HELP IDENTIFYING A CARTRIDGE

dsmc1

September 07, 2013 13:17

I bought this cartridge at a gun show, which is apparently made from a cut-down 50 BMG case. FMJ round nose bullet measures .706". brass case is 1.485" long. Thought the dealer called it a 17x something, but I didn't write it down and just can't remember it.

I would submit a photo, but it looks just like a .45ACP with a Thyroid condition.

Any of you guys recognize it?

Thanks.

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  rufe-snow

  September 07, 2013 13:58

  The lug nuts on my quad are 17 millimeter. I know because I had to hunt up a metric socket, to get them off.
  
  Can't imagine any handgun chambering a 17 millimeter anything. Some wise guys idea of a joke maybe. Lot of this Zombie stuff floating around nowadays. Hornady actually make anti-zombie ammo, in various calibers and gauges.

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  Cheechako

  September 07, 2013 14:19

  17mm is approximately .67 caliber. There are wildcat cartridges with bullets that large in diameter, and larger. Cut down 50 BMG cases are a common parent for wildcat cartridges. The 700 JDJ and 950 JDJ come to mind.
  
  Never underestimate what a confirmed wildcatter will try.

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  Tailgunner1954

  September 07, 2013 17:29

  18x38? (2x a 9x19 Luger)
  Any headstamp on it?

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  dsmc1

  September 07, 2013 17:43

  Headstamped: AFTE 69 94 25 YEARS.
  
  with a 50 BMG size primer

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  rufe-snow

  September 07, 2013 18:02

  quote:Originally posted by dsmc1
  Headstamped: AFTE 69 94 25 YEARS.
  
  with a 50 BMG size primer
  
  
  AFTE might be a abbreviation for the, "Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners"? If that's what it is? It's probably a souvenir commemorating their 25th anniversary. Not real, just something to use as a paperweight?

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