Anybody Collect Old Shotgun Ammo ?

[redarrow]

I really like the roll crimps on some of these.The two boxes of Winchester aren't that old. But they only cost $2.99 a box.

[AUDoubleBeard]

Nice pictures.  Sure wish shells were still that cheap!

[reflexl]

I have one of the most complete paper hull/lead shot water fowl load collections in the country. I have various loads from nearly every maker known and some un-known. I love old shooting stuff. reflexl

[redarrow]

Do you have any of the old brass shotgun shells ?

[BrowningGuy88]

I am collecting (hoarding) old Federal blue and gold boxes turkey ammo. I also buy any old camo boxed Winchester turkey loads I find.

I have a bunch of old duck and pheasant loads from the 70's that the boxes are still pristine.

[runngun]

I collect them as well, I have a bunch of old papershells, and I have some brass 12, 16, and 20 gauges.

[Mike Honcho]

I was surprised to learn there is a huge group of folks who collect old shotgun shell boxes...most aren't interested in the ammo that was in them. I have a friend in Idaho that has several hundred boxes and he tells me his collection is small compared to many....some of the boxes are worth a lot of money, hundreds if not thousands of dollars for rare ones.

[catdaddy]

That's cool Billy-- I think I have a box of 12 guage slugs like that.

[Hognutz]

I got a shoe box full of misc. rolled crimp shotgun shells, and several boxes of the stuff in my rec room. But I don't collect it, per se..It is neat to have on hand. Some of the young'ns have never seen a rolled crimp.

[surehuntsalot]

I have several different paper hull shells in 12 and 20ga
been collecting the old shells for a long time

[longspur]

not a collecter but I do have some paper shells. I  remember when they used to swell up and be hard to pull out of my double barrell when I hunted in the rain.

[slamman]

I don't collect shotgun shell boxes or shells but I have a very old box of 9mm shotgun shells circa early 1920. 

[Neill_Prater]

I remember a friend of mine, now deceased, that got hold of some old pre-WWII shells when he was growing up in the 50's. Said he pulled the trigger on one shooting at, I think, a goose and there was a moments delay, then a rumble, and, eventually, a big cloud of smoke belched from the barrel. When he dropped the end of the barrel down, the shot ran out on the ground.

As for that price, I remember buying shells for my Dad's Browning Sweet 16 at the local hardware when I was a kid for $2.18 per box. Why that has stuck with me for 50 years, I couldn't say, but I can still remember seeing the price on the box. They were Winchester's, and this was probably just about the time shells were transitioning to plastic.