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5/31/2026 10:56:16 AM EDT
[Last Edit: securenet][Edited]
I picked up some .45 ACP dated 1964 Lot number 6666. It looks good, but I am wondering if its GTG since its pretty old. I paid a little more than I should have, but I got caught up in the thrill of an auction.

5/31/2026 11:02:36 AM EDT
[#1]
I had a couple of boxes of .45 from the 50's that fired just fine.
5/31/2026 11:19:47 AM EDT
[#2]
Shoot it.
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5/31/2026 11:23:34 AM EDT
[#3]


Needs to be fired through this.

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5/31/2026 11:41:47 AM EDT
[Last Edit: fxntime][Edited] [#4]
I have GI match .45 ammo from the 1960's that is stupidly good stuff for GI .45 acp ammo. I shot up about 1/2 of it and have 7-800 rounds left.

What year does the brass have on it? 74? Shoot some, keep some. Brass is very good for reloading.
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I'm getting down to the last box, the others have all been destroyed...
5/31/2026 12:03:46 PM EDT
[#5]
Shoot it!

I have WCC, WRA, and EC 45 ammo, all from '42, that I occasionally shoot.
5/31/2026 12:20:39 PM EDT
[#6]
I save the original old ammo for when I fire my 1918 and 1944 1911s.  I reload for the others.
5/31/2026 12:21:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CoyoteGray][Edited] [#7]
My dad had .45 ACP in that box from Korea in the attic for decades. Shoots fine.

I do wish I had saved one box to display with the 1911 Korea bring back I inherited.
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5/31/2026 1:37:07 PM EDT
[#8]
Thanks everybody, I figured the ammo would be GTG. I will probably save a box and shoot up the rest.
5/31/2026 2:07:46 PM EDT
[#9]
The US military changed to non-corrosive primers some in the early to middle 1950s.  So, yours should be fine.
6/1/2026 12:08:22 PM EDT
[#10]
Personally Id keep it, especially if you have any old GI 1911's. I'd stick it in the box with my CMP Rem.Rand.
6/2/2026 1:36:29 PM EDT
[#11]
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Originally Posted By JWagnr:
The US military changed to non-corrosive primers some in the early to middle 1950s.  So, yours should be fine.
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Thanks, I was hoping that would be the case.
6/11/2026 1:38:34 PM EDT
[#12]
I just discovered that I had made a typo, the date on the ammo was 1964 not 1974.

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