Surplus crates at Princess Auto

[Philthy1]

Just a heads up that Princess Auto has some pretty cool 105mm ammo crates on sale. 19.99$ Can get 6 or 7 SKS in there perfectly. Although now I really want some 105 rounds www.princessauto.com/en/detail/wood-ammo-tool-box/A-p8529679e

 

[gunsaholic]

Just a heads up that Princess Auto has some pretty cool 105mm ammo crates on sale. 19.99$ Can get 6 or 7 SKS in there perfectly. Although now I really want some 105 rounds www.princessauto.com/en/detail/wood-ammo-tool-box/A-p8529679e

I was there the day after the sale started last week and they had none left. They told me they had 40 more coming and they were already spoken for.

 

[FALover]

Get in early to get the pick of the litter.

 

[sTraTz]

I might go check them out, thanks

 

[Philthy1]

I was there the day after the sale started last week and they had none left. They told me they had 40 more coming and they were already spoken for.

In Winnipeg, Panet Rd was out, but Portage ave had 22 of them.

 

[gunsaholic]

In Winnipeg, Panet Rd was out, but Portage ave had 22 of them.

Ah yes, I forgot about the Portage Ave. store as for some reason I never go to that one.

 

[Steve1987]

Nice crate for the price!!

-Steve

 

[#1bcshooter]

They have had them for over a year
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/991042-SKS-Storage-Crate-Princess-Auto

 

[Magellann]

They have a lot of stuff in the catalog, but not in all the stores.

 

[silverfoxdj]

The crates looked pretty beat up last time I checked.. maybe they don't travel well from Winnipeg

 

[Olof]

Man, I have lugged so many of those... Full of 105mm ammo of course. Picked one up at a sally ann.

 

[fiddler]

The crates looked pretty beat up last time I checked.. maybe they don't travel well from Winnipeg

I seen a stack in the south Edmonton store a few weeks ago and they were absolutely filthy dirty, and unsuitable to store anything of value until cleaned up.

 

[silverfoxdj]

I seen a stack in the south Edmonton store a few weeks ago and they were absolutely filthy dirty, and unsuitable to store anything of value until cleaned up.

Princess should give them away at cost for purchases over $25.0 otherwise they make good firewood.

 

[Philthy1]

Man, I have lugged so many of those... Full of 105mm ammo of course. Picked one up at a sally ann.

Did Canada ever use 105mm? I suppose we use 120mm in the Leopards.

edit. I see that our L1 Leopards used it.

 

[purple]

We did use the British designed L7 105mm tank gun, AKA M68 in US service, in both the Centurion and Leopard 1 tanks. The 105mm gun was a real stalwart thru the Cold War era and was well proven against Soviet tanks by the Israelis who used them in their Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The 105mm ammo for the Leopard 1 used to come packed in metal cases, rather than in the wooden crates.

 

[XRCD011]

We did use the British designed L7 105mm tank gun, AKA M68 in US service, in both the Centurion and Leopard 1 tanks. The 105mm gun was a real stalwart thru the Cold War era and was well proven against Soviet tanks by the Israelis who used them in their Centurion and M48/M60 tanks. The 105mm ammo for the Leopard 1 used to come packed in metal cases, rather than in the wooden crates.

Nope, wood boxes where used for the 105mm HESH/PRAC round. The rounds came two per wooden box inside the black cardboard tubes in the picture.

 

[Frost Cracked]

Went and had a look at some of them today.

Kind of banged up with saggy bottoms. Decided I could probably build something like that, for the same cost.

An interesting piece of militaria, but, unfortunately the ones they had were of no good use to me in the condition they were in.

 

[dannyd123]

Got 4 of them over a year ago. Great crates. I hand picked mine. 2 became locked storage containers for powder, 1 was a sks crate, and the last one was a pickup truck box until I used it as a transportation coffin for some roadkill venison. Fit him nice and snug.

Tasty tasty.

 

[CanadianAR]

I picked one up today. I just like military crates. Labelled for M68, cannon projectile. Etc etc. I hand picked mine out of about 16. Still has nice stamps, explosive labels, and U.S. DOD pest free wood markings, etc. I'm sure they would already go for more the. $20 at a gunshow haha. Mines clean, but smells a bit musty, I'll leave it outside for a little while.

 

[sTraTz]

I just picked up a really nice one at the Coquitlam store. They had a whole pallet there.
Looks just like the picture on their site.