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Help identifying ammo spam can Garand?
Hi Folks, Still trying to complete inventory.. I have an unopened spam can of what I believe (with my failing memory) to be m1 Garand ammo. I am curious to find out the country, year (54?), and if it err umm attracts a magnet so to speak.
Complete marking of can: DO NOT USE AS FOOD CONTAINER 192 CARTRIDGES CAL .30 BALL M2 8RND CLIPS BANDOLEERS LOT TW41654 Going through a lifetime of military gun collecting so I may be asking about some common and obscure guns in the next few weeks but you all here seem to be the most knowledgeable and not full of hot air like a lot of forums. If anyone is interested in anything I mention, pop me a note.. most is going to eventually go for sale.. I need to get down to a small safe and only a dozen different types of ammo. |
The TW means Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant.
More info about ammo cans here: http://browningmgs.com/AmmoCans/T-Ch...02_postWW2.htm Interesting stuff, actually! I have several WWII .50 and .30 cal. cans I knew nothing about until I looked this up! thx! |
this is a wealth of info.....thank you.....
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Yay! It's US manufacture! Cool site.. thanks for the info!
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If it says "CAL .30 BALL M2" on the label, what leads you to believe it's M1???
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BANDOLEERS Would lead me to believe it is for the M1 Garand. ;) |
Yes this is ammo for the M-1 Garand rifle. I have several cans of if myself that I got from the CMP. You can see the details for the M2 Ball load at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30-06_Springfield
Mike |
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IS and FOR are two different words, and do mean different things.
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http://www.a-human-right.com/_enblocks2.jpg http://www.m1-garand-rifle.com/m1-ga...o-dscf0281.jpg As Dana commented, it is a Twin Cities can - http://browningmgs.com/AmmoCans/T-Ch.../Box_043_T.jpg - Also, military cartridges usually carry the year [2 digits] on the cartridge itself. |
I have used commercial 30-06 in the Garand and reloads and it shoots fine.
Yes, I would use military ammo in a military rifle, but tolerances (to me) are fine to shoot any standard 30-06 ammunition. Keep in mind, that if it is a sealed container, opening it will lowers its value a bit. Ed |
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Yes, with the website someone supplied I was able to find out that the BALL means exactly that.. that is is regular ball ammo and not piercing. That would have been marked AP instead of BALL.
Thanks for all the help! Linda |
Linda, I have purposely bought some AP in a can, just because :)
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