Ammo Question Who Konws their head stamps?

[RayHill]

I bought a box of 30-06 FMJ the other day from a gun show. There is three different head stamps on the cartridges L C 53 , L C 5 4 , L C 7 2

Anyone know what they mean?

 

[ccain]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's Lake City brass/ammo. And, the numbers represent the manufacturing years.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's Lake City brass/ammo. And, the numbers represent the manufacturing years.

Seconded.

 

[RayHill]

That is a big gap in years for the same one box of ammo isn't it? 1953, 1954 and 1972 Would this be boxed up from bulk surplus supply?

 

[Old Friend]

It is reman ammo, only the brass is milsurp. Lake City would have failed any with dimpled primers. Plus the primers look to be too bright to be period correct.

Best guy on this forum to ask is CanAm.

 

[3macs1]

http://www.odcmp.org/1101/USGI.pdf

Might help
I think it is remanufactured also
Cheers

 

[Brutus]

^Yep, just like Old Friend said. A partnership much like Frontier/Federal back in the day.

 

[tungngroove2000]

perhaps you bought some "reloads"?

 

[Old Friend]

perhaps you bought some "reloads"?

Technically, no. When 30.06 was replaced by .223/5.56 as the US military battle rifle round there were likely millions of 30.06 casings that went to the civi market, or worse, scrap. Many companies bought them up at a bargain and produced loaded ammunition.

I have a box of 30.06 in my safe from a company called "Musgrave", they are soft point with LC casings.

I only keep them cuz the box is kinda cool.

 

[CanAm]

If unfired brass, likely surplus pull-downs

 

[Old Friend]

If unfired brass, likely surplus pull-downs

So any surplus brass was reclaimed from assembled rounds? Don't want to seem obtuse, just don't know the facts.

BTW, Hi Chris!
Jim in Surrey

 

[CanAm]

So any surplus brass was reclaimed from assembled rounds? Don't want to seem obtuse, just don't know the facts.

BTW, Hi Chris!
Jim in Surrey

yes, the military sells them as scrap on the condition they be destroyed (pulled-down) then the parts are reloaded into ammo.

 

[TonyE]

Technically, no. When 30.06 was replaced by .223/5.56 as the US military battle rifle round there were likely millions of 30.06 casings that went to the civi market, or worse, scrap.....

....so what happened to the 7.62mm NATO round?

Regards
TonyE