Mystery caliber

[sphingta]

good afternoon, I won an auction of brass. I’m cleaning it up and then sorting out. I took a chance and it and pretty much need none of it. There were 20 pieces of 308 fireformed to basically straight except the mouth which looks like it had a crimp on it. I’m assuming it was done in a chamber shorter than the brass but have no idea what the conversion was to. Anyone have any idea what it might be? Also I have 60 pieces of 338-40 ackley improved. It headstamped 30-40 krag. If anyone wants to try and convert it back let me know and for a small price($20) and a prepaid little usps box I think is like ten bucks you can have it.

 

[RL338]

Pictures would help.
308 fired in a 30-06? Would be a tough one on the extractor.

 

[hunter24605]

no idea, but a 416-308 sounds interesting. Or like mentioned, fired in an -06

 

[sphingta]

Going to throw it out as I have thousands of 308 brass but I’m ADD and kinda need to know what it is. I don’t remember any cut down 308 except an odd pistol round which I don’t remember.

 

[sphingta]

 

[sphingta]

I believe it might have been the start of 44 automag. Just don’t know what it would have been fired in. Maybe a 30-06 ackley chamber

 

[sphingta]

Thought I posted pictures twice but I don’t see them

 

[JD338]

Looks like it was fired in a 30-06

JD338

 

[Yoteklr]

Looks like it was fired in a 30-06

JD338

That's what I thought. 20 pc, seems he fired an entire box of ammo!!!!!!

 

[sphingta]

That’s what had me scratching my head. Why? Guess I’ll never know.

 

[JD338]

Years ago a guy showed up at the club range to sight in a 7mm Rem Mag. He wanted to use 7x57 Mauser ammo because the smaller shell would kick less.

JD338

 

[300WSM]

Years ago a guy showed up at the club range to sight in a 7mm Rem Mag. He wanted to use 7x57 Mauser ammo because the smaller shell would kick less.

JD338

Come now....

Mauser Schmauser....

He probably thought Mauser is close to Magnum. It's gotta work.

 

[sphingta]

Yes both start with an M. Same thing and the both have a 7

 

[300WSM]

Yes both start with an M. Same thing and the both have a 7

Exactly...
It's gotta work, right?

Kinda close is the new precision reloading

 

[IslandVizsla]

You’re not the first to find something like this. Some mothers’ children, eh?

 

[sphingta]

My guy beat it, I had 20. Same exact thing with the primers. In all honesty I didn’t think that a 308 would chamber in a 30-06 because at the shoulder it was wider than an 06. Never actually measured it just looking at the dimensions I really thought it was considerably larger because the case was straighter. Guess that is blown out with visual proof

 

[Yoteklr]

Exactly...
It's gotta work, right?

Kinda close is the new precision reloading

Lol.
This very thing is why I'm adamant about everyone using the word cartridge instead of caliber when referring to ammo or it's chamber.

 

[clearwater]

Found a 300 Savage case that looked like that.

Only one.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Could have been worse. Saw a Ron Spomer video where he admitted to putting a 7mm08 shell in the chamber of a 25-06. He showed the case after firing to remind shooters to be careful and not have more than one cartridge on the bench when shooting. Can't imagine the pressure that caused.

 

[JD338]

Could have been worse. Saw a Ron Spomer video where he admitted to putting a 7mm08 shell in the chamber of a 25-06. He showed the case after firing to remind shooters to be careful and not have more than one cartridge on the bench when shooting. Can't imagine the pressure that caused.

Same can be said about dropping a 20 ga into a 12 ga chamber and then putting in a 12 ga shell.
This never ends well.

JD338