Over sized dummy bullet

[Ronnie]

Anybody got an idea of what this is for? Could it be for those large size trainers like the BAR or the 1919?

Thanks.

Ronnie

[Mr Ed]

From your pictures, looks like a plastic training round for the M2 .50 Cal Machine Gun.  Fired many back in the late 1980's.  It required the M2 to have some different feeding components

for operation.   It may have been a cost savings development instead of using standard rounds.  Not sure if they still use the rounds or when & if they discontinued the use.

 

Ed

[Linedoggie]

Cartridge Caliber .50 M860

 

 

[Linedoggie]

Even though plastic it is lethal at short ranges

[Ronnie]

So is this still a live round I guess? And thank you all for this info.

Ronnie

[917601]

Headstamp shows German made , DAG, 1985. Live round judging by the primer.

[Ronnie]

Wow.....well very cool I guess. Thank all of you for your information and help. Much appreciated.

Ronnie

[nebelwerfer]

We fired 7,62mm plastic rounds like this with the G3 in the Germam Army, when I was a Soldier. They could be used at the small base training side, because the security area was much smaller then with real live ammo. Live Ammo was only allowed at the shooting range or on the big training area ranges.

[whiskydown]

I just paid about $20 for one of these for my 50 BMG cartridge collection.