US Military Surplus 7.62x51?

[CajunTim]

This older guy at work keeps telling me he has some US MIL Surplus x51 that is packed in 300 round tins. Does anyone know what this might be or is he just talking out of his ass?

He keeps saying he is going to bring it to work to show; but hasn't yet.

Thanks

 

[Manimal]

I think he's FoS.

 

[Screaming Eagle]

Might be all kinds of x51 in tins but I'm not sure about any U.S. The Winchester white box x51 is supposed to be the same stuff in overrun.

 

[CajunTim]

He just showed it to me.
It is in a tin marked 300 rounds 7.62x51 L2A2 1960

Anyone know what this would be?

Thanks

 

[spanky]

According to a shoddy google search, l2a2 is British.

 

[Ammocanman]

Probably for british or aussie fals or maybe for the T-48 trials.
Is it US Marked?

 

[CajunTim]

I did not see US on it. Wish I had my camera to take a photo.

 

[MyTFAL]

Probably Austrailian, century sold lots and lots of this stuff at reasonable prices a while back here is a description
"The cans were sealed with those soldered wire-ties. The cans are all marked the same:

300 CART
7.62 MM BALL L2A2
CTN
MF 10-3-70

Inside each can is 7 boxes of 40 and 1 box of 20. All are sealed and marked the same:
40
CART
7.62 mm.
BALL
L2A2
M.F.
10 MAR 1970

 

[CajunTim]

Thanks for the info, The can looked like it would take a can opener to open.
I will try to get a pic of it next week.

Next question is what should I offer to pay for it. He has four cans and appears to be wanting to move it?

 

[Richard in LA]

was it a galvanized "tin" with a cotton(ish) handle?

 

[Screaming Eagle]

Anything less than about .45 per round is a good deal. I had some tins of Aussie until all of my x51's got lost in a terrible boating accident. So sad, it was....

 

[CajunTim]

was it a galvanized "tin" with a cotton(ish) handle?

Thats it; but I thought it read 1960.

 

[Dave328]

MMmmmmmm, seeing an unopened tin of NATO 7.62 like that makes me all tingly down "there"!

 

[Request Dust Off]

Tim,
UK, Malaysia, Pakistan all had L2A2, probably produced for the UK. Some 7.62x51 is Berdan Primed is that makes a difference to you.

 

[Richard in LA]

Thats it; but I thought it read 1960.

Thats Norinco, copper washed, steel cased + jacketed, magnet attracting ammo. The Tin(s) in the ad I got the picture from were priced at $120, but also said it was being sold as "slightly" corrosive ammo.
Depending on what he will take for them, I may be interested in one, just for the heck of it. I'll post more info this evening, I'll find the exact page I got that picture from on my work comp.