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12-21-2009, 04:58 AM

NY Harvester

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Help headstamp ID

Prepping a lot of range brass for the AR, while sorting it by headstamp I found a few cases I can't ID.
The IK cases have a really small flash hole.
Any old time reloaders want to chime in??

LC-Lake City
Win-Duh

IMG-?
IK- ?(this one has a really small flash hole the lee trimmer wont fit)
Horn-Hornady
PMC-
WCC-?
FC-?
R.P. -Remington
GFL-?
PPU-Privi Patizan ?
M-193- LC?

12-21-2009, 06:10 AM

pnut

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This site should identify all those for ya.

http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm

12-21-2009, 06:16 AM

driftrider

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NY Harvester

IMG-Industrias Militares de Guatemala, Guatemala
IK- Igman Zavod, Konjic, Yugoslavia
Horn-Hornady
PMC- Eldorado Cartridge Corp., formerly Pan Metal Corp
WCC- Western Cartridge Corp (Olin) (same company that loads Winchester ammo)
FC- Federal Cartridge
R.P. Remington-Peters, Peters Cartidge Company was bought by Rem and no longer exists, but the headstamp is still used by Remington
GFL-Giulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy
PPU-Privi Patizan
M-193- Unknown US contractor, made for foreign sale. Could be LC.

If you want more info, go here: http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm

Mike