WW2 Ammo???

[Dylan T]

WTH? Has anyine seen anything like this? TSG is selling WW2 ammo. They say it's genuine. I guess they can't lie legally. This stuff is still around???

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/600-rds-us-wwii-era-45-acp-ammo.aspx?a=85558

[allaboutshooting]

WTH? Has anyine seen anything like this? TSG is selling WW2 ammo. They say it's genuine. I guess they can't lie legally. This stuff is still around???

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/600-rds-us-wwii-era-45-acp-ammo.aspx?a=85558

I recently found 900 rounds in the original boxes and another 600 rounds of Korean War vintage. It's still around and it will shoot just fine.

Thanks,
Clark

[redarrow]

Thousands of rounds at the local gun show every month.My buddy knocks out the full metal jackets and resizes the neck ,then adds his own bullets.They shoot fine.

[mossy835]

Works great not a problem.

[West Augusta]

I'm still shooting Korean war ammo that my dad gave me. No issues yet.

[Dylan T]

Makes you wonder how much ammo they manufactured during WW2 and Korea. Answer = a lot!

There must be a lot lying around too.

[CASH]

Dude, you'd be surprised at the amount of surplus ammo is still around from way back when.  When I was in, we were still building bombs left over from Nam.

[stinkpickle]

I'm a little hesitant to fire ammo that old.  My sister-in-law's new boyfriend (an officer having served in both Iraq and Afghanistan) said the Army started yanking .50 cal ammo manufactured prior to 1978 after several incidents of over pressure showed up in the Vietnam-era ammo they were using.  In fact, a few soldiers got hurt.  His buddy got the tops of the thighs blown off when the bottom of an M2 blew out.  He said it had something do with the ammo being over handled, so that the gunpowder crumbles into a fine powder that changes it burn characteristics.  I believe I'll stay on the safe side.   

[mightyjoeyoung]

I have a brand new, never opend case and 2 bandoliers of German 8x57, 190 gr. steel jacketed Mauser ammo from WW II.  There is english reprint on the box specifying what it is.  Wonder what it's worth?...

[surehuntsalot]

I have 200 rds of 1942 issue 303 British ammo on the original stripper clips
and 1 case of 1943 issue 7.62x54R ammo

[Dylan T]

I'm a little hesitant to fire ammo that old.  My sister-in-law's new boyfriend (an officer having served in both Iraq and Afghanistan) said the Army started yanking .50 cal ammo manufactured prior to 1978 after several incidents of over pressure showed up in the Vietnam-era ammo they were using.  In fact, a few soldiers got hurt.  His buddy got the tops of the thighs blown off when the bottom of an M2 blew out.  He said it had something do with the ammo being over handled, so that the gunpowder crumbles into a fine powder that changes it burn characteristics.  I believe I'll stay on the safe side.   

I'm with you. And him!