Help ID a cartridge casing:

Picked up a casing at the range today that I don't recognize and thought someone might know what it is. I put a few .30 cal in the picture for reference. .308, .30-06, and a .300win-mag from left to right.



On a guess I think it's a .50 cal. The case has L C 53 stamped on it.

50 BMG, Lake City Arsenal, made 1953.
Don't see much 50cal LC stuff round these parts, should prove interesting .

SWEET!!!!

Thanks for the help!
Can't help but wonder why someone wouldn't take a case like this with them for reloading? Maybe the shoulder was too sore after firing it to think about picking up the casing heheh

Can't help but wonder why someone wouldn't take a case like this with them for reloading?

i may be out to lunch here....but military casings are harder to reload because of the different stly primer and you need to modify the primer pocket to change.

A case like that takes a special primer anyways - and at 2$ a pop for an empty, I'd think it would be worth it. But is it just me, or is that case split up high on the left hand side just a bit below the shoulder?

Probably just packed up in a hurry and missed a stray MT.

That is just the reflection of the other casings. The case is in perfect shape as far as I can tell. Glad I haven't bought a 50 cal if it's $2 a peice for the casing. I thought the 50AE was expensive!