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old surp 30-06 AP ammo

Master7thSonMaster7thSon Member Posts: 229 ✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
i have a few hundred rounds of mil-surp armour piercing ammo and a few tracers in caliber 30-06 that i got in on a trade
was told by an exper "NOT" to shoot any of this stuff in my new mfg. remington because the commercial twist in the barrle was not designed to shoot this ammo and it would rapidlt ruin my rifle
my question is is there some kind of low-cost rifle that i should buy to shoot all this stuff up or should i instead trade my bullets off for something i can actually use? Thanks-A-Million for all the excellent advice i have gotten so far----you guys have saved me a ton of $$$$$ as well as possible injury from poor choices
Larry
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  • Der GebirgsjagerDer Gebirgsjager Member Posts: 1,673 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here's some thoughts: Armor piercing ammo has a steel core. Maybe you wouldn't want to shoot that in a new hunting rifle barrel that you might later want the best of accuracy from. Also, not knowing when your ammo was produced, it may very well be corrosive--which requires a great deal of diligent cleaning after firing to avoid detrimental effects to the bore. Tracers? Fun--but you need a non-flamable area in which to shoot them; and they also may be corrosive. I'd vote for selling or trading them off for some modern hunting ammo.
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  • Rob3448Rob3448 Member Posts: 171 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    30-06 tracer ammo and AP ammo brings pretty good prices on the auction!
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  • Master7thSonMaster7thSon Member Posts: 229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys
    now
    if i do auction this stuff of
    how must it be shipped? does this require a haz-mat charge to ship? i usually ship stuff via usps or big brown but am willing to ship via another carrier if need be
    us gun nuts outta have our own carrier?

    "I will NOT attempt to re-arrange the furniture on the deck of the Titanic."
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Master, re: shipping ammo:
    Unless state or local regulations / laws specify otherwise, you may ship ammo within the continental US w/o an FFL (don't need it for AK or HI, but see below) to another party who does not have an FFL. Be aware that some jurisdictions have stringent restrictions on the types & calibers of ammo which may be received (particularly military surplus loadings); check with the ATF website to determine if this foolish PC nonsense applies to you or the recipient. Live ammo may *only* be shipped by common carrier (i.e.: UPS, FedEx) by *ground* transport. No 'hazmat' penalties apply, however the container must be marked on two sides "ORM-D (short for "Other Regulated Material - class D") Small Arms Ammunition." It is illegal to ship by USPS (Postal regs, Pub 52, Section 341.21c). You can only ship from your place of business - which can be your home under the regs - or from the carrier's terminal. Be aware that both of the common carriers apparently give the terminal managers wide latitude in accepting / rejecting packages, so a UPS location in your area may refuse to accept a package while FedEx will, or vice versa. If you are frustrated by the locals, a call to the national customer service center with a request for them to contact the local terminal will usually - but not always - resolve the problem.

    "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Cicero "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." Fr
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