Old Shotgun Ammo

[antiqueguy]

My right shoulder still has a 'click' in it from shooting the purple high brass slugs. Great stuff!

The old 1 1/4oz slugs

 

[Painkillers]

The old 1 1/4oz slugs

We called them purple Macks (Mack Truck).

 

[antiqueguy]

We called them purple Macks (Mack Truck).

I have a couple couldn’t tell you the weight of them as they were loose in a box I got from an estate. Also got some imperial SSG and a few paper shells loaded with number 4’s.

 

[xxDaveMcxx]

Definitely agree about the smell of those old paper shells when fired. When I was a kid I would go grab all the freshly fired shells and inhale a big lung full of that magical smell they had.

 

[lucky07]

Definitely agree about the smell of those old paper shells when fired. When I was a kid I would go grab all the freshly fired shells and inhale a big lung full of that magical smell they had.

I still take a sniff every time I use older stuff. I find the smell lingers in the semi as well so I get a whiff of it every time I use it after until the next cleaning.

My kids do it too. I tested them once with old and new shells and they liked the old imperial smell better. Smart monkeys.

 

[Painkillers]

 

[Mr Bill]

^^^^^
Thank you for posting that picture. That’s actually me and the next 3,000 CGN’ers that chirp in it’s them are just ‘identity thieves’. But that’s okay !! lol. Cheers !!!!

 

[Turkey001]

Destroyed ammo? That would be beyond foolish. Shoot them or give them away.
I would be thrilled to have them, and as many have mentioned smell wonderful when fired.

Also a few like myself constantly pick up old CIL shotshells. Even empty fired ones, as I have a large supply of 4B primers that I can reload the CIL battery cup with to make free, new shotshell primers.

Where are you located Turk 1?

I'm up near Barrie