lightman
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Those are some cool finds! Its neat that you have researched the history.
Its not rare but I couldnt figure out why I couldnt seat the round untill I looked inside.
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Stepped casing. Looks like 9mm.So, what is this? Curious minds want to know.
Brought home a 30mm shell from a General Electric shooting range once. I wanted a loaded one but they wouldn't let me leave with it. So I settled for the casing. Not "rare" but not something everyone has sitting on their book shelf.
Picture added. The 30mm case next to a live 50BMG round. Another range pickup.
Back in 62 i was in the US Army stationed in NO LA. We did field exercises in the Fla. panhandle called St.Joe spit near Mexico beach. Anyhow It was all sand, feral hogs and steers. The Air Force must have used it for strafing or tatget practice at some time as i found many .50 Cal fired brass and spent bullets that had the rifleing marks on them. Still have them in my memory box. When i get home I'll post the headstamps if anyone is interested.
Probably a .50 Action Express, available in the Desert Eagle.50 GI. Looked like a 45 ACP but a little bigger, didn't even know such a round existed.