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Posted: 4/12/2022 4:05:49 PM EDT
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stepped chamber Is that what you seeing they ballooning around the web.
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Posted: 4/14/2022 3:40:46 PM EDT
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Is it possible that HMC is some type of frangible or specialty load?
All types of weird shit can be shot at an "official" agency range. |
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Posted: 4/14/2022 4:08:31 PM EDT
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HMC is probably Hornady Manufacturing Company. I'll run it by my 9mm collector friend and see if he can confirm. Please check with a magnet and see if it is steel. There are brass plated steel 9mm cases out there that really look like brass...
The brass is was not fired in a stepped chamber. Those have a clearly defined shape, almost like a bottle-neck. This one is just bulged from being fired in a generously sized chamber. I could dig through a box of range brass and probably find a number of 9mm that look like that. |
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Posted: 4/15/2022 11:13:37 AM EDT
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I found this about Hornady LE Training ammo. Sounds like what the OP has.
https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/411555909/hornady+90238le+9mm+135gr+fmj+training+brass+50ct |
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Posted: 4/15/2022 11:48:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I found this about Hornady LE Training ammo. Sounds like what the OP has. https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/411555909/hornady+90238le+9mm+135gr+fmj+training+brass+50ct The product description indicates a "coated steel case". Previous examples of Hornady using lacquered steel cases made by Barnaul with the "HMC" headstamp date back at least ten years. My question for the OP about these cases being attracted to a magnet still stands. These could be brass plated steel and would fit the generic "coated steel" description... |
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Posted: 4/15/2022 10:14:56 PM EDT
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I didn’t see the steel cases in the description but noticed it had the same HMC head stamp. More than likely still Hornady affiliated ammo.
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Posted: 4/16/2022 8:50:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I didn’t see the steel cases in the description but noticed it had the same HMC head stamp. More than likely still Hornady affiliated ammo. No doubt it is a Hornady product. Hornady has a long history of using components (brass, primers, powders) from various manufacturers to load ammunition or have it loaded for them. For the cartridge collectors who like to get into the weeds on the details, HORNADY and HMC headstamped brass is a treasure trove of variations in markings and manufacturers. |
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Posted: 4/18/2022 1:10:11 PM EDT
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@yekcoh
Please NOTE... the linked budsgunshop stuff is BERDAN Primed. " POWDER & PRIMER Powder: Temperature stable with flash retardant Primer: Small pistol, Berdan primed " And some Walther's and H&K P30 / VP9 have stepped chambers. My fired cases have a similar look to them. https://www.google.com/search?q=H%26K%20VP9%20fired%20brass&tbm=isch&hl=en-US&tbs=rimg:CYMWOUN_1CuJgYV2_1W33wNF_1YsgIOCgIIABAAKAE6BAgBEAE&client=firefox-b-1-d&sa=X&ved=0CBsQuIIBahcKEwj40vuljqH3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQGQ&biw=1583&bih=748 |
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