Anyone ever see this before?

[improperlyaged]

Found this at a local gun shop. Considering the price I figured it wouldn't hurt. Anyone know about it?

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[rcathey]

Never seen it. What is the price?

[improperlyaged]

Never seen it. What is the price?

It was 5.99 after my discount

[rcathey]

It was 5.99 after my discount

Woah. Yeah, I’d probably buy a few boxes at that price and I have more 30-06 than I have time to shoot right now.
Probably wouldn’t put it in the Garand without a little more info. Does it say anywhere who actually put it together?

[improperlyaged]

Woah. Yeah, I’d probably buy a few boxes at that price and I have more 30-06 than I have time to shoot right now.
Probably wouldn’t put it in the Garand without a little more info. Does it say anywhere who actually put it together?

Nope. I bought half of what he had which was 8 boxes and left the rest for the others there. That is literally all the info I have on it.

[rcathey]

Nope. I bought half of what he had which was 8 boxes and left the rest for the others there. That is literally all the info I have on it.

Fired up the ol’ google in between beer sips.
Looks like this was made by a firm called Talon. They bought directly from the military under contracts that stipulated they break down the ammo to components. They then turned around and reloaded. From everything I found, it’s apparently loaded to M2 specs but perhaps loaded a bit slower. So if any of that second hand information is true, it should be fine in a Garand...and of course any other 30-06 you’d like to put it in.

[Bruce McAskill]

That is Talon pull down ammo. They had the contract to pull the ammo down. They would pull the bullet, remove the powder and then remove the primer. Then they installed a new primer in the fully pulled down brass, placed the powder back in and then seated the bullet back in. Paid by the government to do the pull down Then bought the parts at very low prices and reloaded the ammo and sold it. Cried all the way to the bank with this one. It was good shooting ammo. I think the company only got the one contract from the government and that was it.

[improperlyaged]

That is Talon pull down ammo. They had the contract to pull the ammo down. They would pull the bullet, remove the powder and then remove the primer. Then they installed a new primer in the fully pulled down brass, placed the powder back in and then seated the bullet back in. Paid by the government to do the pull down Then bought the parts at very low prices and reloaded the ammo and sold it. Cried all the way to the bank with this one. It was good shooting ammo. I think the company only got the one contract from the government and that was it.

Awesome! Thank you sirs!

[USGI]

I bought a 500 round can of bulk Carbine ammo a few years back that was very similar. I still have some of it, it's all the same headstamp - either LC 71 or LC 72, but can't remember which. Looks just like other LC of the same period, except for very faint "pull" marks on the bullets. The vendor told me it was done either by HSM or BVAC in Montana. Same deal, bought surplus from the government. I was told: "Rules stated not to be resold unless pulled down and redone". I don't know whether the ammo I have reused the same powder & primers, or not? I can't see any difference in the primers at all. It shoots fine - I have 350 rds. of it left. - Bob

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