Thread: 30-06 brass

Greetings All,
By all accounts there was a lot of surplus ammunition about after WW 2, both .30-06 and .303. Denver .30-06 brass DEN was sought after as it had a hard head that took a lot of pressure before it expanded. Denver brass was likely responsible for many of the fire cracker hot loads in early handloading data from the intrepid years. Recently a few DI Z 1942 head stamped .303 cases arrived in my shed. DI stands for Defence Industries in Montreal. Z means they were originally loaded with nitro cellulose powder and 1942 stands for well 1942. The cases were boxer primed, once fired and in good condition so they were neck annealed and hand loaded with 174 grain round nose projectiles for my scoped .303. The rifle was made in 1942 at Long Branch in Toronto just upstream from Montreal. I don't know about you but I find that an elegant outcome.
Regards Grandpamac.