.303 British Ammo
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Enfield_Girl_Erika
Regular
- Location
- I'm not sure at this point
I live about twenty minutes east of Calgary.
Now here's the question, would the person who the ammo gets shipped to need a PAL?
PinkyPlinker
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Kenora, ON
I expect the recipient not only needs to have a PAL but likely also has to do the ordering.
I ordered a good bit of this ammo and have already shot it out of my 2 groove no4 mk1 and I had zero issues. Shot it at 100 yards and had no keyholing, accuracy was pretty decent as well, I’m sure it can do better then I can! On the other hand my Enfield bore is pristine so I don’t know how it will function in bores that may be slightly worn or oversized! Overall it’s good ammo for the range!
billbmcleod
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Back very close to Bruce County
303 Br
WRT the 215 gr RN.
I came across a collection of war souvenirs a while back and in it was 303 round with a soft point. It reminded me of the old 220 gr Imperial rounds that were available in the old days. This round was military issue though and I thought maybe it was a dum-dum but I could not see how it would have been made out of FMJ round. So that was probably what it was and how the individual came into possession of it I would not know.
I wish I still knew where it was.
WRT the 215 gr RN.
I came across a collection of war souvenirs a while back and in it was 303 round with a soft point. It reminded me of the old 220 gr Imperial rounds that were available in the old days. This round was military issue though and I thought maybe it was a dum-dum but I could not see how it would have been made out of FMJ round. So that was probably what it was and how the individual came into possession of it I would not know.
I wish I still knew where it was.
That’s what I like to hear ordered 400 rounds as couldn’t pass up a buck per round .303 but was worried about issues with key hole. Don’t care too much about accuracy as I am new to shooting and I’m sure at this point any ammo could out do me. Just trying to get as much economical trigger time as possible.
Obviously Enfields vary from gun to gun but hopefully you’ll have some good luck with it!
I have a few rounds as you describe, both in 215 gr and 174 gr with military berdan-primed cases. These were remanufactured military rounds being offered as commercial hunting ammo. In looking at them closely, it would appear that they simply modified the original FMJ bullet with the provision of a lead tipped soft point.
There was a bunch of surplus ammo floating around in the late sixties/early seventies where some enterprising entrepreneur ground off the tips to expose the lead cores below. I bought a bunch of these at the Army and Navy Store, as well as the 3 vets store in Vancouver. They had been repackaged in 50 round boxes, with press paper segments for each round. I remember they were selling for $3 per box and had a big sign in front of them declaring them to be "Hunting ammunition"
The all had cupro nickel jackets with exposed lead bases. There were several reports of the cores separating in the bore or just outside the muzzle quite awhile later. I shot off everything I had without incident but didn't hunt with it because it was extremely inconsistent accuracy wise. Not only that but there was at least on hangfire in every box.
Boat tail bullets are unstable in a No4 MkI* with a two groove barrel???? Don't tell my 43 Long Branch about it. It shoots the 174 grn boat tail bullets I put through it on a regular basis as well or better than most of my other Lee Enfields.
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