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Found an old 30-06 case high in the mountains while hiking about late this spring. Headstamp reads: RA @ H 18 Is "RA" Remington Arms? I used the @ key to designate the primer (silver color) location. Coincidentally, I found a nice fossilized leaf right near the case! Two good finds, though no bears... Thanks, Brad | ||
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Brad RA should be Remington arms, but check very closely and see if it might be FA which would be Frankford Arsenal. The F and A are usually at the 10:30 and 1:30 position when the year is at the 6:00 position. If the RA are at the 12:00 position then it should be Remington Arms. However I am not an expert in Headstamps | |||
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quote:RA is Remington Arms; H means it was made at their HOBOKEN (NJ) plant; 18 means it was made in 1918. the_captn | |||
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Thanks! 1918... hmmm, that's old! I wonder if this was military "ball" ammo, or could it have been an expanding bullet?.? Because of where I found this case, I assume it was from a shot at a game animal. Any idea's on the bullet weight/style? Brad | |||
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Most likely standard ball that some one used to shoot a deer with. Deer can be kill readly with fmj. I lot of old timers used nothing but mil surplus because that is what they had. | |||
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Yes, and a lot of old timers used to cut off the tip of the bullet in an attempt to create their own soft point bullet...and probably still do. (No, I don't recommend the practice, but it's done.) I'd say this case was indeed quite a find due to its age. I never saw many 1918 headstamps 40 years ago! | |||
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