On my July trip back to Michigan this summer, my dad spotted a rabbit in the backyard that needed to be exterminated. He grabbed the 20 gauge and one round from a box off the shelf. My friend who's a serious grouse hunter grabbed the box and say's "that's a box of red 20 gauge shells in paper casings worth about $300. That's a collector's item!" For those of you who know the colors, red means 12 gauge these days. Oopsmtnbkr said:
mtnbkr said:
Old ammunition such as used in rifles, shotguns, handguns, etc is very stable and safe even after a hundred years. Artillery shells, on the other hand, devolved into very unstable explosive compounds and should be avoided as you say. The difference is in the propellents and explosives used. Small arms ammo (rifles, etc) use smokeless powder that is not an explosive per se. True black powder can be touchy, but no more so after a few decades than it is right now. The stuff used in artillery shells (TNT, etc) is a totally different beast. Dynamite for example, can sweat nitroglycerine and should be avoided.Ole said:
Eight years ago, when I took posession of my grandfather's old 20 gauge and a partial box of RED PAPER shells, I immediately shot them all up at the range.
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