Opening A Sealed US Ammo Can For The First Time In 54 Years

[@WorldWarWisdom]

A lot of people have been asking how much I paid for this ammo, and I’m happy to share that! I paid $392 plus $21 shipping for this ammo can containing 400 rounds of boxed M2 Ball ammo ($413 in total)

[@Panchoproductions2069]

Thats a good price ngl

[@Coldfront15]

Thats an insane price.

[@famasautorifle965]

Give me link to the place

[@parkerrountree]

@@Coldfront15’s a REALLY good price don’t get me wrong but ammo isn’t really something you go cheap on in the normal world. Your ammunition severely impacts your shot placement (obviously) so that’s my theory to why it’s so cheap. Because it is just that, cheap. 400 bucks for hours of fun at the range though isn’t bad. Just the hunting/sport/defense(just incase a fireteam is assaulting your ranch from 300yds I guess) kinda sucks

[@jgg681]

That’s a good ass price, good for you man

[@moderndayennui4999]

Every time a sealed US ammo can is opened a bald eagle screeches

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

Fun fact that screech you think a bald eagle makes 99% of the time is actually a red tail hawk screech.

[@oggrow4207]

@@Viktor-jq2bryou’ll get here soon

[@oggrow4207]

@@Viktor-jq2br there are ways to get them here with you such as sponsorships while you apply for your citizenship, hopefully it all goes the way you need it to. I couldn’t imaging living without what I have so being able to give some assistance I’m glad to do it

[@babaloons4887]

​@@Viktor-jq2brI wish i was born there too but im stuck in south america 😭, kinda sad when you see another person saying that america is shit when they dont know 20% of the things in a third world country.

[@Khornecussion]

@@Viktor-jq2br Socialist? Yikes. Don't express your distaste too much or you'll wake up to the secret police holding a shoddy handgun to your head.

[@mikefranklin1253]

99% chance every round will perform like it would the day it was made.

[@BlackZHawk]

hell yea

[@dianapennepacker6854]

Looks like it was kept well. I am curious on the failure rate of such rounds. Remember chemicals also degrade although I'm not sure about a damn thing on it. Curious if they keep the same performance for instance. Edit: I know ammo can be stored for a while and the expiration date is just there for liability reasons. I also know chemicals lose potency over time even properly sealed. Everything has an expiration date - I'm curious on the time and failure rates. Just a quick Google search says misfires do increase. So you can stop telling me that they'll last for a while. Yes. Details is what I want!

[@krazykyle393]

One time I found a corroded .22LR bullet in the dirt at a campsite and I put it in a cheap .22 revolver and it shot fine. Unless the brass is broken them old bullets usually fire

[@smokeydapot]

​@@krazykyle393Rimfire vs. Centerfire matters too

[@richardmoore609]

I've had corroded Greek surplus rounds that never failed. Never had cycling problems in my m1 at all actually. They're very bulletproof.

[@AgentNoob7672]

Every Garand deserves a treat now and then

[@wulfski]

I find it pretty funny that Garand fans absolutely cannot accept how overrated that gun is.

[@timetraveler1973]

@@wulfski whats wrong with it? besides it being able to stay on par with german firepower and above japanese and fire faster than both .

[@origintrackz5235]

@@wulfski Its an iconic rifle!

[@setesh1294]

​@@wulfskiyou do realize that the AK took it's gas system from the Garand, right?

[@jaylinnell5251]

@@setesh1294exactly! Mikhail Kalashnikov basically turned the M1 Garand gas system upside down, and built from there, till he got the Avtomat Kalashnikova.

[@TimSwene]

Today we are sniffing air from 1969

[@PrabhablyAGoodYouTuber]

love the smell of leaded gasoline

[@TheMrDrMs]

@@PrabhablyAGoodKZbinr You must love going to GA airports.

[@vegamineral207]

Does it smell like... 69? 😏

[@real13D]

And drink piss from 1124

[@shoofly529]

@@PrabhablyAGoodKZbinr I remember! Just this year I gor a chance to smell it. There was an antique car from the '60's stopped in front of me at a light. Man that smell took me back; I instantly recognized it. Now I need to find some mimeographed ink somewhere...

[@PhantomP63]

listen for the hiss.. Nice. Let’s get this out on a tray

[@milkbowl557]

Dude I swear to God 😂😂😂 I know who your talking about

[@bigd7780]

Hell yeah! When Steve 1989 surgically cracks open that MCI from 1969 LOL!👍😂

[@DBZ483]

Lmaoo

[@unclemikeynkona]

😂😂😂

[@GuntherRommel]

I came here to say the same thing, but you were all over it. Nice!

[@0pPotato]

That air seal gives me a relief feeling. Means the ammo was properly stored and more than likely, free of corrosion and harmful effects that could cause them to dud. Makes me think you may have got a good deal!

[@ElBearoPequenio]

The rounds are sealed so not really super important depending on what they used for sealing

[@Smithy250]

@@ElBearoPequenioI mean if it was full of moisture there’s a possibility for the rounds to fail or be damaged

[@Juandisimo3]

Its actually preferable to see dust or sand on the outside of a factory sealed container. Means it was kept in a dry area and if there’s one thing metal hates over a long time it’s moisture

[@DylanPopplio]

True, because moisture could rust the metal over time right?

[@Juandisimo3]

@@DylanPopplio Correct, sand and dust means there is less moisture in the air hence why humidifiers help deal with asthma and respiratory problems that dust brings. The lack of moisture prevents the metal from oxidizing (rusting) and makes it last MUCH longer

[@minekush1138]

for sure ammo starts to break up in less then 2 years if the humidity is very high though if you have good ammo n good gun a little rust n water shouldnt make much of a difference

[@SpclOps20]

Huh-huh-huh, huh . . . He said “moist”!

[@bobbowie5334]

Those cans stand up to just about anything.

[@Mr2ndAmendment]

For those who need more info: The CMP is a Congress-charted program that sells government surplus firearms and ammunition at super cheap prices (compared to the same stuff on the private market). The CMP also teaches and encourages marksmanship and hosts and sanctions matches nationwide. This ammunition is generally fantastic to shoot, especially for modern M1 Garand owners. It was stored well over all these years, and functions well and groups pretty decently in most rifles. The only priblem is that most of the super cheap surplus .30-06 has dried up over the years, so when you can get it and for cheap, go ahead and grab it. You do have to go through a couple easy steps to be eligible to purchase from the CMP, but it's well worth it. I got my first M1 from them many years ago, and have bought both the Greek surplus and Lake City ammo from them, with great results on all.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Proof of marksmanship is not an easy step and is the reason I have never ordered from them...because they won't allow me to. I even have a C&R but still can't because of the lack of "proof of marksmanship".

[@Mr2ndAmendment]

@fortheloveofnoise Oh buddy. So many things count and apply towards the proof of marksmanship requirement. If you got a C&R, than this is top easy.

[@riclate2013]

Wouldn't say easy, its really more test of patience if anything. You have to be apart of a club that has CMP eligibility which can get expensive they claim 25 dollars for most clubs and under which is a lie atleast here in the southwest near New Mexico and Arizona everything Is 150 and over. The marksmanship also can get expensive god forbid you live in the middle of nowhere cause you'd be SOL for proof of marksmanship It's a club only for a few that have the easy accessibility to the resources and its understandable why so many refuse to join CMP myself included.

[@jth877]

Out of the 10 or so M1s and 03s I've sent lead down range with only one liked LC. It's accuracy is pretty horrendous. Better luck with greek, but that stuff is loaded inconsistently. Danish M2 was well liked. There were some commercial companies loading to M2 specs. I would by that if you want accuracy. Buy the LC stuff for nostalgia. I just reload LC, TW and Greek cases now.

[@Mr2ndAmendment]

@jth877 Good info for others. It is a battle rifle. If it does 4 MOA with any ball ammo you find, you're doing exactly what it was meant for.

[@palmerconnelly]

I had no idea the government had a program like that

[@domenik8339]

Wish he wouldn't have said it so loudly.

[@garrisonnichols807]

It probably won't last much longer

[@sqike001ton]

Yea you can buy surplus weapons as well well carbines garands and 1911s

[@Brucey69]

@@sqike001tonhow are the prices?

[@coldwarrior3794]

@@Brucey69cheapest refurbished rebuild a few times garand will go for $850 ish

[@r.i.p2464]

That's a time machine right there! The scent of 1969.

[@ammaargotgame]

Probably smells very nice.

[@therideneverends1697]

Smells like cigarettes and dexamyl

[@floppercosplay5262]

Summer of ‘69 Bryan adams

[@stanleybochenek1862]

Roads! where we’re going we don’t need roads!!!!!

[@jamesborck5908]

Why’s the trees talking Vietnamese?

[@tester1991]

Dude decided to open the most dusty ass lid on carpet 😭

[@jimmyneutron9144]

fr😭💀

[@ARedFeather]

Fr

[@Ringer5]

Roomba! 😗🎶 👏👏 come here, boy! I got dustys for you!

[@Phoenix-rv2kb]

He just wants that 1969 history to be a part of his house *forever*

[@DW-ts5ki]

Usually opens them in the bed.

[@92GreyBlue]

Civilian Marksmanship program= Ammo paid for with our taxes and then sold back to us.

[@hateterrorists]

Should it be free? The way it is the gov at least recoups some cost for ammo that was ordered but not needed.

[@Enjera_Hlm]

Maybe you don't understand. Our money was used to buy something. Then more money was requested so they'd return what was bought... It was paid for twice by civilians and the government acts as if it's a special provision... ​@@hateterrorists

[@John.S.Patton]

​@@hateterroristsyes it should be free

[@sakurasfish2115]

Wrong. It looks like that but when you pay taxes and it goes to military budget, you're paying for *the army, police* etc to use it. Not for some random youtuber or civilian to get them. Taxes is for the government to provide a service that the country/government need to provide a good service (at least in theory) not to work for you to have fun. They're not the people gun dealer for personal use, they're the ones to buy the guns for the army. And if civilians want the weapons for their fun or personal protection they have to pay for it or else most weapons would be possessed by civilians not by the army.

[@phil20_20]

Well,... thank you for your contribution.

[@willprichard9029]

Those straps could literally save lives in combat. Imagine fumbling with burned/cold/gloved/broken fingers to try and get a box out under stress

[@ericplaysbass]

Just flip the can over and dump it. Guaranteed they’ll all fall out.

[@terrybailey9621]

These cans were meant for rear line to get the resupply runs ready, the ammo could be put into belts, enblock clips, or stripper clips at that location then dropped into another can to go to the front lines. We still do this method because it works and keeps logistics pretty simple.

[@heatshield]

@@ericplaysbassyeah but that doesn’t work if you think one or two steps ahead

[@froschreiniger2639]

​@@ericplaysbassAnd now they are full of dirt messing up the internals of the gun making it jam at the worst time aaaaaand youre dead

[@Matias-dr3ys]

​@@froschreiniger2639all of you are overthinking this

[@DarthKanye]

man I want this as a lunchbox

[@yeahnahman4217]

Lots of camping/hardware shops have them, in Australia anyways. Guys I work with would use them often for tools and stuff like that

[@masongenke5439]

I work at a summer camp, and we use these as our med kits that we leave out at the cabins. I enjoy that in order to treat a bee sting, I have to go grab a box that claims to have 400 .556 tracer rounds in it.

[@emc2862]

I used to use one as a purse. Added a shoulder strap to the handle.

[@tatemushroom1002]

Go to a surplus store

[@wozaow]

American lunchbox, truly

[@thecomposer3279]

54 year old Lake City Quiet Pills.

[@Publius883]

This

[@ioele1000]

Touché

[@bigpapi6688]

Aye a man of culture I see. Every single time I’ve seen Lake City ammo I think of that story

[@dogshake]

I get this reference

[@Pachabäl]

Nighty night

[@The_Red_Off_Road]

Every time a box of ammo is opened, a fledgling bald eagle takes its first flight! 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅

[@TheKool2000]

What does it mean?

[@HeisenbergFam]

Great tasty 54 year old food, you should try it out

[@palmerconnelly]

Infinite food glitch

[@Pranutia]

Who are you? I have seen you everywhere. What is your goal? What are you trying to accomplish?

[@sanukawijeratne9014]

We meet again

[@chris1to1pher]

it has a spicy tang, and after a second, it kind of tastes like copper, and its filled with red juice

[@spawntaneous1903]

Steve MRE

[@lckgilmo43]

If ammo is stored right it can last for a century. I've fired WW1 45 acp ammo out of my 1911 before.

[@matthewrayborn8557]

Where did you even find ammo that old?

[@marshish83]

I had a bunch of .303 ammo from WW1 that I ran in my Enfield. No issues.

[@SomeGuy-gc8zs]

​@@matthewrayborn8557 You'd be amazed at the random things that turn up in the weirdest places. I found a fucking FAL bayonet in a thrift store last year.

[@JoSwann-it9jf]

Packed in lead lined tins with extra asbestos 😂

[@wojapi7538]

liar

[@dweebus3698]

*i n h a l e s* smells like FREEDOM

[@NoNameNeeded10]

120 likes but no comments? Leme fix dat...

[@dweebus3698]

@@NoNameNeeded10 thanks homie

[@ianmurray4081]

And hippie dust……hey it’s from the late sixties ✌️😶‍🌫️✌️

[@monobiteme6014]

Then grabs a gun, load it and kill emself

[@celeroon89]

"freedom"

[@hishamhardy007]

Some of the stuff you guys can have legally is crazzyyyy, we can never get our hands out to the variety of weapons and their accessories you guys have! Big love and respect from Pakistan..

[@DrewFulk-q3g]

It's definitely a blessing but don't y'all have access to firearms? Most individuals I worked with had a cache of AK-47'S and then some. I'm sure there's probably a difference between Afghanistan, and Iraq though. Regardless its a blessing. Stay safe

[@hishamhardy007]

@@DrewFulk-q3g that’s right we have access to some oldies, like proper war weapons but they are not easy to get our hands on because import for automatic firearms is banned in pakistan, so they get smuggled to pakistan, but as per the import law every new weapon imported will be semi automatic.. even the new Aks or Ar15 they also come semi automatic.. but the things you guys get to have your hands on are like you find barrels, recoil springs, fast triggers, surpressors, compensators for any gun. E.g you guys have taran tactical, they make such cool weapons, fully customed very light recoil spring, you could air rack such pistols.. but all we got was stock glocks n sig sauer 😂

[@hishamhardy007]

@@DrewFulk-q3g I personally own a Lebedov Plk 15 9mm, and 1975 Izhevsk Akm 😂 the only thing i feel proud to have…

[@GiantMeteor2024]

A lot of men died horrible deaths to protect our freedom.

[@phil20_20]

It's actually a good thing as long as discipline is maintained. That is sadly missing today.

[@shatteredglass3844]

the dust confirms it’s the real deal

[@ambiguousdrink4067]

Yee, but why he open it on carpet :(

[@coconutsmarties]

The finger thing means the taxes

[@DrewFulk-q3g]

​@ambiguousdrink4067 Probably because he's a grown man and owns a vacuum if I had to guess.

[@DrewFulk-q3g]

​@@ambiguousdrink4067😂😂

[@ViaticalTree]

@@DrewFulk-q3g A grown man wouldn’t unnecessarily create a mess when he could have put something under it or opened it outside.

[@ТвердославГоев]

This has to be the most American unboxing video I’ve ever seen

[@AudioFreqx]

The most United States thing you've ever seen. I am a US veteran from the US Navy. may as well call us earthlings.. US flag code. not american anything. You and millions are super-programmed

[@drich0150]

Those have corrosive primers. Better clean your gun after use

[@smorrow]

Was this the top comment at the time or something? The other reply is valid, but so out of place lol

[@tompinnef6331]

Loved it when the CMP got millions of rounds from Greece years back. Sad to see they ran out of them years back. I bought as much as I could afford back then. Remember to use the right ammo for the Garands. Otherwise you'll bend the op rod.

[@KitOkunari]

Dude is really opening a dusty can over his carpet

[@wulfski]

Shame no one has invented a way to effectively and efficiently clean carpet.

[@timetraveler1973]

@@wulfski i rub my butt on mine and run to the bidet on my toilet over and over till its clean. some say im just ahead of my time.

[@ranua9327]

and here we can see a long time marriaged man.

[@davidbarlow6860]

might not be his carpet.

[@StayProteus]

I’ll open your dusty can

[@theqashow2942]

Imagine what a lifesaver that simple strip of fabric might have been

[@jxdvidz9914]

Probably not seeing as it most likely would’ve been behind the lines for the logistic detail to load into enbloc clips and then get sent to the troops in the front lines

[@jackramirez730]

​@@jxdvidz9914don't think you get what the strap is for

[@shanetuma3845]

​@@jxdvidz9914it is still a pain in the ass to get the first box out without the strap.

[@bigiron4018]

Imagine being in somewhere extremely cold with gloves on.. that could save fingers from frostbite!

[@leftyo9589]

if you are so pressed that a string will help, you are already hosed, as it would still be needed to put in clips. just tip the can over.

[@SillyGnome]

I entirely understand the smell you’re talking about and I’m kind of jealous I wasn’t there to experience it

[@Ovahlls]

Find the oldest book in your local library, and plant your nose in it. problem solved. alternatively you could just go into a surplus store and buy one of these.

[@zedvar3806]

I use to work ammo detail and I know that smell well.

[@nathanlobsinger5512]

I’m guessing it’s one of either gun fire or death to a degree?

[@MisterRawgers]

I mean man this is weird af 😂 there’s more to life than being jealous of the smell of ammunition

[@j.g9022]

Bro trying working in an ammo supply point and you’ll hate that smell. That shit will stick to your clothes and hands.

[@JohnDoe-p4o]

Don't tell the people who don't know anything about guns. Yes, he said feed, you must feed your rifle 300 rounds a day to keep it healthy. You also have to take out something once a week. Most people prefer a paper target, or sometimes go hunting for a deer, elk, Bear, or cougar.

[@slyllamademon2652]

Hey let me give you some advice: if you ever open a box of ammo, keep it until every bullet from the box has been used. Because if the ammo is bad and causes a misfire, malfunction, or destroys the firearm, you can isolate the ammo that caused the problem and throw it away. Also you could be entitled to compensation from the ammunition manufacturer.

[@terrybailey9621]

Yeah with milsurp ammo if you contact the manufacturer if they even still exist they'll just say "sorry for your luck"

[@richardmillhousenixon]

The second half is only true for non milsurp ammo

[@berryreading4809]

Yeah lake city isn't gonna do much to replace or reimburse your surplus 1969 produced 30-06... Although not a bar idea for cases of new production commercial market ammo 😉👍

[@gunsforevery1]

“Sorry this ammo was not intended for civilian use. Please turn yourself in for theft of military property”

[@leemarlin9415]

In 1968 I was in basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana. Lieutenant walked into the volunteered four of us put us in the back of a pick up truck and drove out to a bunker. Where we loaded ammunition. The boxes were labeled 1943. Worked Just fine the next day.

[@davefellhoelter1343]

I Bet MY Life on 30 06 from WWII and 8mm from the 30's Wehrmacht and russian from 30's to 90's. No Problems! EVER?

[@RebelGiga]

Fort Polk? You poor guy, my condolences 😢

[@leemarlin9415]

@@RebelGiga It wasn’t all that bad. In basic training there. So did AIT. Advanced infantry training. After that it was forbidding Georgia where I wound up in dog handler school. Then I got that all expenses paid adventure tour of Vietnam compliments of the United States Army. I came out all right fortunately. A couple of scars for souvenirs. But fortunately no mental issues went right back to my old life with some good stories to tell. Along with the satisfaction that I had done what I was supposed to do. Soldiers do not get to pick their fights.

[@flattire707]

That is crazy. I too basic and AIT at Ft. Polk in 1968. Then off to the Delta with the 9th Div. What fun.

[@flattire707]

@@leemarlin9415 Most of they guys in my unit in Vietnam were 18 or 19 years old. First time away from mama. Tough transition.

[@no1bandfan]

“Dust or sand or something.” *asbestos, probably*

[@bobbowie5334]

That little strap is so heartwarming.

[@TOKSICXI]

I’ve never been more happy to see a video this is absolutely awesome. Also when you said “feed em to my M1 Garand” I immediately smiled

[@angrytedtalks]

M1 Garand is his mother-in-law, right?

[@wonka2671]

When I was in the marines I used to love when we opened new cans at the range. That and the smell of the range when the firing line opens at the break of dawn.

[@garywemmer9342]

So. Very memorable!!! Life is GOOD!!!!

[@jarheadlife]

Semper Fi Brother.. nice hiss

[@GrimSoldat]

Smells like victory! With a side of caffeine and hate 😂 Oorah!

[@TheUsmc0802]

Getting paid to shoot someone else’s ammo, it was alway a good day no matter how many times the armory guys sent me back to clean the rifle more!

[@1murder99]

Shot lots of that particular vintage. It shoots very well out of M1 Garands.

[@guillaumelefrancois5255]

Damned those rounds are heavy !

[@sargent7263]

My mom used to work for lake city for 20+ years, making sure rounds pass inspection on diameter, weight, things like that. She could bring home a thousand rounds of ammo for a crazy cheap cost because they “weren’t up to military standards.” Meaning they were half a gram off weight. Pretty insane the quality of rounds the military uses.

[@widdly-scuds]

Has to fire feed and eject reliably every time, or as close to every time as your clapped out rifle will allow lol

[@TheAsheybabe89]

Up until the current trend of mega expensive ball ammo like the newer M855A1, its 7.62 equivalent, and the new fangled hybrid case 6.8, military ammo was verrrry mediocre in general.

[@iwantanewhead2976]

Can u say something more about your mom? She sound like a nice women, working on a bad environment.

[@erwin643]

​@@iwantanewhead2976"On a bad environment"? Are you on drugs, or something?

[@EgyComanda]

Have you fired those rounds?

[@letqin1]

A true history buff doesn’t clean the dust off, they deposit it in the carpet for future generations to find ❤

[@DropTopLee]

A true historian sniffs the dust to make sure it's authentic

[@looneypersoney]

​@@DropTopLeehigh on history 😂

[@DropTopLee]

@looneypersoney I love history, science and nature so yeah I guess you could say that 😂

[@looneypersoney]

@@DropTopLee snort history, a shot of science, and smoke nature 🤣

[@DropTopLee]

@@looneypersoney sounds like a good time to me 🤣🤣🤣

[@Eric_the_great2112]

I bet it did have an interesting smell!

[@commonconservative7551]

remember what a box of real "sized" baseball caps smelled like in 1970?, the coach opened that box up and sealed our future olfactory memories

[@Eric_the_great2112]

@@commonconservative7551 I'm not old enough to remember the 70's 😅 I do have some old documents (turned 100 this month) and they have a very unique smell to them

[@michaelwatson7298]

It's not a nice smell.

[@slaughterhouse5585]

Kind of like the smell after lunch at Taco Bell.

[@commonconservative7551]

@@slaughterhouse5585 before or after the leaky gut kicks in ?

[@Brian-nw2bn]

That smell you smelt was the smell of freedom!!

[@Nothing_But_A_Side_Character]

Crazy that a case of ammunition smells like American school supplies💀

[@GreenEagleVR]

Cardboard preservatives my dude

[@BruhMoment-tx6dx]

Damn bro ur so funny 😐

[@mamajuana3603]

I legit looked at this comment for 10 minutes tripping about what kind of weirdo you are for making that connection then to comment it in such a way...

[@thomasphillips4906]

you should get your ass absolutely kicked

[@mynameskid]

Haha, my thoughts exactly.🤣

[@Maybe.matt.h]

Makes my day to see a World War Wisdom KZbin notification

[@ObsidianObelisk17]

I used to collect gas masks and have some old ammo cans like that. I know that smell. It's like if the word "stale" had a smell.

[@ChrundleTGreat]

I bet there’s a shitload of that stockpiled since the US Military switched to the 7.62 NATO in 1954.

[@gabem6863]

Back in the late 80s, I used to do a lot of high powered rifle competitive shooting. I loved shooting the M-1. I was told we were using WW2 surplus ammo. I never recall ever having had an issue with the reliability of a single bullet.

[@JamesScrote]

So dope. Wish the CMP had 1911s again

[@JJAB91]

Don't the do those in phases?

[@skinwalker69420]

I need to look more into the CMP when I'm an adult in a couple years. Looks like potentially the cheapest way of getting a Garand these days.

[@JamesScrote]

@@JJAB91 I just looked and I guess they do

[@ethans7914]

​@@skinwalker69420me too its a pretty good amount of stuff to do. But the garand would be a good reward if able to get one

[@skinwalker69420]

@@ethans7914 they're saying a rack grade one's only $850, seeing as an average Garand is a $1,000+ venture, this sounds pretty damn good to me.

[@steveneastland4128]

Amazing, being from the UK the fact you got this in the mail is nothing short of it

[@christiannubz4213]

You can also get guns in the mail and different types of explosive materials (most have to be shipped before they're mixed) but none the less you can buy a few things in the mail to make a pretty decent explosive

[@aussiepatriotprepper5206]

only in America can you get ammo and guns through the mail if we tried that shit in Australia we gonna get raided by heavily armed feds 😁😂😆

[@unknownalien3837]

@@aussiepatriotprepper5206 and these are the same people who want to pretend like the us doesn't have a gun problem

[@mparadis8711]

@@unknownalien3837the US DOESN'T have a gun problem. It is pretend and make-believe, 100%.

[@camerapasteurize7215]

​@@unknownalien3837??? The people ordering these things in the mail are some of the most law-abiding people in the US, they have to be to do this stuff. It's the criminals buying guns off the street illegally or purchasing from smugglers bringing in other illegal weaponry that are the problem.

[@midnightbat5574]

Holy shit. I love that smell it’s a memory you never forget and can smell through anything and everything.

[@StepAttitude]

Hard to see it as surplus when it's a dollar around. Used to be that the civilian marksmanship program was about preparing Americans to defend our country.

[@noelht1]

That’s the smell of freedom coming out of the cam

[@DannyJames-z7m]

Dude got scammed, he brought ammo his tax money bought 😂

[@ccityplanner1217]

"Civilian marksmanship programme" - we in the UK could only dream of having a government that cared how well we could shoot. We had one 700 years ago.

[@henryrodgers1752]

Hardly a man alive was there to tell of it now.

[@ccityplanner1217]

@@henryrodgers1752 : And gentlemen of England now abed shall think themselves accursed they were not here.

[@Mr_Glock19]

And that’s why we kicked y’all’s asses all the way from 1775 to 1783 and threw your bullshit tea in the ocean. #Murica

[@AW-zy1kw]

Barely anyone knows about it. Just a way to get rid of old WWII garands. You can usually find 30.06 cheaper. BTW I have a few of your Enfields and .303 as well.

[@ernest9606]

Man it really sucks they took your guns from the best friends of the USA allies

[@Overfence99]

bro got his hands on some lake city quite pills

[@joshanderson924]

That string around the first box is super important. You don't want to be fiddling with packaging when you're in a gunfight with enemy troops.

[@the_steamtrain1642]

I mean... Maybe?

[@gunsforevery1]

You wouldn’t be fiddling around with boxed ammunition anywhere near the front line. Imagine opening this. Dumping a box. Opening the box, and then trying to load your enbloc clips while getting fired at. This type of ammo was opened way behind the front, loaded into clips and belts and then taken to the front ready to use.

[@joshanderson924]

@@gunsforevery1 You're assuming everything is going as planned. War gets messy...

[@gunsforevery1]

@@joshanderson924 again, they wouldn’t bring these up to the front line troops. These would be loaded up miles and miles and miles away from the front line. Crates of clipped ammo was specifically made for this reason. You aren’t going to get some combat arms troop opening this box, rounding up some empty clips and magazines trying to load while in combat

[@gunsforevery1]

@@joshanderson924 it’s anecdotal but the only time I ever saw boxed, unclipped ammo was stateside. Overseas all ammo we received was in 30 round boxes, on clips, in 4 pocket bandoliers.

[@bobbrown5529]

what a nice package to get in the mail .

[@ronsamborski6230]

I’d be excited like Christmas morning! 🎅🏼

[@terraguy996]

Too bad it's not good ol' pipe bombs...

[@sawedhammer2679]

Those are some real lake city quiet pills

[@Purriah]

Hell yes I knew someone else thought of that immediately

[@CarnivoreMeatEater]

Selling our Ammo back to us that we already paid taxes for. Genius.

[@jwchenard1]

It's surplus. Better than throwing it in the ocean. What's your point?

[@CarnivoreMeatEater]

@jwchenard1 My point is the Military Industrial Complex. Endless, Meaningless Wars for a Handfull of Elites.

[@jwchenard1]

​@@CarnivoreMeatEater Fine, but this video is about a kid being excited about getting a good deal on some rifle cartridges so he can go to the range, not a deep commentary on the socio-political ramifications of American military policy. These few hundred bullets aren't gonna change the national debt. Relax.

[@CarnivoreMeatEater]

@jwchenard1 Well maybe the National Debt wouldn't be Standing at 35 Trillion Dollars if Americans gave a RIP about the Federal Reserve Enslaving the Nation.

[@settratheimperishable4093]

That's sealed better than the cork of a good bottle of wine

[@Keepnthem]

I ordered my Garand and fed ex delivered it 9 days later, I ordered my can of ammo on Monday, and fed ex delivered it on Thursday. What a fantastic experience it was. The absolute best people to do business with.

[@stormtrooper3660]

Where do you buy ww2 weapons (especially an M1 garand)

[@shockwave6213]

Just in case anyone is curious on why 400 per ammo can: 40 rounds (2 boxes) = 5 8-round clips. 400 gets you enough to exactly fill 50 M1 Enbloc clips. The standard army issue requirement on paper was still 100 rounds per man but 200 became the norm in combat by filling their ammo belt pouches and then carrying 2 cotton bandoliers with 6 clips in each. Plus a few in pockets, clipped onto their suspenders or in the backpack. Its pretty much the same logic why 1 can 30 cal can of 5.56 holds 420 rounds from the factory: Its enough ammo to fill 14 30 round magazines. Or 2 mens' standard combat load of 6 mags in the vest and 1 in the rifle. Edit: Of course, given the date of manufacture, its probably more likely just loose ammo to fill 4 machine gun belts to train machine gun crews or send over as military aid that was never needed....

[@JimGreen-p4h]

Thank you.

[@JRoundAbout]

My father had the same ammo can. I always loved it as a kid. He used it to store all of his plastic fishing lures on the boat 🤣

[@nucleargaming5904]

That smell is known as FREEDOM

[@oscarwilfredodiazcruz]

How lucky you are to have such an opportunity to open and use that kind of ammunition!

[@CounterCounterTerorrist]

Fuck it, we ball.

[@satansminions4052]

He was smelling freedom

[@360pic]

Amazon can take a lesson on box 📦 size from these guys.

[@mucicafrajer]

Why the emoji😭

[@3ountyhunter]

I miss when the CMP could beat market pricing.

[@handson4580]

You know its the good stuff when it hisses when you open it. Ammo stored right can last decades

[@the_wandering_viking9031]

Fun Fact: 99% of the time you hear an Eagle screech in movies, its actually the Red-Tailed Hawk, Eagles dont actually screech

[@saynotocensorship]

They don’t make’em like they used to. That’s a really sweet pickup. 👍🇺🇸

[@RalphStreetLaundry]

*This war reenactment is going to be crazy*

[@LastRookie]

"Their bloodied, white handkerchiefs are no match for our guns!"

[@theol3199]

Love it when the cmp gets this stuff. The brass used is very good and reloadable, primer pockets are small though

[@Vapor_Void]

Lake city quiet pills 🤔

[@navnig]

Ammo in the mail.....Could only happen in America.....

[@oldfarthacks]

Well, only in the Red states. The Blue states are afraid that you will put out your eye with it and so ban it along with the dangerous firecracker.

[@dillonharr7628]

It's illegal in California and other liberal states. I get around it by registering with the DOJ and maintaining an FFL. It's the only way I can get ammo shipped to me in California

[@navnig]

@@dillonharr7628 Thank you for the civil reply! Here in the UK (Scotland) I can't even buy a tin of airgun pellets online.....Its sheer madness....

[@VDJEcKz]

Beautifully preserved

[@TheWizardGamez]

Talking about school while opening up an ammmo can…. There’s a joke I’m not willing to write there

[@plague180]

You got some genuine lake city quiet pills. Never thought I’d see that when I wasn’t looking for it lol

[@classicjesus]

bro that’s exactly what i was thinking.

[@SW-gf6zl]

Absolutely mind-blowing that they ship a full can of ammo in the regular mail 🤯🤯🤯 1000% unthinkable in 🇩🇪❗

[@fortheloveofnoise]

You lost the war because you guys are afraid to be real men and follow 1-nut-wonders instead 😂

[@clinthowe7629]

how else would they ship it?

[@fizzer1000]

It must ship UPS or FedEx ground only.

[@trigonome777]

man... this is just beautiful

[@lowding...2823]

Yeah... 69

[@djnone8137]

Carrying those for 20 miles on a hump through the hills of California with 80 lbs of gear in your ruk in a fire team still gives the palms of my hands nightsweats and PTSD flashbacks. Just keep in mind military munition runs a little hot compared to civilian rounds. Military likes their velocity.

[@gunsforevery1]

It’s not so much about velocity. It’s about having a round that will function even in the most adverse conditions. In extreme heat and extreme cold it needs to have the same performance and be able operate the firearms in those conditions.

[@wharris7594]

KOREAN WAR COLD TEMPS

[@1992djg]

The smell of a sealed ammo can is the best smell ever

[@Aufderr]

Postman: Hey Bob what's in that package? Postman 2: .30 CAL CARTRIDGES

[@dfdemt]

I also ordered one of these for my M1. The CMP allocates one per customer per year. Mine arrived in identical condition. The smell and packaging was like a little time capsule. It was really cool.

[@rmcminiking]

Whats stopping multiple people from ordering and then pooling the ammo together for one person?

[@benjaminperez7328]

@@rmcminiking Nothing

[@dfdemt]

@@benjaminperez7328 Nothing, I guess. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ACustodian]

I see you got yourself some Lake City Quiet Pills.

[@cryptomongoose8799]

This is the comment I came to see. Cool story

[@jinx8164_]

Every single one of those ammo cans has a distinct smell when opened lol

[@nutterbuttergutter]

It smells kind of like oil or grease. It can be pretty strong. God I love it though.

[@youknoweverything7643]

I remember when you could buy a ammo can of 350 rounds of ball ammo in 5.56 from academy for 90 Dollars and this was when trump was in office i stocked up and have 6500 rounds of ball 5.56 ammo andnalso have 5 ammo cans of 400 rounds or military surplus as well that is from Vietnam erra. And the surplus old ammo also had a hissing sounf like it was air tight sealed and all the ammo is in mint condition and i already shot one ammo can of the old ones and never had one miss fire or jam. I try to buy as much olf military surplus ammo as i can for all my guns cause its cheaper and they are sealed up pretty well for long term storage. And i have 2 ammo cans of the 308 m2 just like yours and i jave shot 100 rounds of it already and never had a problem with them as far as accuracy they are very consistent

[@flattire707]

I was an civilian instructor for an AR class when President Trump was in office. I advised everyone to buy ammo and ARs now as dark days come when the Dems are in. Glad I stocked up. It was cheap.

[@Killin_365]

And I was worried my ammo was old after a year.😂

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

I still have about 5 lb of 4831 powder my grandfather purchased in 1946 as surplus. He literally bought a 50 gallon drum off a box car on a train that stopped in his town. I use it to load 30.06 and it still works great. It spent a lot of its life in paper bags too so even improperly stored it will work.

[@reboundrides8132]

Old ammo is such a hot topic in the gun community. As long as it’s being stored in somewhat dry conditions, it will work indefinitely.

[@anthonykaiser974]

Take the advice of US Army Ammo Quality Assurance Specialist - Ammo Surveillance, who said WW2 ammo from US arsenals is safe, unless there's noticeable corrosion. Otherwise, the worst that is likely to happen is it possibly may fail to fire. We do regular lot testing. None of that would be sent out of it wasn't safe!

[@anthonykaiser974]

Take the advice of US Army Ammo Quality Assurance Specialist - Ammo Surveillance, who told me maybe 15 years ago WW2 ammo from US arsenals was safe, unless there's noticeable corrosion. Otherwise, the worst that is likely to happen is it possibly may fail to fire. We do regular lot testing. None of that would be sent out of it wasn't safe!

[@Boobear08279]

I've never felt more enthusiastic about guns in my life. Nice video.

[@jeffstevens156]

Awesome! My M1 needs some Garand spec ammo. I’ve had it beyond 20 years waiting to find correct ammo that won’t screw it up. It’s a really nice rifle. The one and only guy that stuck with me on the bidding for it said, it’s not all numbers matching but the parts that not correct we’re to improve it and we’re National Match parts. I like it still as much as when I got it! Thanks for the video!!!

[@DESHONERAY93]

M2 is .50 cal ammo lmao

[@czescwaszejpamiecizonierze7427]

WHY GOD, WHY WAS I NOT BORN IN AMERICA!!!!!??

[@SillyBilly91]

🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅💥💥

[@vivvpprof]

w Polsce też możesz takie mieć i strzelać na pozwoleniu kolekcjonerskim np.

[@Terabit3]

You want a green card?

[@czescwaszejpamiecizonierze7427]

@@Terabit3 u offerings?

[@czescwaszejpamiecizonierze7427]

@@vivvpprof wiem, ale weź najpierw na to w Polsce zarób. Plus w Polsce to by była tylko zabawka na strzelnicę. W Ameryce, możesz sobie normalnie iść w las i ćwiczyć, polować i nawet użyć do samoobrony.

[@PatrickJDoyle-bw3fu]

I got my M1 Garand from the CMP, manufactured by Springfield Armory stamped, 05/55, numbers matching, hand selected, great shooter.

[@mawilkinson1957]

Numbers matching?

[@williampaskewitz5383]

Amen

[@Sol1taryOne]

@@mawilkinson1957 meaning all of the serial numbers on the rifle matched (bolt, band, stock etc..) rare thing with old surplus rifles. Im happy my SKS is all matched, my Mosin isnt so fortunate though :(

[@mawilkinson1957]

@@Sol1taryOne You said your Garand was numbers matching, inferring all parts had the same serial number. The receiver is there only part that carries a serial number. All other parts with a number on them are drawing numbers, not serial numbers.

[@gunsforevery1]

No such thing as a “matching numbers” garand. Us service rifles have 1 serial number. On the receiver.

[@paulw9516]

Ah, I thought that I heard your M1 Garand saying that it was hungry 🤔 😕 👂

[@FisherTPS]

can we get more videos like this?

[@badkatrising3918]

Breaking the seals reminds me of this “The leading horse is white The second horse is red The third one is a black The last one is a green.”

[@MikeDPlxztc]

If you want to see something interesting check out how many countries that use those colors in their flags and who they are

[@runeklok]

The CMP store is awesome. I bought my first garand from the north store in person and had a wonderful experience.

[@biggusgayus7149]

Be safe firing those, I’ve heard old ammo can do some funky stuff sometimes

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

@user-oq7zh9ej7ptrue but that was a freakishly hot SLAP round that almost took him out. They’re pretty volatile rounds to being with.

[@richardhicks5031]

​@user-oq7zh9ej7ptrue but this amon was vacuum sealed

[@Lenevor]

Yeah but those were old rounds sitting in somebodies garage covered in soot, these were sealed

[@flattire707]

Normally not.

[@luked2767]

I did not even know the CMP even had them anymore. How much was it? I've had ammo from around these years and the quality is great. No hang fires or jottor or weaker rounds, good accuracy. If you don't use m2 ball spec in your m1 make sure to buy a new gas plug for use with modern. 30 06.

[@blackhawk7r221]

$21 shipping is the amazing part. To ship a 36lb non-oversize box USPS was $122 for me last week.

[@djoswald9128]

M1 grand is awesome. And that box is a look into the past. 🤘

[@garyjohnson6640]

Several years ago I came across some .45 ACP rounds from WWI. Shot perfectly well without any misfires.

[@Thebarrelriderino]

”I’ve yet to meat someone who can outsmart bullet”

[@chadsemones4767]

Correct, but are they not bent near the shoulder of the shell case. My M1 Garand bends them there when they eject shell. So those have been fired at some point.

[@inquisitionexpecter4263]

"Cry some more!!"

[@NorthernMouse52]

​@@inquisitionexpecter4263 Ass-Womble! 🐀

[@inquisitionexpecter4263]

@@NorthernMouse52 wha-

[@Fadaar]

opening a fresh package of ammo is always so satisfying