30 Cal Ammo Can Value

TheVictor · May 4, 2021

Not sure this is the correct forum.

I have just come to own a 30 Cal Ammo Can about 3/4 full. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what it is worth? Not sure what year it is from, but has that old military smell about it. Trying to insert images below (My first images, so fingers crossed):

TheVictor · May 4, 2021

That didn't work!

Well, no luck with those images. Geez.

bigmancrisler · May 4, 2021

Images don’t show

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TheVictor · May 4, 2021

Images as an attachment?

Will try it as an attachment.

bigmancrisler · May 4, 2021

TheVictor said:
Will try it as an attachment.

I’m not sure how much it’s worth, are you trying to sell it or just curious?

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TheVictor · May 4, 2021

Don't have any use for it. So, probably going to sell. However, I have no idea what the value is. I hate being in that situation. Don't have the "cred" here to sell anything yet anyway!

SavageShooter · May 4, 2021

Is it .30-06 or .308, I'm not sure from the pic. Should be a year date on the bottom of each shell. If they are really old they could have corrosive primers.

TheVictor · May 4, 2021

Casing Info

Here are the end codes. Sill not sure about the caliber. Guess I need a micrometer to see?

TheVictor · May 4, 2021

Looks like 30-06. Overall length is over 3.25"

Bullfrog · May 4, 2021

You don't need a micrometer to distinguish .30-06 and .308, just an ordinary ruler to check the length.

The length looks like .30-06 to me. Also, I'm not an expert in linked rounds since I'm not fortunate enough to own anything that will feed them... but googled images seem to show that linked .308 rounds are joined closer to the base, while .30-06 are joined nearer the shoulder like these.

rifelman · May 4, 2021

That should be 30 - 06 by the picture and 1952 head stamp. so likely corrosive. But I'd be interested

ken792 · May 4, 2021

It’s Twin Cities .30/06, noncorrosive primed, M2 Ball being a regular FMJ loading. The M25 tracers have been removed and replaced with St. Louis M2 it shows up every five rounds. They’re on M1 links.

The St. Louis is late enough to be noncorrosive too.

Value is $1-1.25 a round.

Bullfrog said:
You don't need a micrometer to distinguish .30-06 and .308, just an ordinary ruler to check the length.

The length looks like .30-06 to me. Also, I'm not an expert in linked rounds since I'm not fortunate enough to own anything that will feed them... but googled images seem to show that linked .308 rounds are joined closer to the base, while .30-06 are joined nearer the shoulder like these.

These are M1 links for Browning machine guns that pull the rounds out first and then feed them. Most 7.62 will be on M13 links for machine guns that just push them straight out of the link and into the chamber in one motion.

rifelman said:
That should be 30 - 06 by the picture and 1952 head stamp. so likely corrosive. But I'd be interested

TW switched to noncorrosive in 1950.

rifelman · May 4, 2021

ken792 said:
It’s Twin Cities .30/06, noncorrosive primed, and the M25 tracers have been removed.

Value is $1-1.25 a round.

TW switched to noncorrosive in 1950.

Thanks Ken!

bigmancrisler · May 4, 2021

That’s interesting to know

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TheVictor · May 4, 2021

Wow! Good info

ken792 said:
It’s Twin Cities .30/06, noncorrosive primed, M2 Ball being a regular FMJ loading. The M25 tracers have been removed and replaced with St. Louis M2 it shows up every five rounds. They’re on M1 links.

The St. Louis is late enough to be noncorrosive too.

Value is $1-1.25 a round.

These are M1 links for Browning machine guns that pull the rounds out first and then feed them. Most 7.62 will be on M13 links for machine guns that just push them straight out of the link and into the chamber in one motion.

TW switched to noncorrosive in 1950.

That's more info than I expected. I underestimated the wisdom of the Forum! I am new. I will learn.

Thanks for the info!

dannyp · May 4, 2021

is there anything someone on this forum doesn't know ?

bigmancrisler · May 4, 2021

dannyp said:
is there anything someone on this forum doesn't know ?

Who killed Kennedy

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Alea Jacta Est · May 4, 2021

$1/round and ten for the can and that is one concern that will get smaller in your rear view mirror in a hurry

Easy peasy.

ken792 · May 4, 2021

TheVictor said:
That's more info than I expected. I underestimated the wisdom of the Forum! I am new. I will learn.

Thanks for the info!

List it on CMP Forums. People are paying over $1 a round for delinked, loose Greek ammo.

I sold a 280rd can of M2 Ball that the DCM delinked and repacked into Garand clips for $340 on here earlier this year.

Andybrown · May 4, 2021

Looks schweet.

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