Mystery cartridge?

[RugerFan]

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]

My vote would go to the cartridge for the HK MP 7 PDW. DAG headstamp is Dynamit Nobel I believe.

[RugerFan]

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]

Oooooooou. Steel core bullet. Nasty. Mike

[375H&HGuy]

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]

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]

I don' think the steel core have been sold in the US.

Bill

[firefly1957]

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 .