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We know who the parent was because the headstamp is your basic "R-P... 308 WIN".

It's 1.25 inches long. It's .30 caliber.
 

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I'm guessing it's either this or a similar wildcat round:

30 Kurz

Historical Notes:

The 30 Kurz is made by shortening the 30-06 or 308 Winchester to 1.290 inches. This produces a short cartridge very similar to the German 7.92 Kurz assault rifle cartridge of WWII. The idea originated in the 1960's and there are other versions of this cartridge. It is intended for use in modified M1 carbines and is the same length as the 30 Carbine case.

General Comments:

The 30 Carbine cartridge is not very flexible and isn't a particularly very good choice for hunting. Because of this, many efforts have been made to improve the performance of this handy little M1 Carbine through wildcat cartridge designs. The 30 Kurz is one of these. The problem is that the cartridge has capabilities beyond the ability of the M1 Carbine. When loaded within the pressure limits of the M1 Carbine, it doesn't provide all that much of an improvement. It is, however, an interesting development as one of the shortest of the short 30 calibers. It is usually loaded with a 110 grain bullet.
 
looks like a .308 with the neck broke off.

:rolleyes:

Albeit not too clear, you can see in the 2nd pic that there was a lot of prep work done on the case.

did you pick it up at the range?

A co-worker procured it in a lot of once fired .308s from gunbroker.
 
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Geeze - it's obviously a quarter, $0.25, 1/4 of a dollar, 2 bits, a GW slug. It's easiest to tell in the photo where you have it leaning against the .30 Kurz casing.
 
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