Today's Fun Game

[joelogic]

First person to explain this round gets a gold star.
What kind of round is it?
What gun shoots it and causes the crushed head and weird ring?
There were several of these in a 5 gal bucket of regular LC once fired cases.
Headstamp is Lake City 1985.

[phish]

M852, that canelure on the case came from LC that way

kind of gun? obviously a crappy one if it pinches the neck like that

on a serious note, owner must've cut the neck since it was at the end of its life, didn't want somebody picking them up and reloading them

[polygunner]

I think the millitary put the cannalure on the case to differentiate it from battle ammo.
It was loaded with a hollow point bullet so it is not legal in war.
pg

[ZakAttackMan]

I think the millitary put the cannalure on the case to differentiate it from battle ammo.
It was loaded with a hollow point bullet so it is not legal in war.
pg

I have some LC .308 Match cases with cannalures on the case that look almost like that.

[ar15barrels]

That's an M200 blank as denoted by the cannelure on the case.

Check page 164 here: http://www.ar15barrels.com/tech/TM43-0001-27.pdf

owner must've cut the neck since it was at the end of its life, didn't want somebody picking them up and reloading them

This.

[fairfaxjim]

Aw c'mon Randall, wait for us to get some really outrageous answers before you spoil the fun with facts.

[joelogic]

Seems like Randall gets the gold star.

[bruceflinch]

Seems like Randall gets the gold star.

Teacher's Pet!

[phish]

would've sworn it was M852, but took a 2nd look at the picture to compare the scaling compared to your fingers

unless you've got enormous meathooks...

[bfoosh006]

Well, I'll be dog-goned...I never knew 5.56 had any cases with the "cannalured" ring on them.

BTW, page 208 shows the 7.26x51 M852 cases it "looks" like.

[phish]

hmm, what's the case head diameter joelogic?

[joelogic]

Do you really want the case head diameter? Or can I just tell you its a 5.56 case?

[phish]

Or can I just tell you its a 5.56 case?

fair enough, M200

[wikidklown]

Do you really want the case head diameter? Or can I just tell you its a 5.56 case?

So what's the head diameter joe?