Winchester Victory Series .45 ACP is On the Streets

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The WWII commemorative ammo announced at the last SHOT Show is starting to ship. Midway has the .45 ACP in stock. The M2 ball .30-06 is marked 'soon'. It's listed on the Palmetto State Armory website but so far no stock. The 12 gauge and .30 carbine is due next year.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10197 ... t-wood-box
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10197 ... -flat-base

https://palmettostatearmory.com/winches ... 45ww2.html
https://palmettostatearmory.com/winches ... 06ww2.html


atxgunguy wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:29 pm TFB had this to offer;

Winchester’s WWII Victory Series is a NEW Throwback Ammunition

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018 ... ry-series/

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Pretty neat. I'll have to track down at least the 12ga. and 45ACP.
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AndyH wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:48 pm It's pretty!

The headstamp is: W-W 45 AUTO M1911

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My father-in-law was in Italy during WWII - I know what he's getting for Christmas. 8-)
Yup! My order just arrived a few minutes ago. I have no idea if I'm going to even shoot this, or if I'll just leave it sitting around as a collector's item.
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I had to Google 'ball ammunition'.

"The term "ball ammunition" is a military term that refers to a solid, inert projectile (lead or lead/steel). "Full metal jacket" describes the thin copper jacket covering of the projectile."

In other words, ball ammunition is standard ammunition, not a tracer, hollow point, armor piercing, etc.
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Eris wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 9:12 pm
AndyH wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:48 pm It's pretty!

The headstamp is: W-W 45 AUTO M1911

45acp.jpg

My father-in-law was in Italy during WWII - I know what he's getting for Christmas. 8-)
Yup! My order just arrived a few minutes ago. I have no idea if I'm going to even shoot this, or if I'll just leave it sitting around as a collector's item.
Sweet!

I don't even have a .45, so these will add to my clutter and/or gift supply. When the .30-06/M2 ball finally hits the market, though, I'll have a couple of wooden boxes to store gun parts in. :lol:

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AndyH wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:54 am Looks like it's gone at Midway. Natchez and a couple of other ammo vendors have it in stock. No sign of it at PSA yet. No sign of the .30-06 yet either.
The .30-06 doesn't come out until November, with other calibers following next year.
Winchester will release three more retro WWII-era combat cartridges in the Victory Series, .30-06, .30 Carbine and 12-gauge, the latter loaded in brass hulls. The .30-06 reproduces M2 Ball, suitable and safe for the M1 Garand’s semi-auto gas system, and will be out in November of this year. Next follows the .30 Carbine, which TM 43-0001-27 labels, “Cartridge, Caliber .30, Carbine, Ball, M1,” in June, 2019. Bringing up the rear in November next year is, “Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, No. M19.”
https://www.ssusa.org/articles/2018/6/4 ... p-in-july/
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Eris wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:14 am
AndyH wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:54 am Looks like it's gone at Midway. Natchez and a couple of other ammo vendors have it in stock. No sign of it at PSA yet. No sign of the .30-06 yet either.
The .30-06 doesn't come out until November, with other calibers following next year.
Cool Eris - thanks! I know what my son's getting for Christmas. :lol:

I brought a box of the .45 ACP to my father in law last week. At 92, he's slowing down a bit and some memories are more clear than others, but he still has stories from his time in Italy near the end of WWII. I could tell he wasn't completely sure what was going to be inside the wooden box, but his eyes lit up when he lifted a fat round of .45 out of the foam. Nice job, Winchester.

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