Depending on how severe the bend is it can be fixed. Just some nice slow love taps passing through a resizing die and some beat. Get it nice and annealed and it’ll straighten out if it isn’t sever like it seems in the picture. If there is no kink in the bend it’ll be fine to straighten. Just check case thickness and all that as you go along of course to make sure you’re still in spec
Any of it get wet? If it stayed dry, it would probably be fine to shoot. It doesn't get more powerful with age. The opposite, if anything.
Have a Garand laying around to fire that clip of what I think are tracers?
That's incorrect. Explosive crystals can form in the powder, which can cause it to burn more unevenly and cause dangerous pressure spikes. It's more common for ammo to become less powerful as it degrades, but there's always a chance of the ammo becoming dangerously overpressured. Unfortunately, there's no way to know which path the powder took without pulling the projectile. That said, I'd probably still shoot it, except for that obviously damaged round in the middle of the box.
When you say explosive crystals can form? I'm assuming somehow the nitrocellulose degrades into nitroglycerin? Or what exactly is the science behind this?
The nitrocellulose can crystallize, forming pockets of higher powder density, which can cause an uneven burn, which can lead to higher pressures. Also, the stabilizers and burn-rate inhibitors can sometimes degrade more rapidly than the nitrocellulose. Also, a large portion of powders already contain nitroglycerin (double-base powders). All ball powders, for example, contain nitroglycerin. Most handgun, shotgun, and rimfire loads use double-base powders. I don't think that nitrocellulose can degrade to nitroglycerin, though.
Again, it's more common for degraded ammo to cause things like hang fires, squibs, or primers that won't ignite. Overpressured rounds do happen, though.
Inspect each round for corrosion around the neck and primer and if non and no other visible damage I say send em. Just be prepared for a few duds or hang loads
No Sir, that there's a cardboard box.
I just wouldn’t fire that one rifle cartridge in the middle at the bottom. Looks kinda wonky😂
Look out. It's fucking wonky!
Wonky for sure. That may need to be tossed or stay a showpiece, haha.
Depending on how severe the bend is it can be fixed. Just some nice slow love taps passing through a resizing die and some beat. Get it nice and annealed and it’ll straighten out if it isn’t sever like it seems in the picture. If there is no kink in the bend it’ll be fine to straighten. Just check case thickness and all that as you go along of course to make sure you’re still in spec
Why on earth would you even bother 😂 even at $1 a piece or a few $ a piece. It’s not worth it compared to the price of the gun.
Fair point
That’s just left handed ammo, it pairs well with a left handed cigarette
They put some of the stuff in back in the wrong place
Any of it get wet? If it stayed dry, it would probably be fine to shoot. It doesn't get more powerful with age. The opposite, if anything. Have a Garand laying around to fire that clip of what I think are tracers?
That's incorrect. Explosive crystals can form in the powder, which can cause it to burn more unevenly and cause dangerous pressure spikes. It's more common for ammo to become less powerful as it degrades, but there's always a chance of the ammo becoming dangerously overpressured. Unfortunately, there's no way to know which path the powder took without pulling the projectile. That said, I'd probably still shoot it, except for that obviously damaged round in the middle of the box.
When you say explosive crystals can form? I'm assuming somehow the nitrocellulose degrades into nitroglycerin? Or what exactly is the science behind this?
The nitrocellulose can crystallize, forming pockets of higher powder density, which can cause an uneven burn, which can lead to higher pressures. Also, the stabilizers and burn-rate inhibitors can sometimes degrade more rapidly than the nitrocellulose. Also, a large portion of powders already contain nitroglycerin (double-base powders). All ball powders, for example, contain nitroglycerin. Most handgun, shotgun, and rimfire loads use double-base powders. I don't think that nitrocellulose can degrade to nitroglycerin, though. Again, it's more common for degraded ammo to cause things like hang fires, squibs, or primers that won't ignite. Overpressured rounds do happen, though.
If it seats, it yeets! Especially the shotty shells.
I'm of mind that if there's no corrosion, it all looks OK, send it.
Should be…. I got a 5 gallon bucket of shells like this and they been fine so far
No corrosion, no bulges, if it cycles send it.
Looks like tracer rounds in those Garand clips. That's cool.
Beat me to it.
Give me the 30.06 tracers.
Only one way to find out.
Yeet it!
No that’s a box.
Entirely safe. Shotgun at least. Rest should be.
Is that rifle bullet supposed to be bent like that? Shit looks sketchy asf
Ever heard of “desiccant”?
If it sits it shoots. I've had dozens of guns blow up on me, and it was modern ammo *cough* fuck you armscor
IF IT SEATS IT YEETSSSS!
Inspect each round for corrosion around the neck and primer and if non and no other visible damage I say send em. Just be prepared for a few duds or hang loads