🔎 UNIDENTIFIED I also found this WMA 17 bullet casing I’d like an ID on, mostly age, and what wma means.

[DarthYoda333]

 

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[robertk]

WMA = Winchester Military Ammunition
The cross means NATO
And I think the 17 is the year, so 2017?

 

[Retired Sarge]

Yeap made in the Oxford, Mississippi plant. Although marked WMA, the ammo is not strictly for military consumption/use, or a sign of military range usage.

There are outfits that buy one time fired brass (Military and LEO used), and reload it for sale on the commercial market. Georgia Arms is an example of one of these companies.

BTW looks to be a 9mm casing. I know they make 9mm and 5.56 ammo, don't know if they make other calibers.

 

[bowwinkles]

Cartridge Debate: .17 HMR vs. .17 WSM

The lighter and faster .17 WSM and .17 HMR offer some advantages over the more established .22 Long Rifle. But which is truly right for your intended purpose?

gundigest.com

 

[AlabamaRelic]

Cartridge Debate: .17 HMR vs. .17 WSM

The lighter and faster .17 WSM and .17 HMR offer some advantages over the more established .22 Long Rifle. But which is truly right for your intended purpose?

gundigest.com

No. 9mm

 

[carnage1on1]

Yeap made in the Oxford, Mississippi plant. Although marked WMA, the ammo is not strictly for military consumption/use, or a sign of military range usage.

There are outfits that buy one time fired brass (Military and LEO used), and reload it for sale on the commercial market. Georgia Arms is an example of one of these companies.

BTW looks to be a 9mm casing. I know they make 9mm and 5.56 ammo, don't know if they make other calibers.

Thanks that's good to know. I'm excited to know that anyone can consume these, not just military. HAHAHA I didn't eat one yet, but may one day.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Thanks that's good to know. I'm excited to know that anyone can consume these, not just military. HAHAHA I didn't eat one yet, but may one day.

Sorry it's a bad habit left over from my military time. Anything that is used is also called consumed. We actually used term consumption or expenditure for munitions that were used.