Thread: How old might these be??

Can anyone shed some light on these? Age/background. Got given a heap of old bullets etc. Thought I might use em one night this week....

CAC ammo from Auckland. Got probably 5-6 pretty tidy full packets of them. given to me by the next door neighbour years ago after the hubby died. used a few up before I realised they might be collectable. Maybe not.
seemed to work ok on possums

I used to use those in the mid late 60s, if i remember correctly

Got sim old paper shotgun shells also but I dont think I'll give them a bang

$2.50 a packet in the late 70s, I think the sub sonic packet was red

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

$2.50 a packet in the late 70s, I think the sub sonic packet was red

$2.5 in 1970 is $40 in 2019. Is that for 50 or 500?

Good hunting 22LR is only $8~10-ish for 50 rounds. Standard target ammo is about the $6.5~8 for 50 rounds.

Originally Posted by Ultimitsu

$2.5 in 1970 is $40 in 2019. Is that for 50 or 500?

Good hunting 22LR is only $8~10-ish for 50 rounds. Standard target ammo is about the $6.5~8 for 50 rounds.

Per 50

Originally Posted by Ultimitsu

$2.5 in 1970 is $40 in 2019. Is that for 50 or 500?

Good hunting 22LR is only $8~10-ish for 50 rounds. Standard target ammo is about the $6.5~8 for 50 rounds.

Ammo took a massive drop in price when GST first came about...I only remember as I needed some .22 ammo and the two prices were on display, the current price and what it would be under GST...it was well worth waiting a few days.

Yep used those in the 70's, still should be ok to use.

70's and iirc theres a target printed on the inside of the box.


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Back in the day, they were 50c a packet and petrol was 50c a gallon.

Jeepers I have two boxes like that. They were left overs from when I use to take Dads .22 to school for target shooting - that was 1974/75 and yes they have a target printed on the inside. Fired off a few a couple of weeks ago and they went off as they should.

iv got an old pack of what I think is that same stuff - its green though where yours in blue

I knew a guy who as part of a syndicate bought 250 k rounds of .22 from CAC when they closed down.

I asked him ;"What did you shoot with all that ammunition?"

His answer was both simple and profound : "Everything".

Used to by at the local hardware shop early seventies.
No licence asked for and I guess not required.
In school uniform 13-15 years old.
62 cents a box from memory.