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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Lead Shooters Section => Topic started by: Lunchbox on March 23, 2012, 12:45:07 AM

Title: Did i find a deal?/old win xx shells
Post by: Lunchbox on March 23, 2012, 12:45:07 AM
I was my Local Dunham's the other day checking out the ammo(I do this at any place that has ammo, I'm like a woman in a shoe store). They had a small supply of turkey rounds, and as i was looking, one box stuck out to me. It was a Win XX box(12ga, 5 shot), but it wasn't the usual black boxes you see now. It was a light colored box with some camo on it. It's $12.99 for the 10 rounds, which is about $8 cheaper than the black boxes here. I thought about getting it, but i figured i would ask you guys here at OG. I don't NEED the ammo, but i know red shells are getting hard to find, so i am tempted.  Here's the box(stole the picture from GOLD HUNTER cuz i couldn't find a picture online)

(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh97/STRIKER1300/007.jpg)
Title: Re: Did i find a deal?/old win xx shells
Post by: stinkpickle on March 23, 2012, 10:29:04 AM
Is it the green box with the universal camo, or the grey one with the old Trebark pattern.  Either way, those are fun to have, and as far as I know, they're the same shell sold as the Double X's today.  I think the green, universal camo ones are actually a little older.  Their 3" load contained 1 7/8oz of shot.  The Trebark version used 2oz.
Title: Re: Did i find a deal?/old win xx shells
Post by: Philippe on March 23, 2012, 11:06:49 AM
Same ammo just really old boxes, that is a good price though.
Title: Re: Did i find a deal?/old win xx shells
Post by: stinkpickle on March 23, 2012, 12:33:28 PM
That reminds me.  Dunhams is funny.  A couple of years ago, I went to the one we have here in Des Moines, and they had Federal turkey loads in French...metric measurements and everything.  I was going to buy them for the novelty of it, but they had FCW's and were expensive.
Title: Re: Did i find a deal?/old win xx shells
Post by: Lunchbox on March 23, 2012, 05:42:45 PM
Quote from: stinkpickle on March 23, 2012, 10:29:04 AM
Is it the green box with the universal camo, or the grey one with the old Trebark pattern.  Either way, those are fun to have, and as far as I know, they're the same shell sold as the Double X's today.  I think the green, universal camo ones are actually a little older.  Their 3" load contained 1 7/8oz of shot.  The Trebark version used 2oz.

trebark.
Title: Re: Did i find a deal?/old win xx shells
Post by: stinkpickle on March 23, 2012, 05:50:43 PM
Cool!  I have a few of those old boxes left.  The funny part is that the 3" Trebark box is marked $7.99, and I remember that being expensive when I bought 'em.  The older 2 3/4" box is marked $4.05.   :D

(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b209/stinkpickle/IMG_9534jpg_s.jpg)
Title: Re: Did i find a deal?/old win xx shells
Post by: FttFttVroom! on March 23, 2012, 11:33:17 PM
That is one ugly turkey on the older box......the newer one looks much better :funnyturkey: