The brass in question is .38 S&W. The h/s reads; FMI ASSOC - no other markings. The brass also has large primer pockets. Anybody know who made these?
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The brass in question is .38 S&W. The h/s reads; FMI ASSOC - no other markings. The brass also has large primer pockets. Anybody know who made these?
I usually use this website to ID headstamps
http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes
But I did not see yours listed
I appreciate it doc - I've already looked there. The fact that the cases have LP primer pockets - together with the h/s has me curious.
Cowboy action fast draw competition ammo , uses a large primer and a wax bullet . No powder .
No idea who made it , but I've seen the head stamp on the fast draw ammo before .
Thank you very much redneck1! So - I'm assuming it was never meant to be fired with a conventional bullet. Any comments on whether it would be safe or not to load and fire this brass with a conventional bullet?
Why bother if there is any question? It’s just not worth it.
Doc, I just paid good money for them - had the seller told me exactly what I was buying I'd have looked elsewhere. Anyway, I sectioned a .38 spl. federal h/s case and 1 of the .38 s&w cases in question. The .38 s&w case is thicker in the web area than the .38 spl. case. A #46 (.081") drill bit was a tight slip fit in the flash hole of both cases. Every dimension in a cartridge drawing was a close match for those on a case I measured. I'm not seeing anything here to tell me that it wouldn't be safe to load them.
You'll have to adjust your loads accordingly for the large primer and what might be a slightly reduced case capacity .
If you have a quantity of them it might just be easier to see if you can find a cowboy action shooter who might want them to load practice ammo .
At one time if you bought 10 K brass you could have it imprinted whatever you wanted.
Understood on the purchase. As with anything, work up your load. Let us know how it all works out.
that would be fun thinking about what to stamp them with (mt)
Well this is really out in left field but seems like once upon a time there was such a thing as a very heavy duty munition powered nail/anchor gun but I have no idea caliber or any other info ..just a grey memory ...but it could explain the "industrial" type name on the case head????
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