The boxes looked like this?

Cleaning out my dads house and found these in a closet. Only 6 rounds shot out of it. It's the last box of shells he bought. He used them in a mid 70's model 870,that I have now. It's like new for some reason.

Heck, I am still shooting those! I even still have some old Holiday brand paper shells to burn up.

I bought CASES of Alcan field loads on sale @ $.79 a box back in the late 70's, and still have some left!

I have a few 410 paper shells but I think I'll pass on using them.

Back when I was young guy before they started the steel shot thing. I would buy a case of Remington SPs in 6 shot before duck season. I split it with a buddy we would shoot the six shot at start season. Then load cases back with little heavier magnum load in 4 shot. I always had good mix of new and used casing. Plenty of shot shells both new and reloads for the season.
Them plastic casing back then had paper base wads. First started reloading the pick ups from the marsh. Got schooled on keeping them out water. Learn needed to not just throw any casing in the reloading bin. Had few bloopers with wet powder from base wad. So had several boxes going to throw empties in at home. Make sure they were dry knock the primers out put them under a lamp. Reload from box been sitting longest. No more bloopers.

Mac

LOL, I HUNTED with these last fall.






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16 ga Sterlingworth

Well do your pop proud and get that old 870 out load it full of them shells and kill some dove thurday, it's opening day!

When shotgun shells came 20 boxes per case. I was buying AA 410 shells 1/2 oz of 9 shot for $35 a case of 20 boxes. I sold the empties for three cents a piece. So I shot them for a buck a box if I saved empties.

These were the first plastic shotgun shells I ever saw. These are even before Remingtons power pistons were a thing. Sometimes I just look at them and my mind goes back to memories of the good old days.

Had to dig into my stash. The super-speeds are 264 win mags, box says 3700 fps.
The federal are paper.

I remember Shur Shots. Weren't they low brass shells?

Yes Sir. That is really cool. I'm old enough that I hunted with everything pictured. However my rifle of choice back then was a .270.

I'm young enough I bought them at an auction thinking maybe they were civil war era.

LMAO!! Thats funny!

You ever been to Cedar Hill Gun Club? They have a pretty big display of old boxes. Next time I'm there, I'll snap a pic.

The old yellow and green Remington express shotgun and rifle boxes bring me back to my youth.

I have a few boxes of the old paper hulled shells.Also have a few boxes of Sears and Montgomery Wards shells.

Some of you old timers might recognize or have used some of these that I have on display:

If you by some chance had saved every empty box that had shells in them made in the 40's ,50.s & 60's you would be able to buy quite a few shells .Whoever would have thought the empty boxes would be collectors items .I recently sold a number of trap supply catalogs from a well known old time trap supply business .I sold them for $65.00 . I got all of them for free over the years Nostalgia has caused many of us to part with money to purchase items just to put on display .I am very guilty of doing just that .I suppose I am living in the past entirely too much

imissed Great post and thanks to all that added pictures