Is this safe to shoot?

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edgy

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My next door neighbour just gave me some 9mm ammo he has had for a long time, he estimates 20 or so years. As I am new to all of this, I'm just not sure if this is safe to shoot, I think it should be ok, but sure don't want to be wrong :(
Am I good to go with this?

As a side note, he just got back from two weeks on the road and had mentioned before he left that he had a Glock 17 he might want to sell. He has had the gun for longer than he can remember and has never shot it. He told me that he decided he will never shoot it, and he wanted to get rid of it before he went away, but since I wasn't around he took it to the local gun shop where they sold it while he was gone for $450!!
I think I just missed a Smokin deal :(
 
IMHO have a look at the rounds and see if there looks to be any corrosion and that.
If they look good load up a few rounds and let 'er fly.
After all how long has the surplus ammo everyone is running through their SKS' been sitting around?
 
I wouldn't use it for competition but for casual plinking, as long as they look ok visually, I say it's a perfect time to practice flinch avoidance and malfunction drills!
And yes, you missed a ok deal. Probably a Gen2 17.
Nice gift from the neighbour. Is he giving up shooting?
 
Still alive said:
I wouldn't use it for competition but for casual plinking, as long as they look ok visually, I say it's a perfect time to practice flinch avoidance and malfunction drills!
And yes, you missed a ok deal. Probably a Gen2 17.
Nice gift from the neighbour. Is he giving up shooting?
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No SA, he is 72 years old, and says he has no time for taking up pistol shooting because he just got into bow hunting and has too many hobbies hahaha.
He has rifles from as far back as 1970 that look like they came off the showroom floor, I mean absolutely pristine condition, so if he ever gets right out of shooting I will be first in line lol
 
edgy said:
No SA, he is 72 years old, and says he has no time for taking up pistol shooting because he just got into bow hunting and has too many hobbies hahaha.
He has rifles from as far back as 1970 that look like they came off the showroom floor, I mean absolutely pristine condition, so if he ever gets right out of shooting I will be first in line lol
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I seem to recall some 410 and .22 for a killer deal! You get all the breaks!
If you are worried about the ammo, why don't you ask your neighbor? He can at least tell you if they are reloads or factory rounds. Also, look at the headstamps. Sometimes with handgun reloads, people tend to mix up batches of brass. If you see Remington or Federal or something mixed in the ammo, then you know that they are likely reloads.
 
All the head stamps say Win on them,and they are all 115fmc, I think they are factory ammo. My neighbour said there was only one mag ever shot thru the gun, and though he does reload, I think he told me he bought the ammo when he got the pistol
 
You can typically trust the ammo if you can trust the man. I don't think he gave you ammo that is the wrong size of the caliber listed on the box. I don't think he gave you the "exploding rounds" that militaries like to hide in the enemies ammo. I don't think he gave you a bunch of overloaded ammo just so he could wait for the story of how your survived after firing it... I highly doubt a man who's rifles look like new after 40 years, is going to wrongly store ammo he intended to use one day. Don't forget your gun is rated for that ammo, plus some extra pressure for safety sake. The ammo is good to shoot, and if you are still nervous, I will pay the shipping for you to send to me. I will shoot it and send you back a report on how safe or unsafe it was.... and won't charge you for any of it..
 
I've fired .50 BMG that was head stamped 1943 and repackaged in 1961 when I was in the CF. It all went bang. Some of the tracer was a little faded but every round went off. ;-)
 
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