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  1. 03-26-2011, 06:50 PM #1
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    Help identify my Brass

    Hi.
    I wanted to get some MilSpec .06 brass for a couple projects due to the life expectancy and cost.

    Well, getting 30-06 military once fired brass up here is tough.

    but found some, and now would like help identifying it.
    I know there are many on this board who are very familiar with this stuff, hence I ask here.

    thanks in advance.

    Headstamps as I can read them:
    D.C.Co
    SL
    WRA
    DM
    FA
    LC
    TW

    most dated 42
    there was a couple odd balls, but just a few.

    Now to clean, trim and weigh!
    Last edited by nanuk; 03-26-2011 at 06:52 PM. Reason: missed one
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  2. 03-26-2011, 07:01 PM #2
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    Guess I can post a pic or two... well, 3 and a blurry one!

    here is the whole Lot:



    closer looks:







    Thanks again for the help!

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  3. 03-26-2011, 10:03 PM #3
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    WRA= winchester

    FA= Frankfort Arsenal

    LC= Lake City

    I think.
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  4. 03-26-2011, 10:05 PM #4
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    This is what I remember them to be,

    D.C.Co = Dominion Cartridge Company - I believe this to be a Canadian Company
    SL = St. Louis Arsenal
    WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms
    DM = Des Moines Ordnance Plant
    FA = Frankfort Arsenal
    LC = Lake city Arsenal
    TW Twin City Arsenal
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  5. 03-26-2011, 10:50 PM #5
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    Thanks for that, Guys

    any idea the best way to clean these?

    If I had a tumber, I'd use clean "JackPine Sand"

    my vibrator media didn't work well last time I had some with corrosion.

    I wonder if Silica sand would work OK in a vibrator...

    any thoughts?
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  6. 03-27-2011, 12:14 AM #6
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    I had several hundred mixed '47 stamped brass and I had the best luck with crushed walnut/Kaytee bird cage litter mixed with Nu Finish and a little mineral spirits. Some of the corrosion was just too deep to keep the brass so it went into the recycle box.
    I filled my Lyman 1200 about 3/4 full with the litter and dumped in about 2oz. Nu Finish and about 1oz. mineral spirits.


    http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...uctId=11147343
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  7. 03-27-2011, 06:10 AM #7
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    Lead-1:
    thanks for that.

    If I get to a city that has a PetSmart I'll look into walnut cage litter.

    my local pet store has some but it is very coarse
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    i made a list once ....

    http://www.afte.org/ExamResources/ga...92c372e0f6465c

    http://www.afte.org/ExamResources/ga...stamp-Gallery/

    this site's link's pages is amazing btw
    http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm
    http://cartridgecollectors.org/links.htm

    http://members.shaw.ca/cstein0/heads.htm

    http://stevespages.com/intheadstamps.html
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  9. 03-27-2011, 01:56 PM #9
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    Nanuk, I actually got my walnut pet litter at Walmart, they had the same brand if you have a walmart store closer.
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