25cschaefer
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I found this odd case while working a landscaping gig out in Cokedale, CO. The town is very close to Trinidad, CO so it could be some wildcat of a military cartridge as P.O. Akley and the boys down at the school were cooking up some crazy stuff back in the day.
I don't have my calipers so bare with me.
It has a Lake City '43 head stamp, a rim diameter approximately the same as a 30-06, it has a belt, radiused shoulder, a long neck, and appears to be of the .25 or maybe .22 caliber persuasion.
.270 Win, mystery, 8mm Mauser
Length comparison
Head stamp/rim diameter
Belt
Shoulder and neck compared to the .270
.270 and mystery
22lr fits in the neck with a little slop. Notice the crack.
I don't have my calipers so bare with me.
It has a Lake City '43 head stamp, a rim diameter approximately the same as a 30-06, it has a belt, radiused shoulder, a long neck, and appears to be of the .25 or maybe .22 caliber persuasion.
.270 Win, mystery, 8mm Mauser
Length comparison
Head stamp/rim diameter
Belt
Shoulder and neck compared to the .270
.270 and mystery
22lr fits in the neck with a little slop. Notice the crack.