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thallub · February 13, 2012, 09:52 AM

Properly stored ammo will be good for 50 years or more.

i have tens of thousands of rounds of old ammunition. My .45/70 military ammo dates to the 1880s. One of four or five rounds fire. Some of my .30 Army (.30/40 Krag) ammo dates to 1904-06. About 30 percent of it still fires. i have .30 caliber (.30-06) ammo made in 1918: Most of it fires. Every round of my WWII .30 caliber and .30 carbine ammo fires.

Several years ago i picked up several hundred rounds of Western made .30 Newton and .35 Newton ammo that was made in the 30s. Every round fires. It's accurate too.

February 13, 2012, 09:52 AM	#10
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	Properly stored ammo will be good for 50 years or more. i have tens of thousands of rounds of old ammunition. My .45/70 military ammo dates to the 1880s. One of four or five rounds fire. Some of my .30 Army (.30/40 Krag) ammo dates to 1904-06. About 30 percent of it still fires. i have .30 caliber (.30-06) ammo made in 1918: Most of it fires. Every round of my WWII .30 caliber and .30 carbine ammo fires. Several years ago i picked up several hundred rounds of Western made .30 Newton and .35 Newton ammo that was made in the 30s. Every round fires. It's accurate too.