Gun show usual , nothing I was looking for or willing to pay that much for. But 1 box of Winchester Xtended range Hi density supreme Elite 12 gauge 3" 1 3/4 ounce 6's.
Last stop was pawn shop. Where a box of Winchester Rooster XR 12 gauge 2 3/4' 5 's was found and a red box of Activ penetrator 12 gauge 3" 2 1/4 ounce Nickle plated 5 shot. Haven't seen those in a long time.
Great find! I never gave it a thought to check out a Pawn Shop.
I shot a lot of dove loads by Activ, they really did shoot great in my 12 gauge. Wish I had more of them now.
Those Active Turkey loads are fantastic. They pattern real well out of .660 Gobbling Thunder Choke by Kicks. Problem is you will love them, and they are super scarce. I have 4 left. Why they stopped making them is beyond me...Turkey's hate em.....
Great find there....
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Those Active Turkey loads are fantastic. They pattern real well out of .660 Gobbling Thunder Choke by Kicks. Problem is you will love them, and they are super scarce. I have 4 left. Why they stopped making them is beyond me...Turkey's hate em.....
Great find there....
Geese hated them too, back when lead was legal actives patterned great in an old 870 with factory fixed full choke
I've got some in 12 ga. turkey loads and i have a box of 25 in 16 ga... those are really hard to find ... Active was a fine shell....
Activ was made in northern WV and sometimes a box can be found in the old hardware / sporting good stores in Pa, MD, Va and WV. Activ was bought out by Kent a bunch of years ago and Kent stopped production. Before TSS, Hevishot and several others they were the go to for turkeys! The 12 ga 3" Penetrator killed lots of gobblers. Still have a box or 3 somewhere, the duck hunters really liked them because water / getting wet didn't affect them to much.
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Cleaning out my Uncle's house and found this box of 12 gauge shells. When was the last time you've seen a box of shells cost that much
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Cleaning out my Uncle's house and found this box of 12 gauge shells. When was the last time you've seen a box of shells cost that much
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The box tells the story, a long long time ago...........
That's neat Will.
Right now I cant recall pricing but I have some boxes of Ted Williams shells. Wonder how old those are?
I also have shells from western Auto, Sears, Wards, Penny's , coast to coast, matco and a few others.
I have rifle primers marked .97 cents a hundred and 1 pound powder marked 7.98 , both from of all places Walmart.
Pawn shops were buying shells at walmart and reselling them them for a huge profit when they were hard to come buy.
Quote from: Vintage on December 11, 2022, 09:20:54 AM
Pawn shops were buying shells at walmart and reselling them them for a huge profit when they were hard to come buy.
That's very true , gun shows and gun shops do it also. You look around enough you can find deals though.
Trading has been working good for me at gun shows on ammo. You have a new caliber rifle to get ammo for?
45 a box now.
Take some other caliber rounds you have and work a trade. you probably gave 10-20 a box for.
Maybe all those old lead turkey loads, you would be surprised how many boxes of lead turkey will sale or trade before one high dollar tss or magblend box. Turkey thugs sold at walmart (2.50-3.00) a box after season clearance. In the past were the hottest seller at shows and shops, (at 15-20 a box)probably because many were familiar with them.
TSS is so outrageously priced now that only the internut turkey fanatics like me will buy it. :lol:
Back in the day a walmart was closing out .410 ammo, I want to say it was 3 bucks a box or something, dirt cheap and the loads I used for pheasants and doves, they had 6s and 7.5.
Luckily I asked the gal if they had anymore boxes around, only a few in the glass counter, she said yes and proceeded to bring out a full case of each! I still have some of the pheasant loads!
Last year I found about 500 rounds of IMI 5.56 in my gun safe that I bought in 2011 and totally forgot about. Does that count as an ammo find lol?
I found some heavy LR 6's at Wal Mart of all places. I can use these in my father's old Remington Model 11. No doubt it won't have a long effective range for turkeys but I'm really looking forward to taking that gun hunting.
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Last year I found about 500 rounds of IMI 5.56 in my gun safe that I bought in 2011 and totally forgot about. Does that count as an ammo find lol?
I would imagine it does. Kind of like finding a 100 dollar bill in a old jacket pocket, it will still spend.
I got a Pre '64 Winchester Model 94 in .30-30`from a friend that was still in the original box with half a box of Winchester Silver Tip ammo in the box with the gun. No price indicated on the ammo & the sticker on the rifle box is in code the store used, so I have no idea of cost. Serial number indicates the rifle was made in 1959. Those 10 rounds were probably the only shots taken from that gun. Don't have the gun & ammo where I'm at right now, so these are the only pics I can access.
Jim
That Winchester is sure a nice one. great keepsake.
Kind of unusual find I guess? Found 2 boxes 12 gauge 3" Hevi- Triple beards. 1 3/4 oz. of 5,6,7's .
Lead shot . Box is neat. Do not think they have been made for a while? Think I shot some in 20 gauge a while back.
Just found some Winchester 2 3/4" 12ga. Magnum supreme Turkey loads at a pawn shop Thursday. Did a lot of driving searching for 3" 20ga. Lead loads. I did find some Winchester XX high velocity that I didn't have. Now I have 1 box of everything currently made for patterning next week, except Remington, haven't seen 3" Remington 20ga. anywhere.
Walmart has been carrying quite a few 20 around these parts anyway.
Iv'e never in my life seen a single box of Federal Heavyweight turkey shells up around here,or anywhere for sale in Canada but I came across a brick of 20 gauge Federal heavyweight #6's and half a brick of 12 gauge 3" #6's, I bought them, I wish they were 7's but I like the idea of having them, even If I don't use them.
Interesting topic as my 9 year old and I were having a Turkey ammo discussion moments ago.
When did the first "Turkey Ammo" hit the market?
I am only 45, but as a teen, I remember Turkey loads being High Brass 3" 6 shot. The hardware store had "low brass" or "high brass". I could buy them on "credit" or "charge them" and pay for them later myself or dad would settle the tab.
I believe mid to late 80's. Turkey loads started.
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I believe mid to late 80's. Turkey loads started.
Thank you. I don't recall seeing them until late 90s, but I admit it wasn't something I would be looking for.
Bought a shotgun a few years back and the guy said he had a few boxes of shells he would give me. Ended up being about 2 cases of Winchester supreme 12 gauge 3.5 #5's.
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Quote from: owlhoot on March 11, 2023, 07:13:41 PM
I believe mid to late 80's. Turkey loads started.
Thank you. I don't recall seeing them until late 90s, but I admit it wasn't something I would be looking for.
A little FYI which many be interesting is that Remington express turkey guns with a 21" barrel came out in 91,
I ordered 1 immediately lol.
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Bought a shotgun a few years back and the guy said he had a few boxes of shells he would give me. Ended up being about 2 cases of Winchester supreme 12 gauge 3.5 #5's.
Sounds like a heck of a deal.
"Turkey loads" specific came out at least 1988, because that's when Mossberg came out with the 835 with Winchester making 3.5 shells. Same time there was the duplex loads in the 10 round boxes.
Have a good one, Bo
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Quote from: runngun on March 12, 2023, 08:21:11 PM
"Turkey loads" specific came out at least 1988, because that's when Mossberg came out with the 835 with Winchester making 3.5 shells. Same time there was the duplex loads in the 10 round boxes.
Have a good one, Bo
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I thought federal came out with the first 3 1/2" loads ?
It could have been, whichever it was worked together with Mossberg on the 835.
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I've just read that it was Federal, really directed at waterfowl and steel shot loads first with the 1991 steel shot regulations coming soon.
8 is 1988 perhaps . 35 is 3 1/2 " shells
Then Mossberg and NWTF got with Federal for the turkey loads.
Thanks runngun, we learned something today.
Yes indeed!!! The reason I knew this is because in1988, the year that I graduated my Daddy actually bought a Mossberg 835 for Turkey hunting. I have that gun now and I have a lot of guns. But that one is absolutely priceless in my book.
Have a good one and May God bless, Bo
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Quote from: krm944 on March 11, 2023, 08:27:40 PM
Quote from: owlhoot on March 11, 2023, 07:13:41 PM
I believe mid to late 80's. Turkey loads started.
Thank you. I don't recall seeing them until late 90s, but I admit it wasn't something I would be looking for
A little FYI which many be interesting is that Remington express turkey guns with a 21" barrel came out in 91,
I ordered 1 immediately lol.
I just read an article today that said the 835 and Federal 3 1/2" were introduced in 1988!