Can anyone identify this ammo?

[Kaponeoh]

Got 6 boxes of 42 rounds of .45, just looking to see what it is and what I should do with it.
Thanks

Kap

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[MilitaryCollectorMark]

Looks to be milsurp 45 acp pistol ammo?

 

[Kaponeoh]

Looks to be milsurp 45 acp pistol ammo?

That's what I have gathered so far! Is it ok to shoot?

 

[inthehizzy]

I don’t see why not. Looks very familiar. Wear appropriate eye and ear protection.

 

[Paul_T]

What's the headstamp?

Def milsurp - I'd shoot it.

 

[cement head]

Got 6 boxes of 42 rounds of .45, just looking to see what it is and what I should do with it.
Thanks

Kap

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I'm looking at the primers . the color of them . clean as if shooting corrosive ammo . could be WW2 production . put boiling water through your barrel then dry then lightly oil it.

 

[Kaponeoh]

What's the headstamp?

Def milsurp - I'd shoot it.

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[jonnyc]

Most (all?) Canadian wartime ammo was non-corrosive, IIRC. In any case, clean as corrosive and you'll never have a problem.

 

[Keller]

Defense Industries Canada. WWII production.
Haven't found any info yet on if it is corrosive or not.

 

[Keller]

Most (all?) Canadian wartime ammo was non-corrosive, IIRC. In any case, clean as corrosive and you'll never have a problem.

I thought the same thing, but I'm starting to find this may not be the case.

Be safe and treat it as corrosive, unless you want to test it to know for sure.

 

[Kaponeoh]

Ok awesome guys, thanks for the info, I will take a box to the range and report back!

 

[M1-Garand]

I suspect its non corrosive, I have a lot of .303 rifle ammo made by Defense Industries during the war, non corrosive.
But like other posters have said, rinse out the barrel with water to be sure and oil it.

 

[Craig0ry]

Being from 1942 it does have some collector value as well.

 

[Butcherbill]

Pull a couple apart an do the nail test, will tell you if it’s corrosive or not.

 

[Beater]

shot lots of it in the past. it will be NC

 

[Paul_T]

Defense Industries (was a division of CIL) ammo was generally not corrosive, I would do a nail test to confirm.

I'm shooting 30-06 DI S.A. Ball ammo from same era with no issues but the 30-06 will have a different primer than your 45ACP stuff.

 

[green]

WW2 ammo made by Dominion Cartridge (DC hs) and Defence Industries (DI hs) had non corrosive primers. Dominion Arsenals (DA hs ) had corrosive primers.

 

[badgreenbird]

Was that from the Ward's auction last weekend? I think there were a couple of lots that had similar ammo

 

[Kaponeoh]

Was that from the Ward's auction last weekend? I think there were a couple of lots that had similar ammo

It came from a friends grandfather who passed away, i have lots to sort through and a few neat rifles as well!