.22lr blank??
I picked up a .22lr blank today. The headstamp is a "H". I know this to be a Winchester mark but was wondering if anyone could tell me when it was used? From when to when?[8D]
Thanks,
Bob
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Thanks,
Bob
Stay Alert! Stay Alive. Good luck out there.
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It might be a powerload for a hand held nail driver.Remington makes several 22 blank nail drivers and blanks of several different power levels.It might also be a blank for a sports starting revolver.If it is crimped on the end of the shell,it might be a 22 shotshell.
EvilDr235
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quote:Originally posted by EVILDR235
It might be a powerload for a hand held nail driver.Remington makes several 22 blank nail drivers and blanks of several different power levels.It might also be a blank for a sports starting revolver.If it is crimped on the end of the shell,it might be a 22 shotshell.
EvilDr235
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It's a .22lr blank. Headstamped "H", which indicates Winchester. It is crimped. Never thought about it being a shotshell. The blanks for starter pistols that I have seen were .22 short and in some cases they weren't even .22's.
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Unless there is some sort of color code on the base or crimp (in which case it would be a power load), this is probably a shot load. I'm not sure when Winchester stopped producing these, but it wasn't that far back and the crimped style was introduced before WW2 . . . absent the box, it would be impossible to date it.
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Thanks again Iconoclast.[8D]
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Bob...... Iam not positive, but the "H" might be for "Hilti". Hilti made propellent charge cartridges for stud and nail drivers years ago. They may even still be in business.
I had some of these shells that were labeled "Hilti prop charge"
Joe
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Hilti is still around. They do indeed still make "Powder actuated tools" . All I have seen are .27 caliber and loaded in ten round strips. The strips are color coded to indicate power levels.
Other manufacturers use various .22 blanks to drive the fasteners into concrete or steel. They are USUALLY color coded on the head or the crimp.
PS I have seen .45 caliber studs for these tools, but have never used or even seen the .45 cal tool. Seems like it might have some recoil.
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Lefty, at one time I had some of the Hilti loads in my collection . . . all of them were .27 caliber and had a "HILTI" headstamp. There are also some other European loads in .25 caliber with a 'SINOXIDE' headstamp.
In the US, there have been at least two types of .38 caliber (.38 Spl and .38 ACP (!!)) loads as well as the .45 Long Colt. The .38 ACP was used by Combat Engineers - I have examples of the training dummies (!) but not the live rounds. The .38 Spl type was loaded by Winchester . . . possibly others. The .38 ACP at hand have internally threaded collars for separate studs, the .45 I have seen have the stud & collar integral and the .38 Spl I have seen look more like a .38 S&W blank on steroids than anything else.
I've never seen any of the .22 type which were not color coded, but then within the hobby, this material is considered more of a novelty item rather than true ammunition and I'm sure anyone who works in the construction industry has seen more and different than probably any collector.
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