A friend just gave me nearly a whole box of 12 Ga shotshells that are unlike any I've seen before. They are headstamped "Alcan Incorporated". They seem to be constructed like a paper or plastic shell in that they are two piece, that is the head is separate from the body. They use a shotgun primer (can't tell if it is a 57 or a 209). The head is magnetic and looks to be copper plated, so I assume it's steel. The case itself is silver colored and non magnetic and looks like aluminum. Since they are loaded, I can't tell if there is a base wad or how the head is attached to the body. Has anyone ever seen one of these? Was this an attempt to make a cheaper version of the all brass shell? Seems like with the extra work involved in assembling the base and tube, there couldn't have been a huge savings in manufacturing cost. Comments or info?
Last edited by B Frech; 10/02/07 11:14 AM.
