for 50 cal there would be lots of ammo - it was very common - ditto 90mm ammo for the M47 or ammo for the M60 or the Centurion that had the same gun as the M1 - and by that I mean more than enough ammo to fill their racks at least once
the big question is the M103 and the Conqueror - they both used the same cannon - but if there is anywhere that might have ammo its actually CA - the last group to operate the M103 were the USMC and they grouped about half of what they had at Barstow along with the ammo - so if there are any shells still sitting in a depot they would be at Barstow in the USMC warehouses - they might need new propellant charges after that long in storage but any solid shot still in storage should work just fine
as for govt requisitioning the tanks - the question would be would if the right people are still around who know the tanks have live barrels - they would be registered destructive devices - but the local ATF might be long gone - meaning that local commanders may just think they are typical museum tanks - i.e. with demil barrels and inactive fire control systems
meaning they may not even know what he has there
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