Is this 06 or what???

[pagedeveloper]

OK.. I have learned my lesson from last time. I will have pic's of the head stamp before I post. The case is the the general size of an 06. It is much shorter and smaller mouth. On the head stamp it is LC 52. Looking on line I read it was from Lake City, and it should be 30-06. So I am not sure, the primer is untouched, and has a red line around it.

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[krwada]

That looks like an '06. The primer looks crimped too.

[mark501w]

Measure the out side neck . Might be a 25'06.

[rg1]

Yes it does look like somebody necked down a 30-06 to a 25-06? The 25-06 and 30-06 have the same size case body with different neck sizes.

[pagedeveloper]

I have some 25-06 that I got also with this brass. The neck is the same size, but the over all length is way shorter. It is at least 1 inch shorter. So I am now guessing it is a 25-XX... I looked at the 257 roberts, and it does not appear to match..

[foesgth]

LC 52 should be 30-06. LC 52 should be the first of the non corrosive . If it has been necked down someone may have been using it for a wildcat. It seems strange someone would use 30-06 brass for 270 but stranger things have happend

[pagedeveloper]

Actually looking at it, it might be a 243 from what I can tell. I am still not sure, I might just put it into the recycle bin. It would be said, since it all has primers on them. Measuring the length, it does match the 243 size.

[milotrain]

If it says LC52 then it's very likely that it is .30-06, but it certainly looks to have been wildcatted. With the primer crimped in like that I suspect someone pulled the bullet, dumped the powder and stuck it in a die with no decapping rod. You could try depriming one, being very slow and gentle wearing gloves and a eye pro/face shield.

[Germz]

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[gunboat]

Since 308 was introduced in 52 it could possibly be an early 7.62x51 -
However my guess is that it is a 30/06 on the way to being a 250 savage or as you indicated perhaps 243.
I still have a set of forming dies to do this 06 to 250.

When 06 brass was cheap, we made just about everything from it.
7.7jap, 7.5swiss, 6.5x55 , 7x57, 257 roberts, 6.5x257 , 308, 35whelan, 270w and on and on --

Why toss it, it is useful to someone --

[pagedeveloper]

I would agree that it might be useful to someone, but until I can get a better idea on what it is, it is hard to see if anyone wants it. I know, on my bench, I have a couple 6.5x55 35 Rem, 44-40 that I am looking to sell. I have others as well...

[Bumslie]

Why don't you take out your calipers and take some measurements? Cartridge length and the inside diameter of the neck?

[pagedeveloper]

I did measure it in length, and it was 2 1/4 in length, and the mouth width is 4/16 of an inch. I do not have any calipers as of now. I have a mic that I can use. I will do that tomorrow, or early next week.

[CEDaytonaRydr]

It definitely started life as .30-06. I have some of that brass but as was mentioned, it could have been necked down to .270, 25-06, or something else. Suggest you get a set of calipers from Harbor Freight, and measure the inside diameter if the case neck...

You can certainly form it back to .30-06, or cut down to .308,
.243 or turn it into Arisaka. The possibilities are endless!!

[Bumslie]

So are you just here asking what brass it is so you can sell them?