.22 Ammo

[remmynikon.308]

Hey all, this may not be so much sniper related, but I thought it was cool. A friend of a friend has this box of .22 ammo. I believe this was part of the 410/22 survival rifle kits from Vietnam. If this isn't right, id be happy to learn more!

 

[navynambu]

Cool. Box looks certainly 1960s.

I presume they are the brass crimped with bird shot.

I think was against the Geneva Convention back then to shoot Charlie with bird shot. So maybe that what the label in saying. Seems silly, but rules are rules.

But was OK back then to use bird shot on to shoot at people stealing your watermelons, or the neighbors dog going thru you garbage can. Simpler times they were.

 

[Halfnutz]

45gr Soft Point, against the Geneva Convention. Cool find! A friends dad has one of the rifles that would have been issued with. Been years since I've seen it.

 

[navynambu]

Interesting history on the various iterations of these.

Meet The USAF AR Style Survival Gun – the GAU-5A | Breach Bang Clear

Pilots downed behind enemy lines need a survival gun. Survival rifle development has led to an iconic "carry handle" shorty: the GAU-5A.

www.breachbangclear.com

Now I want the one with the .410 and the 22 hornet with the folder.

 

[remmynikon.308]

Interesting history on the various iterations of these.

Meet The USAF AR Style Survival Gun – the GAU-5A | Breach Bang Clear

Pilots downed behind enemy lines need a survival gun. Survival rifle development has led to an iconic "carry handle" shorty: the GAU-5A.

www.breachbangclear.com

Now I want the one with the .410 and the 22 hornet with the folder.

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