Name this mystery magazine.

**Mariley85** · 02-21-14, 10:29

I'm working at a large Southern California military installation and came across 2 cans full of these. Being the gun dweeb I am, I took a gander and realized I have no idea what they're for.

They're single stack, no markings, not rock-in, looks to be for a rimmed cartridge, with what looks like a 5 rd capacity.

Case is a .308 loosie from last weekend.

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**SCL** · 02-22-14, 07:30

It looks like a magazine for a .338 lapua mag or .408 CT EDM arms Windrunner, depending on length. If the command wants to donate them as excess property to another Federal agency I could put them to good use.

SCL

**Failure2Stop** · 02-22-14, 07:38

SMAW spotter magazine.

**Kenneth** · 02-22-14, 08:46

Like somehow incorporated with the rocket launcher?

**jigsaw0331** · 02-22-14, 10:25

Yeah, the SMAW has a semi-automatic spotting rifle on the right hand side of the launcher tube. I was an 0331 so I am alittle rusty but if I remember correctly each rocket tube also had a loaded spotting magazine in the end cap. The A-Gunner would load the rocket and the spotting mag, the Gunner would fire spotting rounds until he was getting steel on steel impacts, A-Gunner checks the back blast area, and then the Gunner fires the rocket.

**Mariley85** · 02-22-14, 12:44

Thanks.

That spotting bullet is strange as hell. 7.62x51 blown out to 9mm with a 22hornet blank for a propellant.

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**nick84** · 02-24-14, 19:16

Never had any luck actually getting spotting rounds issued, lol. Good thing we only shot rockets at big targets when I used that damn thing. Interesting find, I bet I can name that large installation.......

**KP0351** · 06-25-14, 16:46

Originally Posted by Mariley85

Thanks.

That spotting bullet is strange as hell. 7.62x51 blown out to 9mm with a 22hornet blank for a propellant.

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You are 100% right, I was a SMAW gunner in the Marines from 2003-2007. The spotting round's ballistics match the rocket so as long as your spotting rifle is sighted in properly with the rocket where your spotting rounds hit your rocket will hit.