Donny Fenn1
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- East Kootenays
except the 44 Automag isn't a bottle necked case
my first thought was a wildcatted/reloaded 8mm Kurz as mentioned
my first thought was a wildcatted/reloaded 8mm Kurz as mentioned
Help me identify this brass.
- Thread starter Western Metal Inc
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- Canada/New Zealand
I have to agree that it looks close to 8mm kurz. Some measurements would really help narrow it down...
inky
Regular
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- dauphin, mb
Nuggs
Member
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- Ottawa, On
I saw this in Beverly Hills Cop II!
This was a plot device, some odd casings were found that could not be classified...investigation concluded that they were custom-made handloads, a .308Win case cut down and sized to hold a .44 bullet as ammunition for a .44 AutoMag pistol, ammunition for which was hard to find and/or expensive.
From Wikipedia: "The .44 Auto Mag Pistol (AMP) cartridge was introduced in 1971. Its rimless, straight wall case was originally formed by trimming the .308 Winchester or .30-06 case to 1.30 inches (33 mm)."
This would be the only reason I could think of to cut down a casing from a military caliber that was produced by IVI.
The 44 AMP is straight walled not necked down.
Looks like 8mm Kurz
- Location
- pallisers triangle
looks to short for kurtz. not the right shape in the body ether. it is definatly nato spec 7.62 brass shortened by a wildcatter. as has been said already 308x1.5
measure the length of the case
measure the length of the case
sahara
CGN Regular
- Location
- Hay River, NT
They made a 357 Auto mag. You form cases from 308 brass. Just measure it and put us out of our misery.
Craig0ry
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southen Alberta
I disagree with it looking to short to be 8mm kurz, here's some made from 30'06, also easily done from 7.62x51
Western Metal Inc
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary
Roughly 33 mm long and 8mm wide at the mouth
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Craig0ry
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southen Alberta
and there we have it! How much of the brass did you come by? quite valuable to the right person
Tex Critter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Kingston
BINGO! 7.92 X 33 Kurz formed from 7.62 NATO.
Donny Fenn1
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East Kootenays
If I ever get bored I might rebarrel something in one of my bolts for that, it's "cute"
- Location
- Canada/New Zealand
It's a fantastic little round too - Even though other cartridges out there do much the same thing, I really like it. It behaves like an ultra compact 30-30. In a 308 wildcat it really has a ton of options, and even in .323 it has a wide selection of bullets. Almost no recoil, allows for tiny actions... frankly I love it
TimberWolf_3063
CGN Regular
- Location
- Victoria, B. C.
Sooo...ammo for a StG-44? 7.92x33?
It's a fantastic little round too - Even though other cartridges out there do much the same thing, I really like it. It behaves like an ultra compact 30-30. In a 308 wildcat it really has a ton of options, and even in .323 it has a wide selection of bullets. Almost no recoil, allows for tiny actions... frankly I love it
Would make a neat cz527 carbine.
