Author: britrifles
Subject: Mk VII 174 grain Bullet Section
Posted: April 04 2023 at 5:58am
Welcome Steyrfan.
Subject: Mk VII 174 grain Bullet Section
Posted: April 04 2023 at 5:58am
Welcome Steyrfan.
There is no way to tell how they will perform until you shoot them. Some MkVII bullets are very accurate, and difficult to distinguish from a modern match grade bullet (within the accuracy potential of the LE rifle). Generally, service issue ball ammunition will group 10 shots to within 2 to 4 inches at 100 yards. I have several hundred rounds of 1951 Canadian Dominion MK VIIz ammunition that still groups at 1.5 inches at 100 yards, which is the best I've seen for Mk VII ball. So, you never know...
In my Dad's reloading supplies that I now have was about 1000 MK VII bullets that I believe were pulled by CIL back in the 1950's - 1960's and replaced with a soft nose bullet they sold for hunting use. These pulled MK VII bullets do not group well, 4 to 5 inches. I suspect they were deformed during the pulling operation; or, that ammunition was known to have sub-standard bullets giving poor accuracy.
Let us know how they shoot.