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RugerFan
05-22-2012, 05:59 AM
Anyone want to take a guess as to today’s mystery centerfire cartridge? This turned up at the ASP and the ammo handler there doesn’t know what it is (and neither do I). A lot of confiscated ammo gets turned in, but most of it is 7.62x39 and 7.62x54R. This loner is a head scratcher. I took some measurements with a dial caliper. The bullet ogive seems to begin right after the case mouth, but as far as I can tell, the bullet dia is either .19” or .20".
Head stamp: DAG 05
Cart. OAL: 1.510”
Case length: 1.20”
Bullet dia: .19” or .20”
Outside neck dia: .205”
Case head dia: .308”
Case shoulder dia: .303”
http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l449/wolf913/Mysteryround.jpg
375H&HGuy
05-22-2012, 06:51 AM
My vote would go to the cartridge for the HK MP 7 PDW. DAG headstamp is Dynamit Nobel I believe.
RugerFan
05-22-2012, 07:09 AM
My vote would go to the cartridge for the HK MP 7 PDW. DAG headstamp is Dynamit Nobel I believe.
Looking at the specs here (4.6x30mm) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HK_4.6%C3%9730mm the numbers are real close. Good call!
captaint
05-22-2012, 07:41 AM
Oooooooou. Steel core bullet. Nasty. Mike
375H&HGuy
05-22-2012, 07:55 AM
It came to mind since I watched an episode of Tac TV last night with Larry Vickers and he was talking about the rifle and shooting it.
WILCO
05-22-2012, 09:29 AM
My vote would go to the cartridge for the HK MP 7 PDW. DAG headstamp is Dynamit Nobel I believe.
Yep. You're correct!
http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm
Dynamit Nobel A-G, Troisdorf, Germany, (previously Geco and DNG Gustav Genchow, Karlsruhe)
MtGun44
05-23-2012, 09:49 AM
I don' think the steel core have been sold in the US.
Bill
firefly1957
05-23-2012, 07:41 PM
Steel core is not illegal in U.S. in rifles only in pistols I found several 5.?X39 Russian rounds that misfired at the range all have steel cores .
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