Oh Golly Gosh...How old is this box of hollow point "Flying Ashtray" ammunition? And I am older than that!
I thought some of you younger forum members might enjoy seeing this photo of SUPER VEL vintage ammo.
This was THE Kick A$$ .45acp Ammo of the day.
And they still look like they were just made yesterday.
"woh I wouldn't mind having a box or two of those. Are the cases reloadable?"
Yep, reloadable. I only have this one box.
As much as I am really wanting to shoot them all up...I think I'm going to just hold onto them for a few years & see how much it climbs in value. I remember it was fairly EXPENSIVE ammo back then.
Similar theme - here is a small selection of old .22 mostly - some is the old, old copper type cases - very corroded now and most will not fire. I have had some of these since early 60's.
QK, not sure if Super Vel was the nickel-plated .45 ACP factory fodder, either. I do have a box of 1970s vintage "Federal Match" .45 ACP with nickel-plated cases, though. At nearly $10 (when I bought it), I thought THAT was pricey!
I don't see any gauze bandages on your forehead so...I'm guessing that your initial debut with The Glorious Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum went OK? :biggrin:
That looks so nice.
Concerning the Super Vel ammo. You get it when I croak. :dead:
You hafta wait till then. :wink: I'll keep the box in a Zip Loc bag for ya.
I don't see any gauze bandages on your forehead so...I'm guessing that your initial debut with The Glorious Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum went OK? :biggrin:
That looks so nice.
Concerning the Super Vel ammo. You get it when I croak. :dead:
You hafta wait till then. :wink: I'll keep the box in a Zip Loc bag for ya.
I used to shoot Super Vel quite a bit when I had my Colt Diamondback .38 and they were hot. Somewhere around here I probably have a few rounds (not boxes) stashed. I really did like it and have wondered why it faded away....
I have 3 rounds of 45 left. I bought my Combat Commander in Mar of 1972 and a box of super Vel to go with it. I still have the box stock commander also.
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