entire collection for a handsome price. But I had fun collecting them and they were great conversational items with my buddies when we enjoyed a few "cold ones" in the game room.