Empty case collection
MagKnightX
August 26, 2003, 04:05 PM
Anybody else here collect empty cartridge cases? Looking at my collection, I have:
Rimfire:
.22 LR
.22 WRM
.17 HRM
Centerfire pistol:
.25 Auto
.32 ACP
.380 ACP
9 Mak
9 Luger
.357 SIG
.38 Special
.357 Mag
.30 Tokarev
.40 SW
10mm
.45 ACP
.44 Special
.44 Mag
.45 LC
.50 AE
Centerfire rifle:
.223
.30 Carbine
7.62x39
.30-30
.35 Rem
.270
.303 Brit
7.62x54R
.30-06
.308 Win
8mm Mauser
8mm Mannlicher Rimmed (I think)
7mm Rem Mag
.45-70 gov't
.50 Beowulf
.300 Savage
And in shotgun, a measly 12ga and .410.
Unfortunately, these are all loose. But I want to get a cartridge board for them.
Anybody else have a collection? How about one that rivals mine?
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NRA4LIFE
August 26, 2003, 04:20 PM
I think I reload almost that many.
Mike Irwin
August 26, 2003, 04:59 PM
No, I don't collect empties, but I do collect complete cartridges, with some empties as place holders until I can get a complete cartridge.
I have maybe 250 individual caliber examples in my collection, and another probably 150 to 200 repeats with interesting head stamps.
AZTOY
August 26, 2003, 05:09 PM
Ok Mike
Want do know about a Dominion 43m case?
I found 20 cases at a old farm.
Mike Irwin
August 26, 2003, 05:13 PM
AZtoy,
Could be anything. The 43m seems to indicate production during WW II, so it could be .303, .380/200, .45 ACP, 9mm, or possibly one of several other calibers, including .30-06.
What does it look like?
SDC
August 26, 2003, 05:17 PM
That Dominion-made "43M" case you've got is a commercially-loaded 11.15 x 60R Mauser, also known as .43 Mauser.
kudu
August 26, 2003, 06:03 PM
quote
'I think I reload almost that many.'
Yea me too.
Camel
August 26, 2003, 10:49 PM
So far I only have 3.
A .50BMG
Something that could be a WW2 era .30
And a 3in case from the guns on an LPH
HankL
August 26, 2003, 11:37 PM
MagKnightX, Email me with your mailing address and I will be more than happy to add a few to your collection. They do make a better presentation as loaded rounds.
MagKnightX
August 27, 2003, 12:17 AM
They do make a better presentation as loaded rounds.
Yeah, but in the unloaded state, there's no real danger when I shoot them with my airsoft guns, which I do.
5ptdeerhunter
August 27, 2003, 12:38 AM
I have a case from everything I have shot. Lets see.
I have
Shotgun: 10ga, 12ga, 16ga, 20ga,
Centerfire Rifle: 30.06, 7.62x54R, 7.62x39, 8mm,
Handgun: .45acp, 44mag, 22lr.
I have shot a 9mm but I don't have the case.
I think that is about it.
Edward429451
August 27, 2003, 01:22 AM
I got more junk brass than I know what to do with. If it looks once fired or unusual I pick it up. Some body might need it some day. Lookin at my shelf I see
25 acp
22 s,l,lr (I'll get those dies one of these days!)
22 mag
32 acp
380 acp
9 mak
38 super
9 mm
32/20
38 spec
357 mag
10 mm
44 spec
44 mag
45 acp
45 lc
357 sig
40 super
45 super
45 acpss
40 s&w
22 hornet
223 rem
5.56 mm
22/250
220 swift
243 win
270 win
7.62 X 39
30 carbine
7 mm
7 mm rem mag
6 mm rem
7.62 nato
308 win
300 win mag
300 wthby mag
338 win mag
30/06 sprg
7.62 X 54R
303 british
30/30 win
375 h&h
45/70 govt
32 win spl
nagent (??)
8 mm mauser
50 bmg
454 casull
50 AE
12
20
No steel or obvious junk.Piece count varies from one to a couple thousand. It was cool at first collecting them but now it just looks like a pile of junk.
:uhoh:
Dregan
August 27, 2003, 02:00 AM
I have a few - but they all have signifigance.
For 9mm
-1st round I ever fired - Baretta 92
-1st round that went through my Walther P99 at the factory
-1st round I put through that gun
For .357
-from the round that grazed me and put a scar on my leg
For .380
-First time I fired a .380 - S&W snub J-frame, 7 round wheel
For .45
-First .45 I fired - Springfiled 1911 M1
For .50
-First .50 I fired, - DE
That's all I gots, fer now.
-D.
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