[Bart Noir]

I have some GI cartridges, the tinned brass ones issued after 1888, I think it was. Neither has been fired or reloaded, AFAIK, since I find no sign of any extractor dings on the rims. But one has a much longer bullet than the other, showing almost twice as much lead. Why? The Army had 405 grain bullets in both carbine and rifle loads, (55 and 70 grains of powder, in that order) and then changed to 500 grain bullets for rifle loads, but that shouldn't make that much difference in the amount of lead showing.

Did the carbine loads get seated deeper in the case, since they held only 55 grains of powder? Thanks in advance,

Bart Noir

[4v50 Gary]

Duplicate thread. Mike Irwin (rifle forum) thinks it's a training round.