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30.06
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Do you have any open that you can just look up the head stamp?
The red stripe on the box does not mean tracer.
I've seen regular full metal jacket (ball) ammo packaged that way for military use, World War II era.
I've seen regular full metal jacket (ball) ammo packaged that way for military use, World War II era.
found this on CMP forum
If we're talking about US military surplus ammo, made in the USA, then any .30-06 ammo made in or before 1951 should be corrosive, and the last half of 1951 is when Lake City Army Ammunition Plant switched over to only non-corrosive primers for .30-06 ammo. So, if you see '52 on the headstamp, or later, you should be good if you wanted to shoot it without the hassle of corrosive ammo cleaning procedures.
Note that many other countries of the world used .30-06 weapons throughout the 20th century, and their domestic ammo plants may have chosen to use corrosive primers until a much later date, 1970s even.
Note that many other countries of the world used .30-06 weapons throughout the 20th century, and their domestic ammo plants may have chosen to use corrosive primers until a much later date, 1970s even.
DEN = Denver Army Ordnance Plant.
A huge ammunition factory built in 1941, and closed right after the war ended in 1945.
The site is still in use by various federal agencies who took up the empty factory buildings and had new buildings constructed at the site, on the west side of Denver.
A huge ammunition factory built in 1941, and closed right after the war ended in 1945.
The site is still in use by various federal agencies who took up the empty factory buildings and had new buildings constructed at the site, on the west side of Denver.
Denver Ordnance Plant | Articles | Colorado Encyclopedia
The Denver Ordnance Plant in Lakewood produced ammunition during World War II. The plant was the largest federal project in Colorado history before its conversion into the Federal Center, which today houses dozens of government agencies.
coloradoencyclopedia.org
