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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: shadowless_nite on March 19, 2013, 09:17:44 AM

Title: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: shadowless_nite on March 19, 2013, 09:17:44 AM: I posted this for sale in the classifieds for my brother who recieved it from a friend. I have no clue what its worth in todays time. Any idea what reasonable asking price is. We have 2 unopened cans.

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Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: Jim the Plumber on March 19, 2013, 10:16:39 AM: $200 at bare minimum
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: hookr88 on March 19, 2013, 02:11:15 PM: You can buy a can of greek 30-06 for $98 plus $12 for shipping through the office of civilian marksmanship program.
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: mebco09 on March 19, 2013, 04:27:57 PM: Quote from: hookr88 on March 19, 2013, 02:11:15 PM
You can buy a can of greek 30-06 for $98 plus $12 for shipping through the office of civilian marksmanship program.

Those are 200 rounds, loose packed for $98. Nite has 192 rounds of clipped garand ammo in bandoleers. They were selling those for $125 before they ran out. It is ball, FMJ and has steel in it, so most ranges won't let you use it. I would pay $150 a can for it if you were up North.
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: hookr88 on March 19, 2013, 05:53:01 PM: I stand corrected, you're right $125 plus $12 for shipping for a total of $137.
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: Elk whack master on March 20, 2013, 12:44:58 AM: If its steel core AP it goes for $2 a round.
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: Jim the Plumber on March 23, 2013, 12:01:47 AM: It is 150 grain ball, not AP.
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: mebco09 on March 25, 2013, 04:00:35 PM: Quote from: Elk whack master on March 20, 2013, 12:44:58 AM
If its steel core AP it goes for $2 a round.

It just has steel in the jacket. AP is a whole different animal. The ranges are worried about the HXP sparking and causing fires. Not likely in the winter in Western Washington.

Surplus AP .30-06 is "usually" corrosive and not worth $2 a round in my opinion.
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: Elk whack master on March 26, 2013, 10:14:10 PM: I would like some ap just for the bullet, to load in some 300 win mag and see how thick of steel it can punch through. :tup:
Title: Re: What's a 30-06 spam can worth?
Post by: NoImpactNoIdea on March 26, 2013, 10:49:29 PM: Quote from: Elk whack master on March 20, 2013, 12:44:58 AM
If its steel core AP it goes for $2 a round.

It isnt. If it was the can would be marked as such.