[marlinguy]

I attended the annual Cartridge Collectors Show in Castle Rock, Wa. this morning, and stopped to talk to my friend Ralph who came down from Canada to set up a table. He has some very cool stuff, and I'd have bought almost everything he had if I wasn't watching my pennies.
He had a very interesting box of .38-55 UMC bullets that were "254 grain" marked on the box! Never seen any in this oddball weight? He also had a box of JM Marlin marked .38-55 255 gr., but I have the same box in nicer shape. Then I spotted two boxes that caught my eye! Both .40 caliber, paper patched, with one being 285 gr. and the other 330 gr.! So we worked a deal and I brought both home.
These would have been for either Marlin Ballard single shots in a few different cartridge chamberings, like .40-63B, .40-85B, or .40-65B chamberings, or even the 1881 lever action model in .40-60M cartridge. I always look for Marlin marked ammo, or bullets, but rarely see any in recent years. Didn't see a lot decades ago either, but they've really dried up now.
Of course these wont ever be loaded up!

 

[msheff]

@marlinguy I’m just curious. Does he have to jump through any hoops to bring those over the border?

 

[marlinguy]

@marlinguy I’m just curious. Does he have to jump through any hoops to bring those over the border?

I seriously doubt it. I know shooters who come down to the States to compete and have no issues bringing guns or ammo. They just need to declare the guns so they can show they're bringing them back, but not the ammo.
He takes home antique firearms all the time, and said they're no problem either.

 

[msheff]

I seriously doubt it. I know shooters who come down to the States to compete and have no issues bringing guns or ammo. They just need to declare the guns so they can show they're bringing them back, but not the ammo.
He takes home antique firearms all the time, and said they're no problem either.

Thanks, I was just curious. I've been to Canada twice but I haven't carried anything firearm related with me.