Hi, this is just a question I had, wondering why Remington .45 ACP boxes made in 1918 had a panel with this advice;
"NOTICE
As soon as possible after firing, De-Cap the shells and
throw them into water. Clean the inside thoroughly with a
brush wiper or piece of bag on the end of a wiping rod. Dry
and pack loosely in ammunition box."
Does anyone here know why Remingon put such strange exterior writing on their boxes? It was suggested in another forum that it was because of corrosive primers, but that still implies that Remington expected the average 1911 owner to reload, that's hard for me to accept. Alternatively it occurred to me that Remington may have been paying a small bounty for empty brass, like coke bottles. But surely Remington wouldn't sell reloaded ammo would they?
This is just a mystery to me, no one selling ammo today seems to care about what is done with the empties, and I don't think they would even if we still had corrosive primers.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
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