New to me headstamp - ** ga

[Corbin Dallas]

Anyone know who makes this 223 ammo?

headstamp is ** ga 18

I can only assume the 18 is for 2018 (ETA my eyes suck, this is 18 not 15 as first thought)

ga doesn't ring a bell and Google AFTE search doesn't come up with a winner.

[The War Wagon]

Brass or steel case?

[The War Wagon]

Something like these?

[QuarterBoreGunner]

Starline I get; what's the 'star dash dash star' one?

And for the OP - did Georgia Arms ever have their own brass?

Something like these?

[The War Wagon]

Starline I get; what's the 'star dash dash star' one?

And for the OP - did Georgia Arms ever have their own brass?

That's ALSO a Starline variant.

I HAVE a buttload of GA Arms .223 reloads - they're always a mixture of Lake City and the occasional commercial brass headstamps. They MAKE some custom-loaded rounds (mostly in hunting rifle calibers), but I don't think they have their own headstamp...

[Corbin Dallas]

I know this is not star line for sure.

These are all the same head stamp, so for sure manufactured.

Got a good pic. Added it to the OP.

[Wykyd]

hmmm thats a tuff one.... here is what i use for headstamps

https://www.cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes?page=headstampcodes#G

[divingin]

Quite a few manufacturers will accept contracts for brass and do a custom headstamp. Might be one of those.

Cartridge Collectors has 2 entries for "GA": Grenfeil & Accles Ltd., Birmingham, UK; the second is an unknown Singapore factory. No mention of the stars.

OP, you might send a message to Starline and ask if that's theirs, but I suspect it isn't (I've never seen Starline brass with a year stamp.)

You could post it on one of the cartridge collection forums and see if you get a response.

Out of curiosity, was that brass in the OP fired out of a sand casted gun?

[J-cat]

Georgia Arms?

[Corbin Dallas]

Quite a few manufacturers will accept contracts for brass and do a custom headstamp. Might be one of those.

Cartridge Collectors has 2 entries for "GA": Grenfeil & Accles Ltd., Birmingham, UK; the second is an unknown Singapore factory. No mention of the stars.

OP, you might send a message to Starline and ask if that's theirs, but I suspect it isn't (I've never seen Starline brass with a year stamp.)

You could post it on one of the cartridge collection forums and see if you get a response.

Out of curiosity, was that brass in the OP fired out of a sand casted gun?

No, that's unfired.

[JackEllis]

Anyone know who makes this 223 ammo?

headstamp is ** ga 18

I can only assume the 18 is for 2018 (ETA my eyes suck, this is 18 not 15 as first thought)

ga doesn't ring a bell and Google AFTE search doesn't come up with a winner.

I see lots of fired cases although I don't usually spend time trying to identify the manufacturer. What I have noticed is, .223 cases are generally labeled as such, while 5.56 cases either have a NATO stamp or the year or both or 5.56 stamped on the head. In this particular instance, I'm wondering if the photo is of a 5.56 case instead of a .223 case.

I don't recognize nor have I seen this headstamp before.

[bumpo628]

The "GA" looks similar to this one from Guardian Ammunition. Plus they both have 3 point primer stakes.

https://static1-bulkammocom.netdna-ssl.com/picture-gallery/image/c2086e27f1d6c14f408fbe857b079227/a/6/a6e668b3d1d1f7f39b34a2608f6e24fc_3.jpg

[mycrstuff]

Why is there an oval firing pin strike on the primer? That looks so weird.

[The War Wagon]

Red lacquer?

Corrosive? I seem to recall corrosive Yugo ammo using red lacquer... don't know if that narrows it down, or confuses it more.

[J-cat]

Why is there an oval firing pin strike on the primer? That looks so weird.