Anyone interested collecting cartridges?

[Benjamin]

Hello all and greetings from Columbus! Wondering if anyone out there is interested in collecting unique cartridges. I would like to put together a wall mounted ammo collection of some less common cartridges. I thought we might have a collectors group where we meet in person, to avoid shipping, and exchange unique cartridges that we want in our collection but have no need to buy an entire 20 round box. So for instance I might buy a box of 375 H&H and bring it hoping to trade for other unique cartridges. Obviously bringing .223 rem and 308 win is perfectly fine but probably not going yield the best action in terms of people wanting to collect from you. It would be ideal to get 20 or more people since that’s how many rounds are in a standard box of ammo. We could coordinate a little bit in the comments so that people don’t show up with the same thing.

Obviously the idea of this is not to exchange ammo for shooting, but rather to collect individual unique cartridges for comparison and display. It’s not going to be cheap as some of these rounds cost $5 or more, but it’s a way for us to acquire a collection of unique cartridges without having to buy a box of each and pay shipping.






Collection photos below (not my photos)

 

[Benjamin]

My personal thoughts for a collection wall display:

Top row: Big bore: 50bmg, 416, 338s, 375s, African game cartridges, anything rifle over 30 caliber

Second Down: 30 caliber rifle

30 06 Springfield

300 Winchester Magnum

308 Winchester

7.62x39

300 Norma Magnum

30-378

300 Wetherby Magnum

300 Remington Ultra Magnum

300 Blackout

300 PRC

30 30 Winchester

30 carbine

30-03 Springfield

300 H&H

300 Lapua

300 wsm

300 rsaum

7.62x54r

Third Down: rifle less than 30 caliber, 6mm, 6.5mm, 7mm, etc…

Bottom Row: pistol and shotgun cartridges

 

[Wolfhound]

This was from back in 2016. A lot of the picture links are broken but same sort of ideas.

The Cartridge Collectors Exchange

There are several of us on INGO who collect cartridges and this thread is intended to be a place where cartridge collectors can arrange trades with other collectors. Just post what you have available to trade and what you are looking for. Pictures are recommended but not required. Any type of...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[snapping turtle]

I do the old boxes of 22 and shotgun ammo.

 

[Trapper Jim]

 

[Leadeye]

I collect and make old cartridges, but then I shoot them in old guns.

 

[Doug]

I am on the west side of Indianapolis. I have some Super Vel shot shells which were made for the Thompson Center Contender with a screw in choke. (See picture)


I also have 6 USAC plastic cased, reloadable 38 Specials. (Sorry, no picture, but you can search it.)

If you want them for your collection or for trading and you will come to the west side of Indianapolis, I'll give them to you.

 

[Slow Hand]

I am on the west side of Indianapolis. I have some Super Vel shot shells which were made for the Thompson Center Contender with a screw in choke. (See picture)


I also have 6 USAC plastic cased, reloadable 38 Specials. (Sorry, no picture, but you can search it.)

If you want them for your collection or for trading and you will come to the west side of Indianapolis, I'll give them to you.

I have a full box of 44 Hot Shot capsules never had a contender or many 4d’s but thought they were cool!

 

[Slow Hand]

I don’t ’collect’ cartriges per se, but I do have a box with one of every caliber I’ve ever owned A gun in. That being said, thee are some oddballs in there... .32-20, 50-70, 43 Mauser etc etc.

 

[Creedmoor]

I am on the west side of Indianapolis. I have some Super Vel shot shells which were made for the Thompson Center Contender with a screw in choke. (See picture)


I also have 6 USAC plastic cased, reloadable 38 Specials. (Sorry, no picture, but you can search it.)

If you want them for your collection or for trading and you will come to the west side of Indianapolis, I'll give them to you.

Those are in the Way Back Machine.
Super Vel smoking hot ammo, packed away, I have a few boxes of Super Vel ammo, the standard stuff and some of my dads Automag ammo he bought from Lee before he bought forming dies.

 

[Trapper Jim]

 

[Cynical]

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Dang dude,you got it going on. I found some old boxes of .222 rem and some .38 special at an antique store. I wasn't willing to pay $8.00 for cardboard boxes for decorations for my man cave.