1980's Military contract 30 Carbine ammo?

[John22193]

Recently stumbled across these in my travels and I'm curious as to why the US was still having 30 carbine made in the late 80's by Winchester. I was under the impression they had started to release m1 carbines and their ammo to be sold off in the 60's. I know they were issued in Vietnam but the war ended in 1975. So what was this ammo's purpose?

Any answers or thoughts are appreciated

John

[Der Gebirgsjager]

I don't know........but I'd love to have a couple thousand rounds of it!

DG

[avogunner]

I don't know either but I just ordered some more US Army surplus from CMP. When they show up, I doubt they'll be head stamped from the 80's but it'll be good stuff.

Semper Fi.

[15meter]

Korea and I think Italy had 30 carbines until fairly recently in their arsenal. I bought a couple of them from CMP in the last 8-10 years when CMP had them returned. Decent rifles, I think I paid $400 each for a couple of them. The daughter has laid claim to one of them. Second one went to a buddy's girlfriend.

Just wish I had bought as many as they would have let me cart out of the building, the prices have gotten stupid high the last couple of years.

[Outpost75]

Korea, Italy and Israel load M1 carbine ammo, so I doubt the WCC80s ammo would have been produced for export to them.

[30calflash]

May have been a military contract for an overseas buyer.

I've some 303 British made by Winchester from 1983-84 timeframe, was over run from a large foreign country order from what I was told.

[Outpost75]

May have been a military contract for an overseas buyer.

I've some 303 British made by Winchester from 1983-84 timeframe, was over run from a large foreign country order from what I was told.

Some of that WCC84 went to Canada for the Rangers.