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I recently bought some old 35 WCF ammo and it says non mercuric on the box , may sound like a stupid question to some of you but does that mean non corrosive primers and about how old would these boxes date to ? It does say on the blue box that the ammo will not cause rust or putting to the rifle so I assume that’s what non mercuric means ?
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Chris Sterling said It does say on the blue box that the ammo will not cause rust or putting to the rifle so I assume that’s what non mercuric means
No, but that’s what “Stainless,” Win’s term for non-corrosive, means. Equivalent to Rem’s “Kleenbore.” Non-mecuric & non-corrosive were not synonyms.
clarence said
Chris Sterling said It does say on the blue box that the ammo will not cause rust or putting to the rifle so I assume that’s what non mercuric means
No, but that’s what “Stainless,” Win’s term for non-corrosive, means. Equivalent to Rem’s “Kleenbore.” Non-mecuric & non-corrosive were not synonyms.
Good to know , thank you !
I would say the blue box is late 20s or early 30s and the other box is late 30s or early 40s. Non-corrosive priming came out in the late 20s by Winchester and Remington. Very nice !
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Roundsworth said
I would say the blue box is late 20s or early 30s and the other box is late 30s or early 40s. Non-corrosive priming came out in the late 20s by Winchester and Remington. Very nice !
Thank you , I thought they were pretty old , l assume they are original and not reloaded but can’t say for sure .
That’s an easy fix,Put pictures of the cartridges and head stamp and someone here will let you know if you have the real McCoy!
Bill Hanzel said
That’s an easy fix,Put pictures of the cartridges and head stamp and someone here will let you know if you have the real McCoy!
I will do that thanks , I haven’t received the ammo yet , it’s on the way , I should get it mid week according to tracking . Hear are a couple pictures they had when I bought it . They aren’t real clear but it’s all I have right now .
Chris Sterling said
I recently bought some old 35 WCF ammo and it says non mercuric on the box , may sound like a stupid question to some of you but does that mean non corrosive primers and about how old would these boxes date to ? It does say on the blue box that the ammo will not cause rust or putting to the rifle so I assume that’s what non mercuric means ?
These appear to be factory loads. I agree with Roundsworth about the age of the ammo. They are probably shootable but are somewhat collectable.
Chuck said
Chris Sterling said
I recently bought some old 35 WCF ammo and it says non mercuric on the box , may sound like a stupid question to some of you but does that mean non corrosive primers and about how old would these boxes date to ? It does say on the blue box that the ammo will not cause rust or putting to the rifle so I assume that’s what non mercuric means ?
These appear to be factory loads. I agree with Roundsworth about the age of the ammo. They are probably shootable but are somewhat collectable.
Thanks , maybe I’ll just hold on to them , I have some new brass from Quality cartridge I can use to shoot and one box coming is empty brass I can use to reload .
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