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Shadow62
i have 4 shells that say
L C 67 match on the head stamp
and they are FMJ
shorter than a 30-06 but
about the same length as
an SKS 7.62x39 anyone know
what caliber these might be?

i can take a pic but i will
have to e-mail it to you
i compared the rounds in question
to the SKS 7.62X39 and they are longer
then the SKS, i am leaning toward
the .308

Shadow62
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  • HeavyBarrel
    L C could be "lake cities" probably 7.62 or 5.56mm
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  • CHGOTHNDER
    Do a google and type in Bullet head stamp and there is a webpage that list all known headstamps. Very usefull at the PD. Here's a good one...http://members.shaw.ca/cstein0/heads.htm

    PJ

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  • Laredo Lefty
    Sounds like you may have a 7.62x51 or .308, but they are longer than the AK & SKS round which is 39mm in length. Or it may be 5.56 or .223 caliber which is the round used in the military M-16 rifles.

    My guess is you have a 5.56mm or .223rem caliber as it is very close to the AK & SKS round in length.

    The LC is for Lake City and they made ammo for competition and sniping that was more accurate than the standard "ball" ammo and was stamped "match".

    Joe
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  • rufe-snow
    Years back, during the Viet Nam war there was a bunch of American made 7.62 x 39 ammo floating around. It had a Lake City Headstamp, ( don't remember it being marked "Match" though).

    Story was, it was made for the Cambodian Army because we had sabotaged their normal commie ammo with C 3.

    Since their was no commerical 7.62 x 39 available during that time frame, ( early 70's ) it was highly prized and expensive if you could even get your hands on it.

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  • ContacFront
    Most like you have Lake City Match Ammo in 308. Good stuff.
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  • remingtongeo
    You need a lot more than 4 rounds of Lake City 67 to have fun at the range.[:D] It is most likely 7.62 (308) with a 168 gain hollow point. Not bad stuff for under 600 yards.

    I take it that you don't have a 308. Now that you have the ammo, you'll have to buy the rifle.[:D]


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  • Herschel
    Lake City didn't start loading the 168 grain HP bullets until after 1967. Your saying it is FMJ confirms that it is 7.62 Match 118 loaded with a 173 grain boattail bullet to a velocity of 2550 FPS. Later they learned of the superior accuracy of the 168 HPBT bullet and started making match ammo with it. The army first started pulling bullets from the M118 and inserting the 168 grain HPBT bullet. It was called "Mexican Match" and was used for a short time before Lake City started loading M852 which was the 7.62 Match case with a 168 bullet to a velocity of 2550 FPS. This is probably more than you wanted to know.
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  • Shadow62
    Herschel,
    its not more than i wanted to know
    its exactly what i wanted to know
    [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

    thanks for all the feedback

    if i had a full box i would give them away

    Shadow62
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  • Iconoclast
    Just FWIW, the 7.62x39 loaded by LC in the 1960s had no headstamps - theoretically "sterile" ammo for covert ops. Ball, dummy & blank loadings, although the ball is about all one ever sees.

    Shadow, "MATCH" designation appears *only* on .30-06 and 7.62x51 NATO rounds. Herschel nailed the identity.

    "There is nothing lower than the human race - except the french." (Mark Twain)
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