Old military ammo...

[ben777lemay]

Hi guys, I have a couple rounds of military ammo, blanks and stripper clips.
Its all .303 british, excet one blank, which is unknown caliber ( #3 ).

I would like to know more about them and also know if its worth something because I have no use for it and I plan to sell them as a lot.

 

[jonnyc]

The mystery round is a Canadian-made blank in 7.62x51 NATO.
Not much collector value there; the strippers probably worth more to a shooter.

 

[ben777lemay]

The mystery round is a Canadian-made blank in 7.62x51 NATO.
Not much collector value there; the strippers probably worth more to a shooter.

The mystery blank sure looks like a 7.62 NATO round, will check dimensions with a caliper...

I know that there is not much value here, just trying to figure if its worth the pain to sell them.

 

[fraserdw]

303 round nose is a little rarer, most was shoot into trees of the backwoods of Canada in the 60s and 70s.

 

[ben777lemay]

...so what its worth ? Nothing ?

 

[LawrenceN]

...so what its worth ? Nothing ?

It's shoot and chuck the brass, or put 'er in the scrap bin. I'd say .50 cents/round and $2. for the strippers. That's what I'd expect to pay at the local gun show.

 

[ben777lemay]

It's shoot and chuck the brass, or put 'er in the scrap bin. I'd say .50 cents/round and $2. for the strippers. That's what I'd expect to pay at the local gun show.

OK so... I will keep te stripper clips and safely dispose of the ammo at my shooting range.

Thanks guys !

 

[tootall]

Trade it to local cartridge collectors.
Unfortunately the cost of shipping is going to limit you.

 

[jonnyc]

Trade it to local cartridge collectors.
Unfortunately the cost of shipping is going to limit you.

Why do people think that cartridge collectors want every dirty old cartridge somebody has?

 

[zuke]

Why do people think that cartridge collectors want every dirty old cartridge somebody has?

Because it's hard to find new/old stock BRASS cased ammo that hasn't tarnished over the past 50 + year's.

 

[jonnyc]

Sorry, but that made no sense at all.

 

[tootall]

Why do people think that cartridge collectors want every dirty old cartridge somebody has?

I wouldnt mind the round nose FMJ DAC round if we were close by.

 

[zuke]

Sorry, but that made no sense at all.

How long does it take brass to tarnish?
50 year's sitting in a box just might be long enough

 

[jonnyc]

A. That doesn't begin to answer the question I posed.
2. What's the difference between 50 year old brass in a collection and the tarnished brass pictured by the OP???

 

[zuke]

A. That doesn't begin to answer the question I posed.
2. What's the difference between 50 year old brass in a collection and the tarnished brass pictured by the OP???

Never mind.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Why do people think that cartridge collectors want every dirty old cartridge somebody has?

Because I one Mans Trash is Another Mans Treasure.
A Collection has to start someplace doesnt it?
Hell, if I was closer I would want those blanks as they would look great in my shoe box collection of misc. ammo and shot/recovered boolits.
Rob
Tight Groups,
Rob

 

[jonnyc]

Look at the question I asked:

"Why do people think that cartridge collectors want every dirty old cartridge somebody has?"

I did not ask why someone might want those (or any other) rounds......I asked why the first suggestion from non-cartridge collectors is always "oh, cartridge collectors will want those", "cartridge collectors pay big money for that", or some other such nonsense. Cartridge collectors don't want everyone's random trash, and certainly won't pay big money for it. As I've said before, there are lots of guys out there with basements full of trash that someone convinced to save it for collectors.

 

[FLHTCUI]

jonnyc, jonnyc, jonnyc, if you have to ask, your just not going to understand....

What are these worth...well I know I have a minimum of $100.00 invested, but to me they are priceless.
Especially the Bean Bag round given to me by a Local Police Officer (gift from the crown so to speak) then there is the Civil War lead projectiles that where given to me by a collector of US Civil War Memorabilia.
$100.00 or Priceless for my collection of tarnish brass, painted steel linked case (25 MM), abused plastic (shot shells) paper shells and all stored in a plastic shoe box.
FLHTCUI

 

[jonnyc]

Either I have to learn to write in Canadian, or you guys need to learn to read English.
I don't care why anyone collects...or how collectors value rounds. I am a cartridge collector and I understand that side. I asked about the other half of the equation, but I guess I used hard to understand English.
Sorry.....done.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Either I have to learn to write in Canadian, or you guys need to learn to read English.
I don't care why anyone collects...or how collectors value rounds. I am a cartridge collector and I understand that side. I asked about the other half of the equation, but I guess I used hard to understand English.
Sorry.....done.

Ahhh, you started as an expert , I got it...
I obviously do not understand plain English after reading Kamlooky and his posts.
Tight Groups,
Rob