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Finally found a key to my Dads old gun cabinet....jackpot...pics inside

Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:35 pm
Posted by 4mileduckman
orig from lake charles
Member since Jan 2013
876 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:35 pm




Also found Sears and Roebuck 30-06 rounds. Leads points disolved. Paper shotgun shells and a ton of 22lr ammo.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166249 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:35 pm to
no mistress porn?
Posted by 4mileduckman
orig from lake charles
Member since Jan 2013
876 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:36 pm to
Negative but a shite ton of those M2 rounds. Guess those were surplus army rounds?
Posted by fisherbm1112
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
6567 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:44 pm to
That's awesome!


How long has it been locked up?
Posted by 4mileduckman
orig from lake charles
Member since Jan 2013
876 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:47 pm to
All that ammo is 30 plus years old. Boxes full. Had custom 38 special box of 50. 2 boxes of 50 357. 1 box of 50 38sw. bunch of 243 and 30-06 and 1000 rnds of 22lr. all is in good shpe except some of the 30-06 round lead tips are falling off.
Posted by eyepooted
Member since Jul 2010
5717 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 4:04 pm to
Thats bad arse dude!
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166249 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 4:04 pm to
quote:

4mileduckman


sell all the ammo for as much $ as possible and transform cash to the baddest gun you can buy to remember your dad.
Posted by kstigers
Member since Jul 2012
49 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 4:19 pm to
Definitely army surplus rounds, Lake City makes most of the small arms ammo for the army, it's just east of Kansas City
Posted by Mie2cents
the round part of earth
Member since Dec 2012
3462 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 5:34 pm to
I am ignorant. How long does ammo like that last before it starts to "break down?"
Posted by CoastieGM
Member since Aug 2012
3185 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 5:49 pm to
Hey, I still have quite a few of those exact same Lake City boxes, except my rounds have black tips. 1960's vintage.

Great find!

As long as they weren't exposed to prolonged heat, they should function just fine.
Posted by xenon16
Metry Brah
Member since Sep 2008
3528 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 6:03 pm to
Awesome

Just FYIs: M2 ball is a 150 grain bullet loaded to 2700 fps. The first lot of M2 Ball that Lake City loaded with non-corrosive primers was lot #13700, so it looks pretty good.

Let us know the headstamp date. Should say LC and a two number, year code. I'm curious.

Also, it's probably worth about a dollar a round. You should go buy a garand to shoot it with. They can be found $600-900
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20034 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 7:49 pm to
I bought Garands and a pile of the LC ammo 10 years ago. If properly sealed and stored the ammo will be good to shoot for many many more years. Garands are the tits!
Posted by Springfield XD
Member since Feb 2013
1782 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 8:46 pm to
You motor boatin' son of a bitch.
Posted by beulahland
Little D'arbonne
Member since Jan 2013
3579 posts
Posted on 5/16/13 at 9:22 pm to
Great find!
Posted by CoastieGM
Member since Aug 2012
3185 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 12:25 am to
quote:

The first lot of M2 Ball that Lake City loaded with non-corrosive primers was lot #13700, so it looks pretty good.

Let us know the headstamp date. Should say LC and a two number, year code. I'm curious.

Also, it's probably worth about a dollar a round. You should go buy a garand to shoot it with. They can be found $600-900


I lifted my ammo when I was in the military (statute of limitations ).

The black tip stuff I mentioned is military issue armor piercing, so it's probably worth more than a buck a round.

I'll have to see what all old ammo I still have and take a pic of it tomorrow.

(I've had an old Garand for years...paid $190 in 1980)
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
54885 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 5:17 am to
I believe M2 is the armored piercing round.

However all the ones I've seen were black-tipped. Either way LC 30.06 is great ammo.
Posted by xenon16
Metry Brah
Member since Sep 2008
3528 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 8:51 am to
M2 is only armor piercing if it says so on the box or if it has the black tip

Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
24955 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 10:49 am to
Those M2 rounds are perfect for the Garand!

ETA: The M1 Garand would make an excellent deer/hog gun IMO.
This post was edited on 5/17/13 at 10:51 am
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