Comments for It looks like we're all busy today

It looks like we're all busy today

2008-12-15T13:27:28Z

Dusty, Kat, Bill, me... plus, I got caught in a time crunch this morning and didn't get the pics uploaded for yesterday's whatziss answer, so that will have to wait. Perhaps I'll get home for lunch.

So here's a forensic challenge for you geek firearms types.

Here's a shot of two fired cartridges.

What do you think the story is? [Update: I should add that more than one story is possible, but the mostly likely ones are all variations on a theme, so constructive credit will be awarded.]

For those of you who whine about the pics being too small, no context, etc - here's a larger version.

H/t, SezaGeoff from Down Under.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-12-17

2008-12-17T14:35:08Z

And it's up now - here.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-12-16

2008-12-16T21:10:36Z

T-pod - I had so much stuff up today already, I'm saving the reveal for tomorrow.

Comment from Terrapod on 2008-12-16

2008-12-16T20:11:19Z

Well, you all have me on the hook now..... so what exactly is it that produced the shell on the right? :-))

Comment from AW1 Tim on 2008-12-15

2008-12-16T01:34:41Z

Maybe it's for the blank cartridge the Navy uses with the M-14 line gun.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/26/m14-with-shot-line-adapter/

Comment from Josh on 2008-12-15

2008-12-16T00:45:01Z

See, I saw that and my first thought was .308-based wildcat round...although upon closer inspection, the taper at the very very end probably rules that out...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T22:05:38Z

And, I would wonder, too - military or commercial ammo?

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T22:01:53Z

When that happens, Martin, are you shooting virgin brass or reloads?

Comment from Martin Morehouse on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T21:53:51Z

Funny, when I do that I always get neck splits in the ex-308 brass. I think this may be something else.

Comment from WirelessGuy on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T20:23:44Z

Well, sure looks like a 308 FIRED in a 45-70 to me! Though, surprized that the case isn't split or something.

Comment from Flock of One on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T19:57:46Z

Yeah, I'll go with .308 in an '06 chamber. End of the cartridge is tapering just at the point the .30-06 would.

Comment from Eagle 1 on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T17:57:25Z

Yeah, I seem to remember reading a story about a guy shooting the National Matches at Camp Perry, was shooting both a .308 and an -06 Garand in different matches and discovered to his horror when he was policing his brass that he was the proud owner of what now appeared to be .45-70 Govt brass. Oops! Didn't help his scores either!

Eagle 1

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T16:23:12Z

Well, I'll help you there, Terrapod, since everybody is defaulting to the 7.62x51/.308 Winchester anyway... the round on the left is a .308 Winchester.

Comment from Terrapod on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T16:16:44Z

7.62X51 fired in 30.06 chamber would be my guess, pity you did not place a metric or inch scale next to them....

Comment from Matt Maynard on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T15:58:45Z

7.62 NATO fired in a Garand.

Comment from Pogue on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T15:43:26Z

Well, my guess is the one on the right started life as a .308 Winchester (or 7.62mm NATO) and was fired in a Navy Garand that had the chamber insert in the .30-06 barrel it was issued with. The inserts had the nasty habit of ejecting with the brass. Perhaps the attached to the case on the left?

Comment from Tomcatshanger on 2008-12-15

2008-12-15T15:42:28Z

Star Crimp .308 blank fired in a 30.06?