May 2, 2023 #1 dieselrealtor Master Rating - 100% 186 0 0 Nov 5, 2010 3,732 77 Morgan County Sorting some 45acp & found this;
May 2, 2023 #2 johntheplinker Master Rating - 100% 28 0 0 Oct 3, 2008 4,260 149 On a hill in Perry C Neat. Early production, too!
May 2, 2023 #3 O Oro Plinker Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Jan 8, 2010 6 3 My grandfather engineered ammunition trains from that plant through most of WWII, after it was converted. That’s pretty cool
My grandfather engineered ammunition trains from that plant through most of WWII, after it was converted. That’s pretty cool
May 2, 2023 #4 Slow Hand Master Rating - 99.4% 153 1 0 Aug 27, 2008 3,246 149 West Side I’m used to seeing EC in steel cases. Neat to see a brass one!
May 3, 2023 #5 dieselrealtor Master Rating - 100% 186 0 0 Nov 5, 2010 3,732 77 Morgan County From the small amount of looking I did, it appears they only did brass 1 year, 43-45 were steel
May 3, 2023 #6 snorko Grandmaster Site Supporter Rating - 100% 372 0 0 Apr 3, 2008 8,634 113 Evansville, IN Bullets by the Billions was a short book written on the wartime plant. Ian from Forgotten Weapons did a short review: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/book-review-bullets-by-the-billion/ I appraised the plant some years ago. The then owner had a bunch of memorabilia.
Bullets by the Billions was a short book written on the wartime plant. Ian from Forgotten Weapons did a short review: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/book-review-bullets-by-the-billion/ I appraised the plant some years ago. The then owner had a bunch of memorabilia.
May 6, 2023 #7 Squid556 Expert Rating - 100% 13 0 0 Feb 26, 2022 1,265 113 Wabash Co. Does anybody here collect headstamps? I've been for a few years. Kinda fun finding the old stuff and learning where it came from. I've got some pics if I can remember to take later.
Does anybody here collect headstamps? I've been for a few years. Kinda fun finding the old stuff and learning where it came from. I've got some pics if I can remember to take later.
May 7, 2023 #8 R rhslover Marksman Rating - 100% 1 0 0 Mar 6, 2012 209 28 I was going to toss a 30-06 case I had due to a cracked neck, had a date of 1908 on it.
May 7, 2023 #9 Reale1741 Marksman Rating - 100% 11 0 0 Apr 22, 2020 272 63 Jeffersonville I've got a few rounds of it laying around... All Evansville dated 1943 and 1944. Surprisingly, this stuff still shoots like new!
I've got a few rounds of it laying around... All Evansville dated 1943 and 1944. Surprisingly, this stuff still shoots like new!
May 8, 2023 #10 Aszerigan Whitetail Trading Co. Industry Partner Rating - 100% 391 0 0 Aug 20, 2009 6,084 113 Bean Blossom, IN Reale1741 said: I've got a few rounds of it laying around... All Evansville dated 1943 and 1944. Surprisingly, this stuff still shoots like new! View attachment 274630 View attachment 274631 Click to expand... That's some neat stuff right there !
Reale1741 said: I've got a few rounds of it laying around... All Evansville dated 1943 and 1944. Surprisingly, this stuff still shoots like new! View attachment 274630 View attachment 274631 Click to expand... That's some neat stuff right there !