C.I.L. sold their ammunition devision to IVI ( Valcartier Industries) in the early 70's.
My father , as Shooting Sports Development manager, had lots of oppurtunity to
pick up stuff!
One day he was on the loading dock withh Barney Hartman C.I.L.'s pro skeet guy, when a fella comes by with a hand truck loaded with 12 gauge trap loads.
" Uh, son, where are going going with those ?" the guy was asked.
"To the ammo dump, Sir" was answer.
Well, it turns out all it took was a receipt and the "ammo dump" turned out to be
a chevy station wagon!!
Valcartier was mainly interested in the Military contracts, and the Civillian ammo went to hell in a Handcart after that.
I suspect a lot of the tool and die makers and millwrights form the old factory were pentioned off or pqackaged out and such, so the machines were maybe not set up the same way, and quality control was maybe different for the civillian stuff.
I also have 5 of every cartridge that C.I.L. made, in envelopes- dummy rounds , of course!
They were extras from the museum at Brownsburg where tha factory was.
They have been kicking around the garage for years and i was thinking of putting theem on the exchange ( hint!

).
Andrew at higginson powders useually has 180 sabertips in 100 lots, but he may be out now.
I have given several hundred .222, 6mm, and 30 cal PSP and HP bullets to freinds ove the years and the outcome is always the same.
"Jeepers, can I get some more, they are fantasticlly accurate!!"
C.I.L. made the finest ammo in the World at one time, especially .22 match ammo.
By the 60's, they were in business with Eley, Franchi, Savage/Anschutz, and Later on Boito and CBC.
It was a very sad day for me when they packed it in.
I didn't know whhat it was like to have to buy components or rifles till I was out on my own at 16!

( thought everyone had an Anschutz .222 in the corner and a Franchi Falconet for birds!! ( spoiled? oh, ya!!)
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