Old .300 Wby Ammo

osofine

May 30, 2009 15:10

I have come across some old Tiger boxes of .300 Wby. I can't tell if they are factory or not. The primers are silver with blue around the edges. Seems I have seen that before but I don't know what it is. Was that what they used back then instead of brass primers? Appreciate any help figuring this out.

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  Tailgunner1954

  May 30, 2009 16:21

  Silver primers are nickle plated brass.
  The blue is a primer sealer

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  jcorl

  May 31, 2009 05:36

  Yes, they are factory. I have a ton of them. They seem to take up moisture worse than other ammo.

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  osofine

  May 31, 2009 05:41

  Thanks for the help. I guess I will polish them up before trying to sell them. I also have some .460 Elephant rounds to polish too.

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  givette

  May 31, 2009 08:37

  quote:Originally posted by osofine
  I have come across some old Tiger boxes of .300 Wby. I can't tell if they are factory or not. The primers are silver with blue around the edges. Seems I have seen that before but I don't know what it is. Was that what they used back then instead of brass primers? Appreciate any help figuring this out.
  
  Item in blue above: are these boxes of loaded ammunition? If so, do not polish. Give the seller that option. "Making pretty" is almost always the worst of choices when it comes to all things firearms. If it is fired brass, you may use a tumbler designed for the task.
  Bottom line: leave them as-is. Best, Joe

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  osofine

  May 31, 2009 08:52

  okay, just a quick hand polish to get the fuzzy stuff off. Thanks

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  golferboy426

  May 31, 2009 09:27

  you will likely find they are not as valuable as you might think. These are not rare I've sold plenty and 35 per box is usually the high end

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