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Offline G0ALY

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« on: March 01, 2007, 07:42:45 PM »
Hello all, One of the highlights from an estate auction I went to today.  For 3 bucks I bought an old tin with a few thousand 30.06 military blanks!




They’re dirty, but still plenty loud!
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2007, 07:59:05 PM »
Lucky!
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2007, 10:46:46 PM »
Did they have the M-60 too?
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2007, 12:05:30 PM »
You'll shoot your eye out kid!
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2007, 12:13:43 PM »
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Did they have the M-60 too?


:huh   The M-60 is .308
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Offline Charon

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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2007, 03:15:40 PM »
Be aware that they might be corrosively primed. WW2 era was in 30-06, but more recent 30-06 surplus isn't. I believe the changeover was 1951, at least for live ball ammo. No idea on blanks. The headstamp date and google MIGHT help... Nothing that a little boiling water and a funnel won't take care of though.

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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2007, 07:39:02 PM »
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:huh   The M-60 is .308

 
correct... just typed that off the cuff...
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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2007, 07:58:32 PM »
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Be aware that they might be corrosively primed. WW2 era was in 30-06, but more recent 30-06 surplus isn't. I believe the changeover was 1951, at least for live ball ammo. No idea on blanks. The headstamp date and google MIGHT help... Nothing that a little boiling water and a funnel won't take care of though.

Charon


Charon, a guy on another forum turned me onto this technique and I haven't looked back: after firing corrosive, fire a few rounds of non-corrosive. It seems to burn out the salts or something. Bottom line: you can store your piece for a few days without cleaning right away and have no worries about rust. It works really well for me and is sooo simple. When I fire calibers that I don't stock non-corrosive ammo for, I use windex with ammonia generously prior to detailed cleaning. Also works great. I haven't had a fleck of rust or a frosted bore since using these 2 simple techniques, and they're much easier on the hands than boiling water. :aok
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« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2007, 01:25:48 AM »
Be a sport and donate them to your local American Legion post.
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2007, 02:00:02 AM »
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Be a sport and donate them to your local American Legion post.


Considering the way the American Legion uses them, that's an excellent suggestion.
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