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OLD REMINGTON .45 SHOT CARTRIDGES
groundhog devastation
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I found an old box of cartridges today(while looking for another reloading manual to give away) that I have no idea where they came from or what I'm doing with them! It is a small plain brown box marked : CARTRIDGES, SHOT CALIBER .45 M15 For use in hunting small game. Effective range 25 feet. The box is worn and tattered but all 20 cartridges are there. Is it of any interest to anyone? GHD
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Laredo
1. Around here, north-central Florida, we are a little short on groundhogs----could you send us a few?????
2. In sandy areas, we have "gophers" which are a kind of tortise and are a protected species. Before they became a protected species, people made "gopher & dumplings" with them.
3. If this is for a .45 autoloader, I would be interested in them. I would be more than happy to reinburse you for packaging and shipping costs.
My Best Regards To You And Yours
Edited by - ddhotbot on 11/01/2002 08:50:22
.45ACP, 20 CARTRIDGES, SHOT, CALIBER .45 M15 - Issued for use as a survival load, not for combat.
I understand these are valuable to a military collector.
Don't send flowers when I die. Send money now, I can buy more ammo.
These are indeed military 'survival' loads circa 1942 for the .45 ACP. As such they will be corrosive-primed. Most were loaded by RA (Remington Arms). They will fire, but not feed (because of the extended case), in the M1911A1, so must be manually loaded one at a time. I've never tried them, but suspect they would be prone to stovepipe in the action for the same reason. These are relatively common and in a "worn and tattered" box will not generate much interest as a collectible except for the individual selling them as singles - $20 tops, realistically closer to $10.
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