Thread: Unusual old ammo

When people are doing their compulsory 30 shots for their anual hunting permit over here,they turn up with all shorts of ammo.The oldest batch I have seen is one bloke shooting off 6.5X55 ammo from 1919.All of it went off too.

Each year a few people fire 308W in a 3006.Being confused as its 7.62.

In a mauser action it goes well,the case walls blow straight and the bullet even hits the target.It didn't go so well for a guy using a Tikka T3 though.Gas vented back down the action, the plastic bolt stop melted burning his face.

Here's one even I'm not sure of



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Pete

I was gonna say 22 short due to a lack of scale, but holy crap that's centre fire

Originally Posted by Tommy

I was gonna say 22 short due to a lack of scale, but holy crap that's centre fire

@Tommy

Hint: it's 44 cal

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Pete

.44 Russian

Originally Posted by norsk

.44 Russian

Seems shorter and stumpier? Could be the angle of the photo though.

Is it 44 webley? Google helped haha

Originally Posted by Tommy

Is it 44 webley? Google helped haha

Ooooooh good googling

But nope

It's a close cousin though

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Pete

Originally Posted by norsk

.44 Russian

Nope

They stopped making these in 1939

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Pete

Bulldog?

Originally Posted by Tommy

Bulldog?

Your on to it @Tommy

WRA Co 44 Bulldog

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Pete

Hmmm 45-55?

Originally Posted by Tommy

Hmmm 45-55?

Close

Right caliber

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Pete

Originally Posted by Tommy

Hmmm 45-55?

@Tommy

45 Basic

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Pete

Originally Posted by P38

@Tommy

45 Basic

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Pete

Oh yes I nipped off and forgot to come back to this