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Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: G0ALY 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!

(http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/members/goalyeb/images/blanks2.jpg)
(http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/members/goalyeb/images/blanks.jpg)

They’re dirty, but still plenty loud!
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: Meatwad on March 01, 2007, 07:59:05 PM: Lucky!
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: Mr No Name on March 01, 2007, 10:46:46 PM: Did they have the M-60 too?
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: Maverick on March 02, 2007, 12:05:30 PM: You'll shoot your eye out kid!
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: Masherbrum on March 02, 2007, 12:13:43 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mr No Name
Did they have the M-60 too?

:huh The M-60 is .308
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: Charon 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.

Charon
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: Mr No Name on March 02, 2007, 07:39:02 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Masherbrum
:huh The M-60 is .308

correct... just typed that off the cuff...
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: VOR on March 02, 2007, 07:58:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Charon
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
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: FiLtH on March 03, 2007, 01:25:48 AM: Be a sport and donate them to your local American Legion post.
Title: Todays auction find (3-1-07)
Post by: Mr No Name on March 03, 2007, 02:00:02 AM: Quote
Originally posted by FiLtH
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.