LC52 Headstamp - Legit Lake City Ammo???

[edlmann]

I am looking at a box of them right now. Blue stamped 7.62 MM LC. Light brown box and stapled at the sides.
I was given these and then I found out they were Chinese and shouldn't be fired. Information source said that these were made up to be used in the M1 Carbines that Victor Charlie captured.

More likely a Korean War erea item, although the Chinese were making copies of USGI arms for various forms of Commie mischief through the 1970s.

FWIW; AFAIK; IMHO; YMMV; yadda, yadda, yadda.

Regards, Ed Mann

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[edlmann]

Information source said that these were made up to be used in the M1 Carbines that Victor Charlie captured.

Maybe. It's at least as likely that it was intended to disguise the origin, to keep someone from knowing that the Chinese were supplying ammo to insurgents.

[jmoore]

I used to have brand new Lake City .30 Carbine ammo boxes that had never been folded. No lot # marked on them, either. If they weren't "real" they surely looked just like GI boxes. I've wondered how many of those were floating about just waiting to be filled w/ the Chinese "crusty/rusty" cartridges...

[Greg V]

Here are some bandoleers of LC 52 that I bought a few years ago. They were in the pictured can, but it was open. They all have brass colored primers, but I'm thinking they are U.S.G.I. Lake City. I sure could be wrong though.

Greg V

[Peter Costas]

Stonewall, I waited 7 months before the CMP Aquila ammo came. However if they hit you credit card it should be coming soon.
Peter

[TDH]

It took 6 months for mine. I picked up 500 rounds of LC69 right after I got my carbine and it was nice boxer primed. That and I love guys that leave their brass. It reloads just fine.

[emmagee1917]

...I'm betting the seller shot the ammo that came in the can and refilled it with the Chink stuff. To be sure , just pull a bullet and see if it has one flash hole ( USGI ) or two ( CHINK ).

As an aside , I picked up some 30 carb at a show here 2 months ago. A mix of stuff from various venders. Two boxes of this stuff was mixed in with a 50 cal can of LC71. I pulled them and used them for plinking after a sighting in session with my carbines ( have 13 , decided to get serious about having them hit where I aim ). I know most went through the M2 in full auto , but some went through the 3 Wins I had out then. Just by luck , as I was trying groups from all my ammo ( Winchester , PMC , USGI , etc.) , It included some reloaded tracer ammo. I therefore cleaned with WW2 GI bore cleaner in addition to my regular cleaning steps. I'll need to pull these 4 agin tonight to check for rust , but I'm not really worried. I'm more thankfull of this tread because I was able to pull the spent brass from that outing and separate the berdans before it got into the large brass stash for reloading.

Chris

[Greg V]

I was a little nervous there for a bit. I pulled one of the bullets and found only one flash hole. So, maybe mine is U.S.G.I. with brass colored primers. I bought the can at a little gun shop in Billings, MT about 5 years ago for $100. I thought it was a great find until I thought it might be the Chinese junk. Maybe it was a great find after all.

Greg

[Bruce McAskill]

Greg you have the real deal. Most of the real 52 LC has a silver primer but yours is the first I have seen with a brass colored primer that is real USGI.

[frankderrico]

Hey Greg, according to that, you did good!!.....Frank