Curious find

[conor_90]

Found ~1.5m in the ground

Core has slipped a bit and its a bit malformed

303 170 something grain round nose FMJ? Whatever for?

 

[9.3mauser]

Dominion/CIL used to load a 170 gr fmj for the .30/30. I'm not sure if they could be had in .32 Special too.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Found ~1.5 in the ground

Core has slipped a bit and its a bit malformed

303 170 something grain round nose FMJ? Whatever for?

Oh My , these two pics will trigger one or two on CGN, but maybe the bullet choice was all they had available for Grandpa's gun?
Rob

 

[conor_90]

What the heck bullet is it is the question? The cannelure diameter seems to be the least squashed?

Why those two pics in particular? Am I not using the calipers right?

 

[FLHTCUI]

What the heck bullet is it is the question? The cannelure diameter seems to be the least squashed?

Why those two pics in particular? Am I not using the calipers right?

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[Joel]

Wow...that's a weird one Conor!

 

[9.3mauser]

I think the amount of corrosion on it is throwing off your measurements. I still think it's a .30-30 bullet.

 

[conor_90]

Did the dominion rounds have a round nose? What was their intended use?

 

[9.3mauser]

I'm not sure what the intended purpose was. We had a couple of rounds kicking around the house when I was a kid, but they got fired off in a plinking session.

 

[DOUGLAS D]

I love digging up stuff like that.
I used to turn up very corroded 45-70 balloon head brass and 44 rimfire cases from a Henry rifle in the folks potato patch.
Makes me think someone a couple hundred years from now will have a field day digging up my 100 yard backstop dirt.

 

[Buckmastr]

Looks like the slugs the skinners pulled out of my sable in Mozambique. Local poachers used home made black powder rifles and shot chunks of rebar etc at animals with limited success.

 

[conor_90]

I'd buy that it is one of those 30/30 loads. Wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the projectile itself if anyone has one.

The question remains though; why om earth does anyone need a rn fmj 30/30 lol

 

[Slimbo]

Didn’t the PCMR 94s come with hardball 30-30 ammo?

 

[conor_90]

Ah, dominion must have overproduced in anticipation of a Japanese invasion and moved to selling them commercially

 

[Slimbo]

You didn’t dig it up with any Japanese sailor skeletons did you?

 

[Gatehouse]

Yes, the PC rangers were issued 30-30 FMJ. From what I recall hearing, anyway. I wasn't around back then.

 

[Slimbo]

If you Google it you will find pics of PCMR hardball 30-30 marked both Kleanbore and CIL