Nice box of Dominion .43 Mauser cartridges - Shoot or save?

Montana7184 said:

I picked up a couple boxes of original Dominon/CIL .43 Mauser ammo at a gun show. One box was full, the other had 19 rounds. I have several 71/84 rifles and handload for them. I did shoot up the 19 rounds to get the brass, but I'm wondering whether I should do the same with the complete box. Any opinions? I guess I could pass them on to someone who collects such things. Here's the box full:

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11mm said:

I would imagine there are cartridge collectors who would pay well for a full box, depending on what you paid for it. I've seen some at gun shows for like $90 to $100. If you could get the price of a box of new Bertram brass for it, it would be probably worth it. i load for the 71/84 and I find Bertram brass lasts through a lot of reloads. I believe the Dominion cartridges are from the sixties or before and may have issues with cracking. How did they shoot, by the way?

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Montana7184 said:

I like your idea of selling the box and using the proceeds to buy Bertram. Some of my .43 cases have been reloaded countless times and I'm starting to lose some of them (photo). I have BELL, Bell, Dominion, and BB headstamps among my brass. A few of the Dominion cases did have issues and appeared 'brittle'. I annealed the necks but still had issues. One case separated all the way around at the rim.....not from sizing and stretching. It had only been fired once or twice.

Wish shipping loaded ammo was easy/affordable, as I would auction the whole box and shop for Bertram. Thanks for the suggestion.

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jetmek said:

Those dominion cases are balloon head and not suitable for reloading. I keep a couple boxes for dust collectors in my display case but only shoot reformed 50-90 brass in my mausers

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