HELP! CAN ANYONE VERIFY THIS STORY? (photo)

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Back in the '70s at a gun show in Vancouver I obtained a couple of .22rf CB cap rounds headstamped with D in a circle. (see photo below) I was told these were experimental rounds by Dominion from 1939. They were known as "Bang-A-Deer" and were intended for a West Coast shooting gallery. I've never been able to find any printed confirmation of this story. Does anyone have such documentation they would be willing to share? OR, does anyone have any solid evidence to dispute this story? Thanks in advance for any help. mauser

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"Rimfire Cartridge in the US and Canada" confirms they are "Bang-A-Deer" or "KillDeer" CB gallery rounds made 1938-9.
 
"...a .22 made for deer hunting..." Nope. "a West Coast shooting gallery". Long ago CB's(shorter than a short and much less powerful. There's CB's and BB's. CB's are primer powered. BB's have a very small powder charge.) were used at carnival shooting galleries the way corks are today. The name was a marketing term, just like the word 'tactical' is now.
 
Interesting question...

Correct call, sunray. I suppose it gave some gallery shooters "the thrill of the chase" with that exciting name. Now I've got a .22rf researcher down here who publishes stuff on .22rf headstamps questioning the type of letter D used on this CB cap I pictured. The D on it has serifs - where the arc part of the D crosses the upright bar. The Dominion D he illustrates in his webpage is san-serif - WITHOUT the arc crossing. He thinks the san-serif typeface was used on pre-1930 Dominion ammo. Unfortunately I don't have any rounds that old to observe. Anybody got an old partial box they can check headstamps and let me know? mauser
 
Dominion used D in circle on smokeless ammo c1895-1900. Would have copper case. Source as above.
 
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