old 45 ammo
My neighbor was moving out of state an did'nt want to take some ammo he had so he gave it to me.In the items was a box of 50 military 45 dated 1942 from Evansville ordance plant (head stamp EC 42)Does it have any collector value or should I just shoot it,even though it's corrosive.? the box is in good condition and complete. thanks
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Shoot it ! 0 -
EC literaly made BILLIONS of rounds of that stuff, so the collector value is less than the shooter value.
Any "value" the box had, went away when you opened it.
Clean up your barrel/gas system with water (preferably hot), followed by a regular solvent cleaning and oil.0 -
'EC' was initially assigned to Eau Claire Ordnance plant, but was only used by them for a couple of months, during 1942, before being reassigned to Evansville Chrysler. Another Chrysler plant in Evansville which made only cartridge cases, Evansville Chrysler Sunbeam, was assigned 'ECS'.
If it's steel-cased, don't shoot it. It has allegedly been found that the plating on the steel cases reacts with the copper jackets on the bullets over a very long period of time, resulting in a 'fusion' which can raise pressures dramatically.0 -
SHOOT IT!!!! 0 -
I'm on my last two boxes of "EC 43" steel cased .45ACP brass colored primer, FMJ ball. I picked up half an ammo box full of the stuff, mostly '43 but some '42 and some '44, all steel case, about a year ago.
I have disposed of it all, one at a time, through a Ruger P90, and to date have had zero issues, no fail to fire, no bulged cases, no issues at all and even had decent accuracy with an occasional flyer.
I offered the stuff to Re-enactors, displayers, and collectors and everybody turned me down, I even offered to trade it for reloads but no one else wanted the stuff.
So, I shot it.
Dan R0
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