303 brit ammo getting harder to find

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as 303 brit is getting harder to find. is anyone else having to pull projectiles from
surplus 7.62 x 54 to load some range ammo. This is what I have resorted to.
 
The OP's statement was quite vague.

He mentions pulling projectiles from 7.62x54R for ''range ammo''

He doesn't mention whether or not he's referring to "surplus" 303 British, which is becoming quite difficult to find in shootable quantities.
 
Last real amount of .303 surplus I bought was the Greek stuff back in the `90s at Millarm in Calgary. Still have 20 or 30 rds left from that case.
Wasn`t looking again for it until 2014 ish but haven`t seen any for sale anywhere. Was given some along with a few LE rifles when i lived amongst those on the east coast who just wanted Pop`s old guns out of the house…..
 
infideleggwelder said:
Last real amount of .303 surplus I bought was the Greek stuff back in the `90s at Millarm in Calgary. Still have 20 or 30 rds left from that case.
Wasn`t looking again for it until 2014 ish but haven`t seen any for sale anywhere. Was given some along with a few LE rifles when i lived amongst those on the east coast who just wanted Pop`s old guns out of the house…..
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Things Military in Calgary has some at the moment.
 
There is 303 projectiles for sale from a number of CGN sponsors and ammo. Even my local Canadian Tire has 174 grn and 180 grn projectiles on the shelf and ammo in the cabinet. Surplus ammo is hard to find but if you reload then the only issue is primers.
 
I think the OP was referring to .303 ammo in general.
It virtually dried up for several years, and what was available was hitting $90 box.
Recently PPU is available at give or take $45 a box, $20 more than it was a year and a half ago.
I was fortunate, I handload and stocked up, so I have enough to feed my collection.
The downside right now is primers, I still have a few left but I'm limiting my shot's at the range due to the fact I have many other rifles that need those primers.
 
all ammo has gotten a lot more expensive over the last few years.

surplus military 303 ammo... well really its all 50 years old at least and those storage bunkers have been cleared out so I don't expect to see anymore, Canada did produce it for the Rangers but not in the millions of rounds stockpiled for wartime use.

PPU has made some good ammo at very reasonable prices and I'm currently using PPU projectiles for reloading.

nothing is going to be plentiful and cheap for ever.
 
woodchopper said:
all ammo has gotten a lot more expensive over the last few years.

surplus military 303 ammo... well really its all 50 years old at least and those storage bunkers have been cleared out so I don't expect to see anymore, Canada did produce it for the Rangers but not in the millions of rounds stockpiled for wartime use.

PPU has made some good ammo at very reasonable prices and I'm currently using PPU projectiles for reloading.

nothing is going to be plentiful and cheap for ever.
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+1 on that

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NAA.
 
I know I'm dating myself, but when I got into shooting the old Lee Enfields, milsurp ammo ran anywhere from .17 cents to .25 cents a round. I burned through hundreds of rounds of the stuff over the years. If only I had known..........
 
LawrenceN said:
I know I'm dating myself, but when I got into shooting the old Lee Enfields, milsurp ammo ran anywhere from .17 cents to .25 cents a round. I burned through hundreds of rounds of the stuff over the years. If only I had known..........
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You're still wet behind the ears at those prices.

I used to pay $35 for a 1150 round crate if it was purchased by the single crate or $22.50 per crate if I purchased a full pallet of 100 crates.

Still, there are a lot of people that would drool over your initial prices now.
 
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