.177 How Old Are These H&N Match Pellets

[Billm]

I’ve been shooting H&N pellets since around 1973. I found this tin of H&N Match .177 pellets in my closet. It’s still sealed. I’m curios of how old they are? I’m thinking 15-20 years, but they could be a little older. Anyone have an idea of when this packaging was current? I know at one point I had some still from the early 1980’s, but I don’t think these are that old.

 

[Billm]

@Jörg Siemens any info from the H&N archives?

 

[Billm]

I’m starting to think I might have bought these for my FWB 300s in the early 1980’s. Most of the H&N .177 wadcutters that I shot in the 70’s were in green and black tins if I remember right.

 

[Jörg Siemens]

I’m starting to think I might have bought these for my FWB 300s in the early 1980’s. Most of the H&N .177 wadcutters that I shot in the 70’s were in green and black tins if I remember right.

We used this tin for quite a long time. Your tin could very well be from the 1980s.

 

[Billm]

We used this tin for quite a long time. Your tin could very well be from the 1980s.

Thank you

 

[Jaabaa]

So pretty confident that it's from the 80s ?

 

[Billm]

So pretty confident that it's from the 80s ?

I’m guessing it’s from when I was shooting my FWB 300s or Diana 35 in 84 or 85.