Old CIL ammo
- Thread starter Canadiankeeper
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That’s cool and in such pristine condition. I’ve started collecting some of the old ammo both in rimfire and shotgun. Think of all the old vintage varieties I shot when I first started into the firearms path. Wish I had them for the collection
Shot the standard long version of that as a kid
Dont remember ever seeing Target
The local used to have short or longs
Long rifle was only there occassionally
But they were my preference
Back then the local grocery stores sold the most common ammo seasonally
Hi-power for deer season, 12G for the birds and 22 most of the summer
I had mostly switched to CCI Stingers by then but i still remember how bummed i was when imperial was no longer available
Not positive but i think i read the tools went to Korea
Dont remember ever seeing Target
The local used to have short or longs
Long rifle was only there occassionally
But they were my preference
Back then the local grocery stores sold the most common ammo seasonally
Hi-power for deer season, 12G for the birds and 22 most of the summer
I had mostly switched to CCI Stingers by then but i still remember how bummed i was when imperial was no longer available
Not positive but i think i read the tools went to Korea
All full boxes, I bought a brick of the golden box for my uncle for Christmas and the guy had some other stuff kicking around and I bought it all. Kept a few for myself. I just happened to buy the .303br one day when I saw it cause I like the old imperial packaging. This is the start of my collection 
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The handwriting on one says "82" so... That would be my guess? Thats before my time so.
I think I was buying CIL Wiz-bangs in the early 1960s at the ripe old age of 12. Old hardware store (MacLeans in Hamilton). Needed a permission letter from my parents…and I learned how to sign my mother’s signature to make it happen. Still feel a little bit guilty and I always wondered if the proprietor suspected my ruse. Maybe he knew I was a young budding juvenile gunaholic and he felt sorry for me so he sold me them .22 shorts anyways. Maybe he just wanted me to leave before I drooled over the 6 guns he had on the rack and made them prematurely rust. I think I visited every gun shop in my town every week and my mom finally bought me a Cooey 410g deluxe when I was 14. Grandfather bought me my first BB gun and my first .22 rifle. After that there was no hope and no turning back. I think I still turned out ‘okay’ but the jury is still out on that. lol. Luv you guys…Bill
Love that old CIL ammo. Went bang every time and, it was cheap. I still have a few bricks of that Target ammo as well as some bricks of the older 1960’s production.
Wow! I love it! Canadian History! What a cool collection ! Id never shoot any of that! lol
badgreenbird
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- Location
- Dawson Creek, BC
nice Imperial ammo from an interesting time, OP.
'new' enough to have the plastic grooved case, but 'old' enough to still be CIL.
plastic cases in later posts of this thread are IVI
'new' enough to have the plastic grooved case, but 'old' enough to still be CIL.
plastic cases in later posts of this thread are IVI
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
I remember there always being a box or two of that plastic cased CIL .22lr in my dads glove box when I was a kid.
