How Could Anyone Be So Stupid?

[oldfoneguy]

As a self admitted brass scavenger I found these rounds in the dud bucket at my range. I can only guess that some self centered idiot found these in grandpa's basement when cleaning it out. Look at the condition of these rounds. Covered with tarnish and decay. Who would be stupid enough to put rounds in this condition into a rifle and attempt to fire them. I can only hope that if any did go off that they weren't in grandpa's 1903 that is now leaning in the corner of a closet somewhere uncleaned. My hope is that they were fired in a new modern expensive tacti-cool hunting rifle which is now standing in the corner of a closet rotting away from within.

In case you cant read the headstamps one is WRA Co. 30 G. 1906, a Winchester made round that is from the initial change over of the cartridge to a 150gr spitzer. The other 2 are U.S.C. Co. 18, made by United States Cartridge Co. and are WWI surplus dated 1918. U.S.C. Co. was bought out by Winchester after WWI and that headstamp disappeared forever after 1918. USC Co. provided 65% of the US small arms ammo supplied during WWI.

Sorry for the rant but some things just get to me and make me think about the loss of history. These would be special to someone who actually cares, instead of some spoiled teen or 20 something who thought he scored because just found some free rounds to pop off at the range. - Bill

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