I recently bought some ammunition site unseen (long story)and was amused to find that I had accidentally purchased linked ammunition for what I assume is for a machine gun(?)
I have not counted the linked rounds, but it looks like there must be 100.
So, my question to the collective knowledge of our group is
1. Is there anyway to tell if there are tracers in the link?
2. Is this worth anything more than what I would spend for target practice?
3. What is it worth? I paid about $.80 a round and had to go fetch it. However, I kept my word and bought it since I gave my word to do so.
*I pulled every 6th round as soon as I saw what I had bought.
* in response to questions-close examination shows that there are a variety of military head stamps from 60s and 70s with some commercially manufactured stuff mixed in. Brass appears to have been fired and reloaded. Does not look to be military issue - looks more like someone put this together from scrap.
* The summary of the long story is that an older gentleman passed away and his widow asked the club I below to to help clean out his gun stuff. A list of calibers of ammunition available was circulated by the club - no pictures. This was described as new ammo. I gave a price I was willing to pay and forgot about it. 2 weeks later I got an e-mail saying I had given the highest price. I thought I was buying old hunting ammo. I got this.
Thanks!
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I have not counted the linked rounds, but it looks like there must be 100.
So, my question to the collective knowledge of our group is
1. Is there anyway to tell if there are tracers in the link?
2. Is this worth anything more than what I would spend for target practice?
3. What is it worth? I paid about $.80 a round and had to go fetch it. However, I kept my word and bought it since I gave my word to do so.
*I pulled every 6th round as soon as I saw what I had bought.
* in response to questions-close examination shows that there are a variety of military head stamps from 60s and 70s with some commercially manufactured stuff mixed in. Brass appears to have been fired and reloaded. Does not look to be military issue - looks more like someone put this together from scrap.
* The summary of the long story is that an older gentleman passed away and his widow asked the club I below to to help clean out his gun stuff. A list of calibers of ammunition available was circulated by the club - no pictures. This was described as new ammo. I gave a price I was willing to pay and forgot about it. 2 weeks later I got an e-mail saying I had given the highest price. I thought I was buying old hunting ammo. I got this.
Thanks!
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