[smoothy8500]

Santa Fe Springs Ca? Really?

Ya, you've had them for quite a while. I grew up in Downey, city next door. El Monte (nearby) had Santa Fe arms and Pachmeyer trap/skeet. Weatherby was in South Gate, just across the LA River. Funny how there were a lot of firearms-related businesses all around each other.

 

[John Crusher]

I've got probably 5K bullets from Sedalia Mo.
I'm a bullet hoarder and right now have a tumbler running !

 

[jeremy69]

Ya, you've had them for quite a while. I grew up in Downey, city next door. El Monte (nearby) had Santa Fe arms and Pachmeyer trap/skeet. Weatherby was in South Gate, just across the LA River. Funny how there were a lot of firearms-related businesses all around each other.

My mom went to Downey High LOL… used to fish at Wilderness park as a kid. The bullets were NOS when they came to me. Some came from Jack Engle when he passed… any hot rodders here?

 

[E pluribus unum]

Love those old Sierra boxes.
Grew up on Dad’s knee at his reloading bench and those boxes always remind me of Happy Times.

 

[EdwardJHouston]

I really like these old Sierra ammo boxes ..

 

[hitower]

I have a few of those old Sierra boxes like you show. 168g International bullets.
Any idea what year these type boxes were used?.

 

[hitower]

E pluibis,
How old would you guess those boxes of yours are?
I have a few of those boxes with 168g International bullets.

Love those old Sierra boxes.
Grew up on Dad’s knee at his reloading bench and those boxes always remind me of Happy Times. View attachment 498620
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[E pluribus unum]

Around 1965.
The price is a pretty good indicator as well.

 

[LC64NM]

Yep, got several old boxes of lead base solid point 30 cal. International's, but far more current Matchkings. They get shot up first.

LC64NM

 

[Shortbox4x4]

They will still shoot!

I just finally used up (loaded up the last about 130 bullets) of my 6.5mm 140gr soft point boat tail gameking bullets last year. I bought a pack of 500 of those back around 1984. Same style boxes as the OP‘s 168’s.

Those 6.5’s out of my 260 hunting rifle I was using them in…still shot .6moa.

Yea you might hate to use them…but the prices and availability of everything….shoot’em! Nice finding a stash you didn’t think you had.

Later, Frank

 

[jeremy69]

Oh, I’ll use them. Sent an email to Sierra to see if they wanted them back for a display or something. Haven’t heard back. I need to load carbine ammo for my kid, they are on the short list. Have them, some cast and a couple boxes of 1/2 jackets that came from somewhere.

 

[jeremy69]

Sierra’s reply and history:

I will admit it would be tempting to put them in our display case but the only one we have out in our lobby is already full. I can give a little history though, if you decide to sell them through one of the websites like GunBroker or keep them for conversation sake. Back in 1951, we moved from Rivera to Whittier, and moved again to Santa Fe Springs in 1963. We were there up until we moved to Sedalia, MO in 1991 and have been here ever since.

 

[bustabuddy]

I have the same box of carbine bullets from Whittier. My uncle gave them to me years ago. Thanks for the info from Sierra.