USAC reloadable center fire ammo w/plastic cases

toadtown

I was cleaning up my safe and ran across a box of 6 sample USAC 38 special reloadable center fire cartridges. These are in a little red white and blue box with a paper insert dated 2-85.

These cases are plastic.

Does anyone know anything about these rounds or this company?

XXCross

That outfit is long out of business. They were originally intended as a low cost practice round. To load them requires a special bullet that has a groove at the base that snaps into the case.

hk-91

my dad had some of them. Just reloaded with primer only and it used a plastic bullet. Man for powder only it would send that plastic bullet half way through the phone book.

dcs shooters

Speer still makes them [;)] The cases are #8515, bullets are #8510.They are fun to shoot in basement [:D]

Tailgunner1954

HK and DCS
You guys are thinking o something else (indoor practie "cartridges"). The item the OP is talking about iw/was a full power cartridge that was reloadable with no tools but required a jaketed bullet with a grooved base to snap into the case. See the ivory color round in the very top row?

XXCross

Thank gawd Tailgunner can read. USAC has been out of business for many years...I knew the guys that started it!

Tailgunner1954

quote:Originally posted by XXCross
Thank gawd Tailgunner can read.

Now if I can just learn to spell & type [:o)]