JeffD’s Trivia Contest: Name Those Cartridges

April 1, 2012

Robert,

I recently received a case of Jack Ross 9mm reloads. Always the curious, I checked all the head stamps and found 25 different stamps. Some quick searches provided volumes of information on head stamps and their origins. Attached is a scan of the case and separate case list. [Click on image to embiggify.]

Regards,
JeffD

P.S. I couldn’t identify seven of the cases. They are blank.

13 COMMENTS

Rob G April 1, 2012 At 10:19

Hello JeffD

Did they all go ‘bang’ like they’re supposed to?
- JeffD April 1, 2012 At 14:51
  
  The Jack Ross reloads are very clean w/ no blemishes.
  
  Bang every time.
Joe Grine April 1, 2012 At 13:05

Here is a good list in case anyone is curious about their headstamps.

http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm
brigo05 April 1, 2012 At 13:51

I see some crap Fiocchi at 1C – Can anyone tell me why they go by G.F.L on their stamp? Pretty sure I can guess what the F stands for.
- JeffD April 1, 2012 At 14:52
  
  Giulio Fiocchi, Lecco, Italy
  - brigo05 April 1, 2012 At 16:04
    
    thankee, sai! I always wondered…
Bruce W. Krafft April 1, 2012 At 16:50

1A) Bob, 1B) Steve 1C) Alison 1D) . . . .

You said we should name them, right?
Todd Price April 1, 2012 At 18:24

I think 1A is Buffalo Bore
- Mike in NC April 1, 2012 At 18:34
  
  Pretty certain 1A is Starline.
- Joe Grine April 1, 2012 At 22:56
  
  The brass is Starline, although Todd is correct that Buffalo Bore has used Starline brass in the manufacture of their bullets.
Mike in NC April 1, 2012 At 18:24

How did the reloader manage to collect such a wide variety yet fail to have any representing Armscor out of the Philippines (AP headstamp)? Of the off-shore brands that I have tried I found Magtech (CBC) to be the cleanest and about equal to bargain-priced Federal Champion with Armscor (AP) being in the middle and Fiocchi (G.F.L.) being the dirtiest of the three.
Rick Boatright April 2, 2012 At 01:40

1a – starline
2a and 3a are Federal Cartridge, although I admit I don’t know what the dots mean.
4a blazer is pretty self explanatory
5a Seller and Beloit — what the 01 means I don’t know.

1b – This one confused me for a while… It’s Norinco see http://bit.ly/HBiWbJ
2b R-P Remington Arms
3b WIN – Olin Corp
4b SPEER – duh
5b WCC – Western Cartridge Corp (also Olin)

1c GFL Giulio Fiocchi, Lecco
2c RWS – Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.-G.
3c I have no idea…
4c NPA — Probably Olympic Arms & Ammunition S. A
5c WCC again, but oviously originally loaded differently.

1d PMC — Tricky, but since the M is an Upside down “W”, Poongsan Metal Manufacturing Company Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea
2d SB — Probably Seller & Beloit again…
3d CBC — Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, Brazil
4d FC (dot) — Probably Federal again..
5d MFS — Munitions Factory, Sundari, Nepal

1e Geco — probably Dynamit Nobel A/G of Troisdorf, Germany but the Geco name has been passed around so much who knows?
2e CBC as in 3d but not +p rounds this time…
3e Another batch of WCC
4e Cor-Bon +p — self explanatory
5e AGUILA — self explanatory

1f — seems identical to 3c to me and I still don’t know what it is.
2f w-w — Winchester-Western (Olin)
3f ICC –International Cartridge Corp.
4f RP — Remington again.
5f IMI –Israel Military Industries, Tel Aviv, Israel
- caffeinated April 2, 2012 At 08:50
  
  The Geco should be about the same as the RWS one. I had a box of Geco that was out of Switzerland just like the RWS stock I currently have. Packed the same way too.