fa 61 nm aluminum case 30-06

[11e40]

anyone hear of 30-06 fa 61 or lc 61 nm aluminum cased ammo ? ran across some today. any info greatly appreciated. thanks.

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[hobbs]

11e40
During the 62 thru 67 National matches competitors were given a plated round as a souvenir that were actually the match production rounds that had been plated and had head stamps like the ammunition being issued. I did not attend the 61 matches and possibly these were made up for the same purpose. The ones I have have 3 holes in the case like a dummy round.

62 and 63 were a 30/06 by LC, 64 was a 7.62 by LC, 65 was a .45 by RA, and 66 and 67 were 7.62 by LC

This might be the expanation for what you have.
Hobbs

[mhb]

was always brass-cased. The government has experimented with steel and aluminum for small arms ammunition, but never, so far as I am aware, issued such ammunition for combat use, with the exception of some lots of .45 M1911 and, possibly, .30 carbine. No match ammunition was ever loaded in other-than-brass cases. A photo of the ammunition you saw would be interesting.
mhb - Mike

[Bruce McAskill]

Are you sure it's aluminum and not zinc plated? There were rounds that were zinc plated for pressure testing loads at the ammo plants.