What is this?

[okierider]

Fellow I shoot with had a few of these in the bag and has no idea what they are, says Remington UMC .38.

 

[SPDguns]

.38 caliber hollow base wadcutters. Great for target shooting, popular for PPC competition back in the day. I've shot somewhere around a zillion of those, give or take.

 

[dlbleak]

Makes a perfect cut in the target instead of a ragged hole. Much easier to score.

 

[D. Hargrove]

+1 to both of the above. I loaded many of those back in the day...

 

[Dumpstick]

After he shoots them, I want all that brass.

See the double cannelures ? That marks it as factory wad cutter brass. It's different from regular brass, the inside of the case is not tapered close to the mouth, to allow the straight sides of the wad cutter to seat without smashing down.

 

[dlbleak]

After he shoots them, I want all that brass.

See the double cannelures ? That marks it as factory wad cutter brass. It's different from regular brass, the inside of the case is not tapered close to the mouth, to allow the straight sides of the wad cutter to seat without smashing down.

Good point. I knew there was a reason I was hanging onto my last two boxes

 

[Dumpstick]

I'm serious. I want that brass.
Pm me, how much do you have ?

 

[okierider]

Dumpstick I texted to see how many he has, will let you know when I hear from him.

 

[dennishoddy]

Not all factory wad cutter rounds had the double cannelure’s.
Some I have.

 

[NikatKimber]

After he shoots them, I want all that brass.

See the double cannelures ? That marks it as factory wad cutter brass. It's different from regular brass, the inside of the case is not tapered close to the mouth, to allow the straight sides of the wad cutter to seat without smashing down.

Learn something every day. I’ve got a bunch of them. However I load wadcutters so I’ll keep them. I just need to sort them separately.