.30-06 Brass Question

Cheapo · July 7, 2002, 09:06 PM

Anyone heard whether GI match brass from Frankford Arsenal is any different than from Lake City Army Ammo plant? I have a few hundred of each and would like to know if one is better than the other.

**Mike Irwin** · July 8, 2002, 12:36 AM

Both were made to military spec., so I really don't think they'd be that much different.

What are the years on the FA brass?

Southla1 · July 8, 2002, 01:40 PM

No more so than say the difference of LC Match from year to year or lot to lot....................like Mike said it's close.

Cheapo · July 9, 2002, 08:08 PM

FA 58 through 61, but I think I sold all the '59. Can't remember if any is once-fired, but only the '60 is on reload #2.

LC 62 is once fired, the same lot, and all fired in Garands. As stated, this is Match.

**Mike Irwin** · July 10, 2002, 12:21 AM

With them being that close in production, you should be able to use them interchangably with no concern at all, as long as you're not firewalling the loads.

July 7, 2002, 09:06 PM	#1
Cheapo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 1998 Posts: 986	.30-06 Brass Question Anyone heard whether GI match brass from Frankford Arsenal is any different than from Lake City Army Ammo plant? I have a few hundred of each and would like to know if one is better than the other. __________________ Let us never forget that the only legitimate source of government power is the citizens. If WE cannot exercise a certain power, we cannot grant it to the state.

July 9, 2002, 08:08 PM	#4
Cheapo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 1998 Posts: 986	FA 58 through 61, but I think I sold all the '59. Can't remember if any is once-fired, but only the '60 is on reload #2. LC 62 is once fired, the same lot, and all fired in Garands. As stated, this is Match. __________________ Let us never forget that the only legitimate source of government power is the citizens. If WE cannot exercise a certain power, we cannot grant it to the state.

July 10, 2002, 12:21 AM	#5
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	With them being that close in production, you should be able to use them interchangably with no concern at all, as long as you're not firewalling the loads. __________________ "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.

July 8, 2002, 12:36 AM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Both were made to military spec., so I really don't think they'd be that much different. What are the years on the FA brass? __________________ "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.

July 8, 2002, 01:40 PM	#3
Southla1 Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 19, 2000 Location: Jeanerette, La. Near the Posts: 1,999	No more so than say the difference of LC Match from year to year or lot to lot....................like Mike said it's close.