Ammo prices at the 127 garage Sale

[Guest TankerHC]

Drove up about 20 miles through the sale today. Saw some ammo at a couple of stops.

 

Prices:

 

325 round box of Federal Automatch. $35

50 round boxes of Winchester Super X Subsonic. $15.

Saw a spam can of 7.62x54r going for 250. Pretty good considering AIM (Russian 440) and slickguns (70's surplus 880) both have it right now for $89.95

One thing I dont understand is why they are charging three times what various 12 gauge is worth considering the shelves are loaded with it at the moment.

 

I didnt see a box of ammo for anywhere near a realistic price, except maybe the .22LR. Ammo Engine shows none available. Only 17HMR, 22 WMR. Looking on gunbroker, right now some .22LR is going for 550 boxes (Not going, offered) at no reserve and still no one is bidding (starting bid $70),  and a BIN on 1075 of mixed, 22 subsonic and automatch for $151.

 

Oh well, someone will buy it. Enough people do the 127 every year they could probably sell it for even more.

 

 

 

[JAB]

Thanks for the 'heads up' on ammo prices.  Year before last, I stumbled across a guy selling ammo who had three or four boxes of Hot Shot 7.62 Nagant ammo for something like ten or twelve bucks apiece.  I bought them all. 

 

Did you see many firearms for sale?  I don't mean ancient, antique (and high-dollar) collectible stuff or even modern, high-dollar stuff.  I mean the kinds of firearms you used to be able to find at flea markets - like, maybe, well used but not abused single shot shotguns for around (or under) $100 or maybe 'utility grade' type pump shotguns for $150 or so, that sort of thing.  I think a friend and I might hit the sale tomorrow.  We usually head up to the Crossville/Jamestown area.  I also like checking out the sale in the Dayton area and might head down that way on Sunday.

Edited August 2, 2013 by JAB

[jeff43]

I never been to the sale ,but the way things are now I'd say there will be a lot of " gun traders " hitting it too.

[Guest TankerHC]

I saw a LOT of shotguns, no rifles and no pistols. Asked the guy who owns the big place outside of Pikesville, said you gun sell anything but handguns. Any long gun, gun part, ammo, accesory, no problem. Just no handguns, although in one place I did see a Raven Arms something or other.

 

One place on the left side traveling from Pikesville to Crossville, guy has some really nice shotguns, in box. Look new, and some used ones.

[QuietDan]

Sorry to ask, but what exactly is the "127" garage sale??

[Randall53]

This will explain it:

http://www.127sale.com/

[Lumber_Jack]

Sorry to ask, but what exactly is the "127" garage sale??

In summary it's the worlds largest garage sale all along HWY 127 that runs from Michigan to Alabama. People set up on the roadside. Lots if vendors in the Fentress/Cumberland county section, but I haven't been on any other sections

[QuietDan]

This will explain it:

http://www.127sale.com/

 

Thank you very much to all. Amazing!

[kieefer]

Wife just told me about a couple coming 6 days from Alaska to see it. Go figure.

[K191145]

I went to a yard sale last week, I didn't buy anything but this guy had 4 new AR-15 mags for $20ea, 2 boxes of 50 count Hornaday .454 for $25ea, that's what I used to pay when I had a Raging Bull some years ago, he also had a rough looking Auto-Ordinence Thompson with 2 mags for $250.00, loose stock and the finnish was horrible. It would be cool to have a Thompson but it would just be a novility plus I would want one in better condition than that one was.

[K191145]

Question: Should I or shouldn't I?

Have bought 3-20 round boxes of 30-30 for $20 for all three? I did buy them BUT, they are reloads, old reloads that some were a little green. Nothing that a little steel wool didn't fix. Anyway, I don't know who reloaded them and I questioned my decision to buy them later on, I just wanted something to shoot at the range. Would you shoot them?

This was a yard sale a month ago.

Edited August 3, 2013 by K191145

[Lumber_Jack]

Question: Should I or shouldn't I?
Have bought 3-20 round boxes of 30-30 for $20 for all three? I did buy them BUT, they are reloads, old reloads that some were a little green. Nothing that a little steel wool didn't fix. Anyway, I don't know who reloaded them and I questioned my decision to buy them later on, I just wanted something to shoot at the range. Would you shoot them?
This was a yard sale a month ago.

Me? I would never buy or shoot any reloads that I didn't trust the reloader with my life. That definitely includes some dude running a yard sale.

You could risk it and be fine....or you could blow up your gun. No way to know for sure either way. I'd throw em out and chalk up a $20 loss Edited August 3, 2013 by Lumber_Jack

[gjohnsoniv]

Me? I would never buy or shoot any reloads that I didn't trust the reloader with my life. That definitely includes some dude running a yard sale.

You could risk it and be fine....or you could blow up your gun. No way to know for sure either way. I'd throw em out and chalk up a $20 loss

You could always pull them and reload I suppose.

[Jamie Jackson]

You could always pull them and reload I suppose.

 

^^^ This is what I personally would do.

But I would in no way shoot them as is. Way too much of an unknown...

[Lumber_Jack]

Me? I would never buy or shoot any reloads that I didn't trust the reloader with my life. That definitely includes some dude running a yard sale.


You could risk it and be fine....or you could blow up your gun. No way to know for sure either way. I'd throw em out and chalk up a $20 loss

You could always pull them and reload I suppose.

I was assuming since he bought yard sale reloads that he probably doesn't reload. Most reloaders I know wouldn't buy them to start with. (No offense, they just wouldn't)

[gjohnsoniv]

I was assuming since he bought yard sale reloads that he probably doesn't reload. Most reloaders I know wouldn't buy them to start with. (No offense, they just wouldn't)

Fair assumption, you are probably correct.

[K191145]

Me? I would never buy or shoot any reloads that I didn't trust the reloader with my life. That definitely includes some dude running a yard sale.

You could risk it and be fine....or you could blow up your gun. No way to know for sure either way. I'd throw em out and chalk up a $20 loss

 

Yea, I was kinda sorry I bought them shortly after I did, I guess I made a rash decision seeing the price. I would hate to bust my Marlin and I would really hate to have little pieces of reciever extracted from my arm. I don't reload as you can tell, maybe i'll give them to someone who does.

[Lumber_Jack]

Me? I would never buy or shoot any reloads that I didn't trust the reloader with my life. That definitely includes some dude running a yard sale.


You could risk it and be fine....or you could blow up your gun. No way to know for sure either way. I'd throw em out and chalk up a $20 loss

maybe i'll give them to someone who does.

That's probably the safest solution.

[K191145]

$1 box of vintage 12 guage I bought yesterday, they are clean and dry, I wouldn't have any problem shooting these. They are about 40 years old and brag about being plastic.


Sorry for the bad quality pic.

Edited September 22, 2013 by K191145

[frankmako]

that is a good deal on the shotgun ammo. 

[hipower]

Hmmm. I have I think about 10 boxes of Winchester 16 guage that my Dad had for his Browning Sweet 16. They should be in that age range as well, and look pretty good. Might clean up the ol' 16 and give them a try,

[bersaguy]

The 127 has been around for years and folks do come from all over the country to travel it so folks coming from Alaska is nothing new........ :popcorn: :popcorn:

[K191145]

Hmmm. I have I think about 10 boxes of Winchester 16 guage that my Dad had for his Browning Sweet 16. They should be in that age range as well, and look pretty good. Might clean up the ol' 16 and give them a try,

 

I know I have shot WW2 era 7.62x54 and 30-06, I saw R.Lee Ermy shoot WW1 era ammo from a Pederson device on a 1903 Springfield. All rounds fired with no problem, just keep your powder dry I recon.

[hipower]

Yep. I found these shells in an old shoebox in his garage, in a metal cabinet. The cardboard is a little dry and stiff, but boxes are clean and intact. The shells look like new, so I don't really have any fear of them.

I wish I'd kept them, but I found a couple of boxes of 45 military ball at the same time. They were marked Milsurp 1950. I took them and ran them in his old Remington Rand 1911, with the predictable results.

They all went bang.

Stored well, good ammo keeps for quite a while.

[JAB]

Well, talking about old ammo...

 

A year or two back, I bought a Mannlicher carbine at the LGS.  For those who don't know, that rifle was originally designed when the Austro-Hungarian Empire was still around.  Most of them were later re-chambered and kept in service by the Austrians, Hungarians and other 'splinter' nations after the Empire dissolved.  Many were re-chambered to fire the 8X56R round, which is what mine is chambered to fire.  Well, when the Nazis took Austria, rather than issue all new rifles, etc. they told their newly gained Austrian troops to continue using the Mannlicher and they (Germany) would provide ammo.

 

Mannlicher was the first to utilize an en bloc clip such as is used in the M1 Garand - he pretty much invented that setup.  That means the M95 won't work without one except as more or less a single shot.  Fortunately, the LGS had some loaded clips that were packed in thin cardboard boxes, two to a box.  The labels on the boxes had Nazi markings and were dated 1938.  I kept one box intact but opened a couple of others so I could actually use the rifle.  The ones I have tried fired just fine - as in both the ammo and the clips - even though the ammo was loaded into those clips and boxed up almost eighty years ago.  As far as the recoil, etc. is about like firing one of the Mosin-Nagant carbines and is probably comparable in power level.

Edited September 24, 2013 by JAB