Reloading .303 British : O.A.L. Query
Author: britriflesSubject: O.A.L. QueryPosted: April 16 2023 at 3:04pmI don’t bother trying to seat the 174 SMKs close to the lands on my No. 4 rifles, primarily because they must be able to be loaded...
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Reloading .303 British : bullets for 303 british
Author: Strangely BrownSubject: bullets for 303 britishPosted: April 29 2023 at 11:35am britrifles wrote:Had some time to kill today, and my PPU .311 174 gr FMJBT bullets arrived. Out of curiosity, I...
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Reloading .303 British : bullets for 303 british
Author: GoosicSubject: bullets for 303 britishPosted: April 29 2023 at 11:44am britrifles wrote:This doesn’t mean the PPU bullets wont shoot that good. But, they don’t have the consistency in weight...
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Reloading .303 British : bullets for 303 british
Author: britriflesSubject: bullets for 303 britishPosted: April 29 2023 at 1:19pm Strangely Brown wrote: britrifles wrote:Had some time to kill today, and my PPU .311 174 gr FMJBT bullets arrived. Out...
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Reloading .303 British : bullets for 303 british
Author: Strangely BrownSubject: bullets for 303 britishPosted: April 29 2023 at 2:57pm britrifles wrote:. If nothing else, the PPU bullets will be fine for practice shooting, and I can save the SMKs...
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Reloading .303 British : Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?
Author: illianaSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 29 2023 at 5:10pmHowdy folks,I have some old surplus ammo and I'm wondering if it's worth to shoot, or maybe better to...
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Author: Sapper740Subject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 2:28amIf, as you stated the ammo has been poorly stored I wouldn't bother trying to shoot it. I bought a a...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 3:26amAssume it is all corrosively primed, even the WRA. I wouldn’t shoot it, not while you can buy PPU...
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Author: Doco OverboardSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 5:58amI used to shoot a lot of surplus ammo when it was available.The packets were wrapped in plastic...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 6:04amMinor clarification, none of these rounds likely have mercuric primers (mercury fulminate), that was...
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Reloading .303 British : Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?
Author: Strangely BrownSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 7:25am Doco Overboard wrote:I never had any problems with misfires however many necks would...
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Reloading .303 British : Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?
Author: illianaSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 1:59pmThanks for all the feedback folks! Im not really setup for reloading atm anyhow, so they'll likely jus...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 2:48pmNot worth the hassle in my opinion, especially when there is PPU brass available for purchase....
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Author: britriflesSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: April 30 2023 at 2:52pmMick, I’ve burned up a fair bit of old powder, and you have to be careful doing that! I once heaped...
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Author: m106Subject: bullets for 303 britishPosted: May 01 2023 at 2:11amwhen was the smk last available
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Author: StanforthSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: May 01 2023 at 3:29amMany years ago I had a German MP44 in 8mm Kurtz. I had a lot of ammo but when it ran out I had to find...
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Reloading .303 British : Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?
Author: Strangely BrownSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: May 01 2023 at 4:22am britrifles wrote:Mick, I’ve burned up a fair bit of old powder, and you have to be careful doing...
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Reloading .303 British : Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?
Author: britriflesSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: May 01 2023 at 4:35amI’ve probably burned up 20 or more lbs of powder. Not all at once of course! It was what my Dad had...
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Author: GoosicSubject: bullets for 303 britishPosted: May 01 2023 at 9:17amBefore Covid-19
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Author: ShamuSubject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?Posted: May 01 2023 at 10:21amI forgot to add any "silver colored" bullets are a bit iffy too, that's a cupro-nickel jacket, rather...
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