Headstamps

[mikld]

I've been laid up and on crutches for about a month and this morning being bored I went out to my shop to play with my reloading stuff. I got out a gallon jug of 38 Special brass (some of it from the '70) and processed it. I cleaned and deprimed/sized them. I also glanced at the headstamps and found some interesting headstamps, other than the usual. How many have seen/experienced these?;
Merkel
Gromak
Speer/DWM
GFL
3-D
Hi-Per
Denver
TZZ
NNY (in Cerylic)
And one with no mfg designation, just "38 Special"

[mr surveyor]

If the length was "ok", I'd just load them all at standard .38 spl and continue. It is just 38 spl isn't it?

Yep, they are different headstamps than I am used to seeing, but ...... it's .38 spl



jd

[Old Scribe]

I've come across the Merkel before and the NNY on .38 special brass. The others never seen.

[GasGuzzler]

I've seen Speer and the generic .38 Special but not the others.

[Ranch Dog]

Hope everything is okay mikid and wish you a speedy recovery.

Haven't seen a single one of them but I don't have any range brass for my 38 Spl.

Here is a great source for looking up headstamps: http://www.cartridge-corner.com/uscenter.htm

[daboone]

What's up with you, mikid? Sound like there are to many banged up folks recovering at this hangout for handloaders.



what up with you

[Bagarocks]

Ron Gromak out of Santa Maria California who ran a shop making bullets and such, back in the 70's
He is most likely the manufacturer of that brass marked Gromak.

[mikld]

If the length was "ok", I'd just load them all at standard .38 spl and continue. It is just 38 spl isn't it?

Yep, they are different headstamps than I am used to seeing, but ...... it's .38 spl



jd

I have about 2,000-2,500, 38 Special cases that I started saving when I started reloading 38s, and I was just processing some out of boredom. I found these odd headstamps and thought I'd share. Not collectibles, just not seen too often. There were others and some were not so "rare" and I didn't mention them, like Pro-Load, Midway, and Herters. I have a bunch of Speer, but not the Speer/DWM.

I was doing a "honey-do" and got into an argument with a ladder. When coming down, my bum leg got tangled in the steps and the whole thing toppled over. I wrenched my knee in the process and went to the ER. Bicondylar fracture of the tibia and torn ligaments. Doctor says use 2 crutches and no driving, wife agrees so I aint got much to do...

Getting old is often a challenge...

[daboone]

So now your "knee" deep in those "I'll get around to it someday" projects.

I sure hope/pray your recovery is quick and without further complications.

[larryw]

Yes sir, get better quick. I've seen a good many of those, I agree, everything being
Ok with the brass, load smile, shoot smile, repeat smile But no barn burners !!