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WWII .45 ammo

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23 August 2013, 21:02
poprivit
WWII .45 ammo
One box/20 cartridges, of Frankford arsenal "Pistol Ball Caliber .45 M1911 Ammunition Lot F.A. 1301". It's unopened and the cardboard box is in excellent condition. I have no idea as to worth, but I'd be more interested in a trade of some sort than money.

What you got?
05 October 2013, 23:15
butchlambert
I have several boxes that seem the same but are marked WCC. Mine have 50 rounds in them.
26 April 2014, 19:25
0007
Got a box of 20 rounds dated pre-WWI; unfortunately a couple of the rounds decided to commence self-detruction due to corrosive elements, heh, heh.
28 April 2014, 16:24
Edmond
I shot a few FA 43 lots of airdropped to French Resisntance ammunition with a case that is not made of brass.

They all fired without any problem 50 years later and all cases were broken in length after shooting.
19 May 2014, 01:42
N E 450 No2
Edmond

Those 45 ACP cases were made of steel.

I had a friend in the late 60's early 70's that used them for bullseye shooting. He reloaded them several times and they always worked fine.
He used a carbide sizing die and a little case lube.

The best thing about them was that he could pick up his brass at a Match with a magnet mounted on a broomhandle... Cool


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