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Old 10-20-2014, 02:52 PM   #30
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This is slightly off topic but does anyone have any thoughts on using old ammo? I found some in a back closet. I'm guessing +/- 40 years old. Rifle is a Remington .22 tube feed semi-automatic.
I just shot some 15+ year old .22lr with no issues. I had "googled" old ammo and found many articles that noted you could encounter some misfire - failure to discharge. They also noted it should be good for target practice, but because of possible misfire it shouldn't be trusted for self defense.

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