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Can anyone give some approximate dates for these boxes? I know the 30-30 box is newer than the 222 Remington boxes, but that's about all I know. A friend gave me the 222 boxes for my collection, and I picked up the 30-30 as a partial box of ammo from the local gunsmith a few years ago.
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All three looked like that in the 1970s.
The Federals had that neat shell carrier for your belt!
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Thanks TbG. Yes, the Federals have the cartridge belt slides in the box. New Federals come with them too, at least the ones I have had within the last 4-5 years. I haven't bought 30-30 in that long. The new ones were opaque, where as the old ones are red. I find those to be handy when testing a few new loads.
I remember those. My first CF was a .222 HB M700
my only old 222 Savage box. The price which is barely visible is $2.65
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I have an older Remington 722 in the .222 caliber and love shooting that rifle...superbly accurate
I recall those Federal boxes from the 70's clearly. Still have several of them with the original brass intact with the plastic strips. I would have thought the two Remington boxes were pre-1970's. I started shooting in the mid 70's and they don't look like something I recall seeing currently for sale in stores at the time. I've only seen them in pictures a far as I know. I would guess they are from the 60's?
Thanks for everyone’s replies. Thanks for sharing that picture atr, that’s a cool old box!
Sharing old ammo box picture
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Top is Remington
Middle is Winchester
Bottom is 30-30
They are full of the proper ammo.
Tim