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Paper hulls and low brass, so pretty dang old.

Yup. I have a few hundred Federal paper hulls, About 50 or so spankin' new primed Cheddite paper hulls I got from a friend and I see that the new and improved Rem Ammo is bringing out paper hull shells in the Peter's line......and they're blue.


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Prob as old as these scales..........

60's

Or this powder

Which photo has the address?

Winchester introduced plastic shotgun shells in 1964.

Remingtons promo loads are still black. When I started buying shotgun shells in the mid 70's "Mohawk" was Remingtons promo line of shotgun shells and .22 rimfire ammo in the green and brown boxes.

4895 in the metal could be as late as the late 90s.

Well he puts ranch on a BLT so.

The dove quail loads are winchester's economy loads.

I can't say when the pictured shells were made but it seems when I bought shells instead of reloading, mostly after I turned 18 in '75, if winchester it was those yellow boxed eco... probably plastic.

In '78 my buddy and I loaded 20 boxes each with paper hulls and alcan card wads, I still have a supply of those alcan wads that I use for buckshot loads.

About '80 I bought a case of blue peters (blue magic) and shot them, reloading the hulls, I still have a supply of those hulls, could intermix them with the old AA, great hulls. The paper ones I have are newer federals.

I can't say the paper hulls we picked up in the late 70s were winchester or federals, they were everywhere hunters left them... that was a lifetime ago.

Kent

I still have 16lbs of 452AA to create old testament loads when my grandson gets old enough.

And a bunch of other older powder in cardboard and metal cans.

Kent

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From what I remember!

I've got a whole case of 16 gauge with the same box and no zip code with plastic hulls. The code starts with a
C so I'm guessing mine are from '69.

oh man, i forgot about paper hulls!!!!

it must have 1985 the last time i shot them. my friend had a case of 12ga paper hulls, i think they low brass #6 or #7 1/2, whatever they were, we killed many of doves, rabbits and grouse.

I shot many of those growing up along with "Canucks" "Mohawks " Revelations" late 60's through the 70's.

Late 70's started reloading and used paper Feds , AA's and "Blue Magics"....

I have some Hawthorne shells, a Montgomery Wards brand along with Revelations. I guess they were called Revelations because it's the end times for something when you pull the trigger but idk.

Shoot one, then smell the spent hull; best smell ever and brings back memories!

Shoot one, then smell the spent hull; best smell ever and brings back memories!

Oh my it sure does.

Like broken drive shafts and no pay phones for 20 miles. 🤪

452AA is what we used for target loads in the 80's when dad and I shot trap. That smell after they've been fired is imprinted in my brain.