What to do with left over ammo

[hairycow]

Looking at selling my Sako 85 .308 and have quite a bit of sako ammunition and I am wondering what everyone does with their ammunition they have left over when they sell their guns.
Never had this issue before but the .308 has only been zeroed and shot 2 deer as things got in the way and I’m not going to get chance to shoot it and don’t want to just shoot the bullets to get rid of them.
Advice appreciated.

 

[Bo Diddley]

Maybe offer them as a sweetener to help sell the gun.

 

[Smellydog]

Looking at selling my Sako 85 .308 and have quite a bit of sako ammunition and I am wondering what everyone does with their ammunition they have left over when they sell their guns.
Never had this issue before but the .308 has only been zeroed and shot 2 deer as things got in the way and I’m not going to get chance to shoot it and don’t want to just shoot the bullets to get rid of them.
Advice appreciated.

Sell them.

 

[kenbro]

Looking at selling my Sako 85 .308 and have quite a bit of sako ammunition and I am wondering what everyone does with their ammunition they have left over when they sell their guns.
Never had this issue before but the .308 has only been zeroed and shot 2 deer as things got in the way and I’m not going to get chance to shoot it and don’t want to just shoot the bullets to get rid of them.
Advice appreciated.

Offer it to potential buyer of the rifle if it’s gonna be a face to face sale.
Ken.

 

[Scipio]

Maybe offer them as a sweetener to help sell the gun.

This.
Or give it time to a hunter friend who shoots the caliber, if it is legal to do so in your country.

 

[Motard]

Maybe offer them as a sweetener to help sell the gun.

 

[tarponhead]

Sounds like it’s factory ammo? Sell it - I’d buy some if it’s in unopened boxes and you were close enough.

 

[old 30-06]

On selling the rifle I would "give" two or three boxes to the new owner of the gun. I would sell the rest on here at a discounted rate.

 

[Fosbery Holster]

After selling my last Lee Enfield l had over 400 rounds of .303 factory ammunition sitting in the cabinet so l put an advertisement on the notice board in one of my local gun clubs, it didn’t take long before a member contacted me and purchased the lot, l also gave them all the once fired brass l had to sweeten the deal……happy days.

 

[Dickie]

It depend on what you mean by quite a bit. 2 boxes 40 rounds if a private sale throw in with the sale, 10 boxes + advertise on here, if the person buying the rifle isn't interested in them.

 

[Heym SR20]

In the old days, especially with double rifles, being able to buy a rifle with scope and ammo all set up and working well was considered a huge bonus. As a the buyer you knew what you were getting. Indeed the many best gun emporiums would only supply a gun that had been shot and regulated by them with a a particular cartridge, and was supplied with a good quantity of ammunition - enough to last several years.

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Left over ammo is like left over wine
Should exist

Use it or throw a party to use it

 

[VSS]

Left over ammo is like left over wine
Should exist

Use it or throw a party to use it

Surely you meant: "Shouldn't exist".

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Surely you meant: "Shouldn't exist".

I did
Correct

No such thing as “left over wine”

 

[Roedeer 1962]

What 308 have you got ?