Arabic headstamp

tmorone · January 15, 2013, 10:43 PM

Anyone ever seen brass cased, berdan primed .223 brass that has a head-stamp of "223 Remington" and "(something in arabic)" ??

I was just running some of this stuff through the press and, needless to say, I had to call Dillon to replace my newly-snapped de-capping pin(s).

After reloading many many many thousands of .223 this is the first time I've yet to see anything with a brass case and a berdan primer. Have I just had blind luck so far or is this an unusual thing?

Edit to add: I tried to take a picture of some of it, but couldn't get it to come out clearly. Google images has nothing on it either.

**Mike Irwin** · January 16, 2013, 09:17 AM

Check the owner's manual for your camera to see if it has a "macro" feature.

This will allow you to take close in, clear photographs.

emcon5 · January 16, 2013, 01:29 PM

The Macro setting is generally a little flower on the mode selector.

tmd47762 · January 16, 2013, 08:07 PM

My first guess is that it's from Egypt or some other Arab country that buys a lot of US weaponry.

Kiwi Hunter · January 17, 2013, 01:31 AM

Same here (thankfully it wasnt my die

)

Egyptian FMJ it was

tmorone · January 17, 2013, 08:01 PM

Sorry for the delay, finally got a picture of the stuff clear enough to identify.

January 15, 2013, 10:43 PM	#1
tmorone Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Posts: 164	Arabic headstamp Anyone ever seen brass cased, berdan primed .223 brass that has a head-stamp of "223 Remington" and "(something in arabic)" ?? I was just running some of this stuff through the press and, needless to say, I had to call Dillon to replace my newly-snapped de-capping pin(s). After reloading many many many thousands of .223 this is the first time I've yet to see anything with a brass case and a berdan primer. Have I just had blind luck so far or is this an unusual thing? Edit to add: I tried to take a picture of some of it, but couldn't get it to come out clearly. Google images has nothing on it either.

January 16, 2013, 09:17 AM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,299	Check the owner's manual for your camera to see if it has a "macro" feature. This will allow you to take close in, clear photographs. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

January 16, 2013, 01:29 PM	#3
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 1,299	The Macro setting is generally a little flower on the mode selector.

January 16, 2013, 08:07 PM	#4
tmd47762 Member Join Date: April 30, 2009 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 46	My first guess is that it's from Egypt or some other Arab country that buys a lot of US weaponry.

January 17, 2013, 01:31 AM	#5
Kiwi Hunter Member Join Date: August 13, 2009 Posts: 76	Same here (thankfully it wasnt my die ) Egyptian FMJ it was