Oddball rounds

[CLT65]

This is a continuation to the "Guess these cartridges" thread, thought a new thread would be easier.

These are just a few that I shoot, some more common than others, and none are terribly obscure or rare. The particular specimens in the photo are oddballs from my collection; extra points for identifying what they are besides cartridge designation.

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[TTSX]

The only one I'm positive about is #2 being 5.45x39mm due to the red ring. Others, judging from the last thread I could guess on but they'd be juuuuust enough different where if be wrong

 

[Andy54Hawken]

#9 is a cooper cased .22 short..loaded with black powder....I have some of those myself...very cool display you have there.
Andy

 

[TTSX]

So... Does #9 break the speed of smell?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Here is a fun "odd ball round" that I have ...
Andy

 

[Mr Smith]

#3 goes in my current fav AR15. Gotta love that cheap russian ammo

#28 looks like it goes in my bigger AR

 

[Superglide]

#4--- I'm coming up blank

 

[Flopsweat]

#4--- I'm coming up blank

 

[KKG]

A guess would be that #4 is a .30 Carbine blank.

 

[MountainBear]

#13 or #14 might be .30 Luger (7.63x25) or 7.62x25 tokarev.

 

[SUPER X]

This is a continuation to the "Guess these cartridges" thread, thought a new thread would be easier.

These are just a few that I shoot, some more common than others, and none are terribly obscure or rare. The particular specimens in the photo are oddballs from my collection; extra points for identifying what they are besides cartridge designation.

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#26 carcano ?

 

[CLT65]

Sorry for the slow reply. Family duties; it was family swim night at the local pool and the kids have really been wanting to go.

The only one I'm positive about is #2 being 5.45x39mm due to the red ring. Others, judging from the last thread I could guess on but they'd be juuuuust enough different where if be wrong

Yep, but that round wasn't cheap. I think it was actually the most I ever spent on one cartridge. Yes, I paid $10 for one round of 5.45mm, but it was in the late '80s when they didn't exist in the West. The guy I got it from told me it came from Afghanistan.

#9 is a cooper cased .22 short..loaded with black powder....I have some of those myself...very cool display you have there.

Thank you! Very close, it's actually an RWS BB cap, primer powered, no powder at all. I bought a little tin of them back in the '80s because I thought they were cool. This one is from that tin.

So... Does #9 break the speed of smell?

Barely! They just make a tiny pop.

#3 goes in my current fav AR15. Gotta love that cheap russian ammo

#28 looks like it goes in my bigger AR

I figured #3 would mislead a few people. I'm pretty sure there's never been an AR made in this chambering. In fact, this cartridge was only made in one country, for one model of rifle. It's frustratingly hard to find good ammo nowadays because it really is a neat rifle.

#28 is another sneaky one that looks a lot like a round that it isn't. It's not chambered in ARs, that I know of, but if you live in a certain mountainous European country, you might have a government issued Sturmgewehr in this caliber stored in your closet at home.

A guess would be that #4 is a .30 Carbine blank.

#4--- I'm coming up blank

Of course, a .30 Carbine Grenade Launching blank.

#13 or #14 might be .30 Luger (7.63x25) or 7.62x25 tokarev.

One of each! (Though the .30 Luger is actually 7.65x21) Those specimens are both circa WWI vintage.

#26 carcano ?

No, it looks a lot like one, but it's a larger caliber bullet, and a different country. (Clue- often called by two different names, for two different countries on opposite sides of the world.)

 

[SUPER X]

Sorry for the slow reply. Family duties; it was family swim night at the local pool and the kids have really been wanting to go.



Yep, but that round wasn't cheap. I think it was actually the most I ever spent on one cartridge. Yes, I paid $10 for one round of 5.45mm, but it was in the late '80s when they didn't exist in the West. The guy I got it from told me it came from Afghanistan.



Thank you! Very close, it's actually an RWS BB cap, primer powered, no powder at all. I bought a little tin of them back in the '80s because I thought they were cool. This one is from that tin.


Barely! They just make a tiny pop.


I figured #3 would mislead a few people. I'm pretty sure there's never been an AR made in this chambering. In fact, this cartridge was only made in one country, for one model of rifle. It's frustratingly hard to find good ammo nowadays because it really is a neat rifle.

#28 is another sneaky one that looks a lot like a round that it isn't. It's not chambered in ARs, that I know of, but if you live in a certain mountainous European country, you might have a government issued Sturmgewehr in this caliber stored in your closet at home.




Of course, a .30 Carbine Grenade Launching blank.


One of each! (Though the .30 Luger is actually 7.65x21) Those specimens are both circa WWI vintage.


No, it looks a lot like one, but it's a larger caliber bullet, and a different country. (Clue- often called by two different names, for two different countries on opposite sides of the world.)

Must be mauser

 

[beavernation]

This is a continuation to the "Guess these cartridges" thread, thought a new thread would be easier.

These are just a few that I shoot, some more common than others, and none are terribly obscure or rare. The particular specimens in the photo are oddballs from my collection; extra points for identifying what they are besides cartridge designation.

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Ok .....between my binge reading on SB 501 and my daily trips to BiMart to binge buy ammo, I will play......Fill in the blanks Fellas?......
1. 243 Win.
2. 5.45
3.
4. 30 Carbine Blank
5. 22 Hornet
6.
7. 500 S& W
8.357 Mag
9. RWS BB Cap
10.
11. 22WRF
12. 9MM Luger
13. 30 Luger
14 7.62 Tokarev
15.
16.
17 .
18. 45 ACP
19. .410 Shotshell (aluminum)
20. Euro 30-30Rimmed
21.
22. 6.5R Jap
23.
24.
25.
26.
27. 7.62 Nato
18. 7.62 Kurz

 

[CLT65]

Ok .....between my binge reading on SB 501 and my daily trips to BiMart to binge buy ammo, I will play......Fill in the blanks Fellas?......
1. 243 Win. Close, not quite
2. 5.45. Yes
3.
4. 30 Carbine Blank. Yes
5. 22 Hornet. Yes, 1959 USGI fmj
6.
7. 500 S& W. Yes
8.357 Mag. No, the big .500 next to it just makes it look small
9. RWS BB Cap. Yes
10.
11. 22WRF No, but close. Think older and bigger.
12. 9MM Luger Yes. This one is a Swedish blank. I shot some of these in my Hi-Power once and ruined the barrel. Century paid for a new barrel.
13. 30 Luger Yes
14 7.62 Tokarev Yes, well actually a .30 Mauser but essentially the same thing
15.
16.
17 .
18. 45 ACP Yes. This one is dated 1912.
19. .410 Shotshell (aluminum) yes
20. Euro 30-30Rimmed No, think old Europe military
21.
22. 6.5R Jap I assume you meant #23. If so then yes.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27. 7.62 Nato No, older
18. 7.62 Kurz. The German Sturmgewehr shoots the 7.92 Kurz, but the Swiss have a modern rifle that they also call the Sturmgewehr, that shoots this round.

 

[CLT65]

Must be mauser

Yessir, 7.65mm Belgian (or Argentine) Mauser

 

[Ownerus]

#3 looks like 7.62 x 45

 

[Ownerus]

And #20 looks like 8 x 56R

 

[CLT65]

You're batting a thousand, keep going!

 

[CLT65]

I'm surprised nobody's gotten #25. It's a pretty popular round nowadays. Here's a photo of the headstamp if that helps:



Yes, that's the date (month/year), and no it's not a rimfire. It's an early "inside primed" cartridge.