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Sergio Natali

09-12-2015 08:25 AM

1" caliber round What is it?

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A friend of mine asked me if I could find any info about this round: made of steel, not magnetic: Caliber 1" lenght 2.60 inches
The bands are a bit larger in diameter than the slug, possibly for engaging the rifling, is it a type of anti-armor round?
I thought it belonged to an Apache Helicopter M230E1 Chain Gun, then I realized that if I'm not wrong Apache's has got only 30mm caliber chain gun.

I enclose a couple of pictures that I've just taken.

Thanks in advance!

Sergio

sheepherder

09-12-2015 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by luger.parabellum (Post 276919)

A friend of mine asked me if I could find any info about this round: made of steel: Caliber 1" lenght 2.60 inches

That works out to ~25mm...You say steel; is it magnetic??? Some armor piercing bullets are depleted uranium, like the A-10 Warthog uses in it's 'Gatling' gun...But I don't believe uranium is magnetic...

jonnyc

09-12-2015 09:07 AM

That looks like an old "turn-of-the-last-century" Hotchkiss projectile.

sheepherder

09-12-2015 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jonnyc (Post 276921)

That looks like an old "turn-of-the-last-century" Hotchkiss projectile.

Ooooh...I saw one of those fired on 'Pawn Stars' some time back; awesome... :p

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