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  1. 01-31-2017, 04:25 PM #21
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    except the 44 Automag isn't a bottle necked case
    my first thought was a wildcatted/reloaded 8mm Kurz as mentioned
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    I have to agree that it looks close to 8mm kurz. Some measurements would really help narrow it down...
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  3. 01-31-2017, 04:32 PM #23
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    Casing id

    Quote Originally Posted by Western Metal Inc View Post
    If you can't read the headstamp - "IVI" "circle with a plus sign in it" and various numbers - 68, 69, 74, 78.... It is boxer primed.
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    Could it be a 7.62.25. Or a Mauser round
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    Quote Originally Posted by TimberWolf_3063 View Post
    I saw this in Beverly Hills Cop II! :P

    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
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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by CUF View Post
    Its an IVI 5.56 converted into a 7.62x25.
    There was no 5.56mm IVI in the 70s
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    They made a 357 Auto mag. You form cases from 308 brass. Just measure it and put us out of our misery.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beater View Post
    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
    I disagree with it looking to short to be 8mm kurz, here's some made from 30'06, also easily done from 7.62x51
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    Roughly 33 mm long and 8mm wide at the mouth
    Last edited by Western Metal Inc; 01-31-2017 at 06:27 PM.
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  10. 01-31-2017, 06:21 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by Western Metal Inc View Post
    33mm long 8mm wide at the mouth
    and there we have it! How much of the brass did you come by? quite valuable to the right person
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