Dug out these couple boxes of .22 while doing some reorganizing. Remington Kleanbore .22lr and Winchester “Western” Super X .22WMR HP. They're from a great uncle of mine who died in 1992 so I would assume the ammo is older than that. Any guesses?
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Dating old ammo
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MisterHappy
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That sh!t is DANGEROUS. Old ammo requires specialist equipment to get rid of it!
Send it to me, I'm a trained professional, and I'll take care of it for you.![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
I'd say 60s on the green box, 70s for the white.
Choot 'em!
Send it to me, I'm a trained professional, and I'll take care of it for you.
I'd say 60s on the green box, 70s for the white.
Choot 'em!
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This might be helpful info for the Remington Ammo
That sh!t is DANGEROUS. Old ammo requires specialist equipment to get rid of it!
Send it to me, I'm a trained professional, and I'll take care of it for you.
I'd say 60s on the green box, 70s for the white.
Choot 'em!
I’ve got disposal equipment in the form of a 10/22 and Mark IV! Though the .22 WMR will have to wait until i acquire a firearm that can shoot it
![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
. I’ll probably hang on to them for sentimental reasons for a while though, and it’s cool to know that this stuff is probably older than I thought!
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I was shooting with my dad (who passed 20+years ago, to put it in perspective), with his 1911A1. Some of the empties hit the roof of the line; other barely ejected. One went "click" no bang. He ejected it, and said, after looking at it, "Hm....1918 was a good year." ![[shocked]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/007.gif "Shocked [shocked]")
Since he was about 5 years old that year, he should know! ![[rofl]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/013.gif "ROFL [rofl]")
Since he was about 5 years old that year, he should know! Pretty cool! Hope you kept a couple of those empties as a cool piece of history.I was shooting with my dad (who passed 20+years ago, to put it in perspective), with his 1911A1. Some of the empties hit the roof of the line; other barely ejected. One went "click" no bang. He ejected it, and said, after looking at it, "Hm....1918 was a good year."
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Hell, I still have ammo from that bucket!
The 1911 in question is a pre-war commercial model. A 1911 guy looked at it, and when I told him the story he shuddered (running corrosive ammo through a near-mint vintage Colt bothered him, but it was Dad's, so.....). At that point, I got a Brazilian contract .45ACP revolver to eat the antediluvian ammo that is floating around
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1960's and 70's ammo. Approaching GILF status on that ammo. 
I checked the alpha numeric code last night. I believe it was G13U1 (might be missing a letter). Using this guide below as a reference, “G” puts this ammo as being manufactured between 1966 and 1976. Remington apparently cycled through a set of random letters A through Y that reset every 10 years or so. G pops up in 1955 and 1986 but from my research, and from what others have said here, the 60’s to 70’s seem to be the range.
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magnum?
"This material is made possible by Dick Fraser through his exceptional : IAA Journal 469, article on Remington box codes which was inspired by Rich Rains."
FWIW, you can usually find Dick Fraser at Hansens Guns (Southport, CT) on most Thursdays.
FWIW, you can usually find Dick Fraser at Hansens Guns (Southport, CT) on most Thursdays.
