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bverboy
ran across a metal box never been opened until yesterday. says do not use as food container. 192 cartridges, cal .30 ap m2, 8 rd clips, bandoleers, lot lc 13387. red primers with lc 53 stamped on the brass. can i shoot these thru my rem. 30-06? any info appreciated.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    " . can i shoot these thru my rem. 30-06? any info appreciated........yes you can, BUT............they MAY have corrosive primers, you will have to clean the rifle accordingly. CARTOD may be able to help with the lot #
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  • nmyers
    Well, you could shoot it through your Remington if you are plinking or doing informal target shooting. It has a black tip, indicating "armor piercing", suitable for penetrating light armor; so, be sure to use with a dirt backstop. It was made at the US Lake City Arsenal in 1953. I have found that this ammo is almost as accurate as USGI National Match ammo. Obviously, you don't want to use it for hunting.

    The lot number tells me that it is noncorrosive, a big plus. If you want to sell it, I would expect it to bring $100-150 for the can.

    Neal
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  • mark christian
    1953 LC is well into the non corrosive range.
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  • bverboy
    just got a new scope so i thought i would run a few thru to get it close, then use a hunting round. what does lc stand for?
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  • countryfarmer
    lc stands for Lake City, the plant where it was assembled.
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  • v35
    The 150gr M-2 Ball we were issued wasn't black tip. M-1 Ball 173 gr was black tip armor piercing.
    M-2 was used for practice and M-1 for combat.
    We only had WW2 corrosive stocks.
    M-2 Ball Ammo and designation changed since.
    Black tip is the AP designation.
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  • bverboy
    v35, these dudes have a black tip. so are they still 150gr armor piercing?
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  • wpage
    quote:Originally posted by bverboy
    v35, these dudes have a black tip. so are they still 150gr armor piercing?

    Yes
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  • john w
    They are 163 grn ap rounds as said make sure you have a good backround as these will shoot thru a good sized tree or 3/4" of steel or more
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  • babun
    On page 126 of this pdf file , you can find a lot of info about US ammo.
    http://www.dia.mil/publicaffairs/Foia/smcal_vol1.pdf


    bob
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