303 Ammo

**SoldierMan** · 19-02-2021, 19:30

Originally Posted by Visserman

Wow this is so interesting thank you Peter. We have about 100 of these tipe of rounds. Tried shooting a couple but doesn't fire. Will be deactivating all of them. We have plenty 303 brass so would not be using them.
I fine the history of these extremly interesting. Will pull some tommorrow and see. I have never seen the corodite sticks. Will post a pic

That's funny because my Grandpa brought his 303 and quite a bit of ammo back from WWII and we lived on a farm at the time and shot it a lot. Never had one misfire. Ammo was stored well I guess.

**MrK** · 19-02-2021, 20:14

I recently came into some "U" headstamp ammo, blanks and stripper clips. Pulled one bullet to confirm the cordite fill and berdan primers. Passed the lot onto a collector who was happy to have them.

**treeman** · 19-02-2021, 22:18

Wish I had kept a few clips, back in my day they were used and thrown away. Pity actually, must have thrown many down as we played.

**treeman** · 19-02-2021, 22:23

Please - please please, photos of the fail to fire cases and primers after pulling. lots of photo's please wish to fill the gaps in.

**Fire-stick** · 20-02-2021, 07:31

Originally Posted by treeman

Wish I had kept a few clips, back in my day they were used and thrown away. Pity actually, must have thrown many down as we played.

Do you have a use for the stripper clips you so wish for?
If your 303 has a scope on then the clips won't work for magazine reloading anymore.

**treeman** · 20-02-2021, 07:45

Originally Posted by Fire-stick

Do you have a use for the stripper clips you so wish for?
If your 303 has a scope on then the clips won't work for magazine reloading anymore.

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I will likely get another .303
I want them because they part of the .303
I think they will make great spare rounds holders when in bush or just packing, traveling (yea! amazing discovery ey?)

**TStone** · 20-02-2021, 10:14

Originally Posted by treeman

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I have pondered how they got the cordite in since I was 12 years old and doing all thing dangerous and naughty with old cordite ammo - never seen it written any where, but i do kinda read half properly.

The cordite was loaded into a straight (un-necked) case and then the case was necked down and the bullet seated.

**Vaal** · 20-02-2021, 12:00

Originally Posted by TStone

The cordite was loaded into a straight (un-necked) case and then the case was necked down and the bullet seated.

That is interesting. How accurate are these cordite rounds? I used to burn my name etc into wooden planks with cordite sticks.

**Ωhm** · 20-02-2021, 15:12

Originally Posted by Visserman

Can one reuse the Brass?

With plenty of work, but why would you want to use cases made with such a crappy alloy anyway? When reloading old brass, consider when and for whom it was made.