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Offline Drifterat

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Vintage shot shell?
« on: December 17, 2023, 05:53:31 PM »
Any idea when these were made?

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2023, 05:59:40 PM »
I would say early to mid 70's, I used the Super X in 71. Haven't seen that AA trap box before, so it could be around the same time? Cool box
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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2023, 06:07:56 PM »
Another picture

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2023, 06:35:53 PM »
I have both those in my reloading room.

The AA came out in 1965.

Super X also in the 60s.
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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2023, 06:56:04 PM »
Had a bruise from my collarbone to my elbow from shooting so many rabbits up at Friday harbor with those SuperX Magnums when I was a kid in the early 70s

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2023, 05:35:36 AM »
Late 60s early 70s would be my guess.   The one denoteing going to plastic might narrow it down.   I have a couple of those boxes.  Love the pics.  I have one older box still full, just saving.

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2023, 07:04:09 AM »
Those 6 magnums are death on ducks and late season roosters.  I liked 5's or 4's a little better but the 6's would hammer them. 

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2023, 10:19:50 AM »
Shot lots of 'partridge' with AA's and loved the SuperX for ducks so much I took the name for my online monicker.  WHen I started shooting the SuperX hulls were waxed paper.  They'd sometimes swell up and get stuck in the barrel, probably from my little brother dropping them in the water all the time!

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2023, 10:38:06 AM »
I still have some loaded wax.
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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2023, 10:39:41 AM »

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2023, 05:20:33 AM »
Found a cool article on them…

“Originally the innovation of Winchester CEO John Olin as the perfect shotshell for his Model 21 double barrel, the Super X Mark 5 became the first 'modern' plastic shotshell in the early 60s.” 

Later said 64’

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Re: Vintage shot shell?
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2023, 08:03:06 AM »
I enjoy looking at old ammo boxes. Thanks for sharing!
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