18 May 2005, 00:15
Mark Holycross22 long and 22lr ?
I am wondering about the value/collectiabilty of a couple boxes of ammo.
1) 22 Long Rifle
Airway hollow point rimfire cartridges
non-corrosive
GAMBLE STORES
Box is red, white and blue.
2) Rimfire Hi-Power Cartridges
Xcess speed lead lubricated
Federal Cart Corp
Minneapolis
Copyright on the box is 1929
Bos is Blue and white.
3) Western Super X 22long SX22L
29 gr lubaloy coated
Yellow and white box.
Thanks.
Mark Holycross
Go onto
www.auctionarms.com or
www.gunbroker.com and do a search for the individual packets . That will give you a current asking price on your packets .
As for collectability - find a guy who needs them and you have found their level of collectability as well .
21 May 2005, 23:32
Mark HolycrossMuzza,
Thanks for the ideas.
Just want to make sure I'm not wasting them if I shoot them.
Mark Holycross
22 May 2005, 20:47
IconoclastMark, the first two are definitely collectible if the condition of the packaging is good (or better
). I can't tell you much about the Gambles (not my field), but the proprietary loading (done by a major manufacturer on contract - often Federal) for various chains is always good for some money. The Federals typically bring $8 - $15 for a minty box, depending on the day they sell. The third one is not likely to bring a lot of premium unless it is some scarce address variation or something - but you've not provided enough data for someone to research this.
24 May 2005, 00:37
Mark HolycrossI'll see if I can take a couple of sigital pic's to show the quality of the boxes. I would consider them in excellent shape. Also what other information should be told to identify these boxes. Thanks.
Mark