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Headstamp Experts... Old 30-06 Case?
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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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Found an old 30-06 case
Headstamp reads:

RA
@
H 18

RA is Remington Arms; H means it was made at their HOBOKEN (NJ) plant; 18 means it was made in 1918.

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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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