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Thread: 303 ammo identification please
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21-07-2018, 10:18 #1
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303 ammo identification please
Good day all, please can someone help me with dates with 3X 303 rounds please.
1st is a blank with no markings at all.
2nd has PMP 303 on it.
3rd has U 303 on it.
I know U is union but i would like to know what year and load please.
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21-07-2018, 10:59 #2
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Re: 303 ammo identification please
That U303 is going to be damn difficult to provide a date. It was likely produced in the Union Mint, likely for the WWII war effort.
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21-07-2018, 11:04 #3
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Re: 303 ammo identification please
I know, have been trying to find out for the past few months.....
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21-07-2018, 16:50 #4
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Re: 303 ammo identification please
I just found out that the U .303 and PMP .303 were commercial hunting rounds or target rounds. U 303 1961 and PMP 303 1985, thanks to Will Reuter..............
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21-07-2018, 20:18 #5
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21-07-2018, 20:27 #6
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Re: 303 ammo identification please
[QUOTE=Brendank;1268038]Hmmmm... double check that advice, the 'U' designation would be long before that.[/QUO
I will go and re check the info received.
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21-07-2018, 20:38 #7
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Re: 303 ammo identification please
[QUOTE=Savagesako308;1268040] U or SAM
South African Mint, Pretoria, South Africa... U code from 1939 - 1961 and SAM 1962 onwards. (When U is used with a diamond this represents the Kimberley factory... B, BCMK7, TRGMK2, Semi AP (F Mk 1), Jacketed soft point sporting.
http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/303headstamps.html
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22-07-2018, 02:35 #8
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