Hi All,
I occassionaly work for a local auction company. They do a couple sporting auctions a year and I typically bank my hours to buy some things with the hope of selling them to make a few bucks more than I had earned which allows me to maybe keep a few of the things that I bought as well as fund family play. At the most recent auction I bought a boxed lot with some miscellaneous sporting items in it and in the bottom were serveal older shotgun shell boxes with live ammo & hulls. All of the ammo & hulls are paper except for two 12 gauge shells that are brass. I do not collect shotshell boxes or shotshells so I'm hoping some of you can tell me about what I have acquired, and whether I should just try shooting it or sticking on a shelf to start a collection. Any info is appreciated. Thanks, Brett
Live Rounds
* Live 10ga paper shell: side says Wester Super X, 4, bottom says Western, No.10, Super-X, Made in USA
* Live 12ga brass shell: paper top says 00 BUCK, bottom says No. 12, REM UMC, BEST (has a small primer)
* 17 Live 12ga paper shells, paper top says Maximum 5 Load, bottom says Federal, Hi-Power, No. 12
* Live 12ga paper shell, paper top says 00 Buck, bottom says Federal, Hi-Power, No. 12
* Live 12ga paper shell, crimped paper top, side says Target, 3-1 1/8-7 1/4 Load, bottom says Federal, Cartridge, 12 Ga.
* 16 Live 12ga paper shells in box, paper top says 00 Buck, bottom says Peters, 12, Made in USA, H.V.
* 5 Live Western 12ga paper shells, crimped paper tops, bottom says Western Express, Made in USA, No. 12
* 2 Live 12ga paper shells, paper top says Remington 00 Buck Express, Side says Remington, Express KleanBore, Extra Long Range, bottom says Remington, Express, 12 Ga.
* Live 12ga paper shell, paper top says Remington 4 Buck Express, Side says Remington Express KleanBore, Extra Long Range, bottom says Remington, Express, 12 Ga.
* Live 12ga paper shell, paper top says Remington 4 Buck Express, Side says Remington Express KleanBore, Extra Long Range, bottom says Remington, Express, 12 Ga., upper part of brass says Remington UMC
* Live 12ga paper shell, paper top says HV, 3 3/4 - 1 1/4, 5, bottom says Peters, 12, Made in USA,H.V.
* Live 12ga paper shell, crimped paper top, side says Peters Mag 6, bottom says Peters, 12, Made in USA, H.V.
* Live 12ga paper shell, paper top says Nitro 00 Buck Express, side says Nitro Long Range Express KleanBore, bottom says Nitro Express, 12 Ga., upper part of brass says Remington UMC
* Live 12ga paper shell, paper top says Nitro 5c Express, side says Nitro Long Range Express KleanBore, bottom says Nitro Express, 12 Ga., upper part of brass says Remington UMC
Spent Rounds
* Spent 12ga brass shell: bottom says No. 12, W.R.A. Co., RIVAL
* 2 Spent 12ga paper shells, side says Welcome to Canadian Skeet Championships and has a maple leaf with a 9 in it, bottom says Canuck, 12 12, Canada
* 25 Spent 20ga paper shells, side says Skeet 9 Skeet 9, bottom says Canuck, 20 20, Canada
* 2 Spent Alcan 12ga paper shells, side has Alcan logo & 3-1 1/8-9. on it, bottom says Alcan, 12 12, Incorporated
* 6 Spent 12ga paper shells, side says Winchester Ranger 3-1 1/8-9 Super Target, bottom says Winchester Ranger, Made in USA, No. 12
* 8 Spent Western 12ga paper shells in Western box, side says Western Expert 3-1 1/8-9 Super Target, bottom says Western Expert, Made in USA, No. 12
* 2 Spent Winchester 20ga paper shells in Winchester box, side says Winchester Ranger 2 1/4-7/8-9 Super Target, Use in 20 Ga. Guns Only, bottom says Western Expert, Made in USA, No. 20 (box reads the same)
* 7 Spent 12ga paper shells, side says Remington Target Load 3-1 1/8-9, bottom says Rem-UMC, No. 12, Shurshot
Shotshell Boxes & Misc.
* Western Expert 20ga., 2 1/4-7/8-9, Super Target Load
* Winchester Ranger 20ga., 2 1/4-7/8-9, Super Target Load
* C-I-L 12ga., 3-1 1/8-9 (Code JE), Target Loads
* Western Expert 12ga., 2 3/4-1 1/8-9, Super Target Load
* Western Super X 12ga., 2 3/4-1 1/4-4, Maximum Load
* Peters Rustless High Velocity 12ga., 3 3/4-1 1/4-00 Buck (9 pellets), Long Range Hard Hitting
* Browning 40 Power 2 3/4- 1-4
* Two boxes of Winchester 12ga. molded fiber wads (one full & one 1/4 full)
* One full 12ga. Alcan plastic gas seal (PGS) Shotshell Wads box
* One 12ga. Winchester Cardboard Wads box half full of what appears to be used wads like in the Alcan box above
Thanks again, Brett
