: The mid-19th century brought rifling, which improved accuracy. By the late 1800s, copper-jacketed bullets arrived, and the basic design of the modern cartridge was largely set. Unique Ammunition Stories
Since we are posting our forgotten ammo….(story in comments)
: One family story involves a .50 caliber round found near a school during WWII, which had been dropped by a damaged plane trying to shed weight. Modern Industry and Technical Insights
: In 1957, a child in Germany fished a Degtyarev machine gun out of the Oder River. He successfully removed the ammo, melted the lead to sell as scrap, and used the money to buy a bicycle.
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: The mid-19th century brought rifling, which improved accuracy. By the late 1800s, copper-jacketed bullets arrived, and the basic design of the modern cartridge was largely set. Unique Ammunition Stories
Since we are posting our forgotten ammo….(story in comments)
: One family story involves a .50 caliber round found near a school during WWII, which had been dropped by a damaged plane trying to shed weight. Modern Industry and Technical Insights
: In 1957, a child in Germany fished a Degtyarev machine gun out of the Oder River. He successfully removed the ammo, melted the lead to sell as scrap, and used the money to buy a bicycle.