My parents are selling their house and moving to a condo. My dad gave me his Winchester model 94 along with a box of .30-.30 and about 200 rounds of .22lr. The only problem is that this stuff is at LEAST 10 years old by my dads recollection and the .30-.30 looks to me to be at least 20 years old, maybe older. Is this stuff safe to shoot or would it just be safer to just dispose of it? Any thoughts?

I have shot Jap 7.7 ammo that was at least 40 years old that was stored in a closet. It was fine. Should be fine to shoot.

I have 30-06 older than that and it's fine.  Moisture and temperature are the enemies of ammo, as long as it was stored in dry and cool place, you will have no problems

I shoot ammo from the 30's ,40's and 50's all the time, it's not a problem.

Just finished shooting Lake City manufactured 30-06 ammo out of my M1 that was manufactured in 1969. No problem. The only issue you should concern yourself with is ammo from the 1950s and earlier probably has corrosive primers and needs to be cleaned with water immediately after firing to avoid corrosion to your barrel.

 

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MOSIN SHOOT AMMO FROM YEAR OF GREAT NAZI RUMP DESTRUCTION FINE, SO I AM OF THINKING IS FINE, COMRADE.

I've been shooting 1946 Mosin ammo all summer.

I shoot ammo from the 30's ,40's and 50's all the time, it's not a problem.

Same here

Ok, great. Thanks for the replies - its been so tough to even get ammo lately that the thought of having some I couldn't use was a real bummer!

As long as the ammo doesn't look "sketchy" it should be fine.

The ammo itself looks fine, the boxes just look dated. They look like they could be decorations at a Famous Dave's restaurant!

old ammo is collectable so are the boxs

DO NOT SHOOT THAT AMMO!!!  Give it to me for proper disposal!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just kidding, it's fine.

Only good if shooting at slower targets.................................