Thread: NZFS ammo

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

I could be wrong but I thought CAC turned into Belmont Ammo. I have a heap of the 308 brass all prepped ready to reload that a kind forum member gave me.

No, CAC didnt turn into Belmont but interestingly I think Bruce McMillan may have also run off ammo for the Forest Service when he was operating at Belmont, Lower Hutt. Maybe at the point when CAC had folded.
CAC 308 brass in its time (even once other brands became available in NZ) was acknowledged as quality stuff. Apparently they used brass that was a good as any worldwide to make their cases. @Tahr Re Hirtenberger - I used their primers to load my first 308 ammo, and Norma Re brass. That was at the time when the goverment protected CAC and no other commercial 308 ammo was able to be imported. Cannot remember where I sourced the Norma Re from but it was quite rare.
I also managed to buy 60 rounds of Hirtenberger 222Rem from a gun shop in Marton (long, long gone). Never ever saw the brand again.