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Bazoo
12-28-2023, 07:42 PM
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.

https://i.postimg.cc/rwCXjy12/78BDE1B9-B14F-4351-9BD1-FE2EC378B2F9.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/yd4CVJX5/72B5C1DB-0819-406E-B238-B6C2AB702317.jpg

Texas by God
01-04-2024, 06:24 PM
All three looked like that in the 1970s.
The Federals had that neat shell carrier for your belt!


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Bazoo
01-04-2024, 06:30 PM
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.

dverna
01-04-2024, 06:49 PM
I remember those. My first CF was a .222 HB M700

atr
01-17-2024, 06:52 PM
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

35 Rem
01-17-2024, 07:06 PM
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?

Bazoo
01-20-2024, 03:53 PM
Thanks for everyone’s replies. Thanks for sharing that picture atr, that’s a cool old box!

dtknowles
01-20-2024, 04:18 PM
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