[Weaponmark]

I'm digging through a box lot I picked up a while ago. In the bottom was this cleaning kit. In the kit was this thing that looks like a large round. At first I thought it was part of the cleaning kit (Like some kind of oil bottle made from a shell casing.) Then I realized the bottles go in the two places of the kit roll where I thought this round was supposed to be held.

There are no markings on the bottom, and it is painted a gold color. It's weight feels like it's a live round, but the gold paint and the lack of a marking on the bottom make me think it's for something else. I didn't think much at first but them when I looked at the rest of the kit, I realized this may not be part of the kit!

This is pretty large. Compare it next to a .223 and a .50 cal!

It makes a .50 look small. If this is live I need to get rid of it.


What do i have??

 

[qbertquartz2]

20mm?

 

[hey_hi_its_me_vlad]

hey, thats 20mm, keep it, good stuff.

 

[BadBrad]

Explosive device....where's your tax stamp :goof:

 

[hey_hi_its_me_vlad]

eh, depends on the round, they sell dud rounds like that everywhere.

 

[Richard W.]

I think it might be a dummy. Shake it to see if there's any powder in it.

Looks a lot like this one in the link below. It's gilding metal (brass), not gold. Anyone know the proper nomenclature for these?

http://go-armynavy.com/index.php/novelties-and-flags/20mm-dummy-shell-single.html

 

[Flyingjibus]

100% positive it is a 20MM. I have several. thats the round all our fighters shoot from their chain guns.

 

[Weaponmark]

Thanks for the help. I agree it's the 20mm in the above link.

I do hear a faint sound though, like a very small pebble rolling around.

Could I weigh it to find out if it's live? I have a small digital scale.

 

[MASP7]

M51A2 20mm Dummy Round.
These are used for non-firing system tests and as inert ballast.

For future reference... Most all of the live 20mm ammo out there is electric primed. While the electric primers are not super sensitive, I wouldn't want to be the first one on my block to set one off with static electricity.

 

[INFANTRY]

well, its hard for me to tell without having the peice in hand, but I really think its a oldier (1980's) 25mm training round. Like we used with Bradley's. I did not think most of the US made 20mm was bottled necked this this example.

 

[TRX]

Looks like the 20mm sitting beside my computer...

 

[stackscustominc]

99.9% positive its 20mm from the pic, but i think its a solothurn 20mm

 

[Andyman]

99.9% positive its 20mm from the pic, but i think its a solothurn 20mm

+1, not wide enough in dia. to be 25 mm. Think, the 50 bmg next to it is 12.5. There's no way that round is twice that size.....

 

[stackscustominc]

heres something to shoot your 20mm out of :goof:

http://www.anzioironworks.com/MAG-FED-20MM-RIFLE.htm