1944 D/Z MKVII 303 British Ammo

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I happened into 5 sealed packs of Canadian made 303 Brit Ammo.
I've heard both the brass and ammo are good quality stuff.

Is it corrosive?
Is it boxer primed?
Should I shoot it, or I'm I better off selling it to a collector?
What is the value of each sealed pack of 48 rounds? I saw some of the loose rounds and they are in great condition.

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Keep and shoot it in your No.4 - you are a Canadian gun nut, afterall. It is good ammo, and there is no other .303 surplus on the market. Canadian .303BR of that era is noncorrosive. However always clean rifle bores after firing, regardless of primer compounds.
 
If I owned it I would keep 2 packs as they are for collectors pieces and shoot one. Nice find. Or keep 3 , shoot 2 if you got 5.
 
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I had a whole bunch of this Canadian surplus ammo and it was all boxer primed and reloaded fine. I was not sure if it was corrosive, but I always cleaned my rifles thoroughly after a range session. If I were you I would not shoot it as it is starting to be collectible. I have a few unopened boxes and have had many offers for a box or two. Canadian WW2 ammo in original packed bandoleers is even more collectible and valuable unfired if you ever come across any.
 
Robbs said:
I had a whole bunch of this Canadian surplus ammo and it was all boxer primed and reloaded fine. I was not sure if it was corrosive, but I always cleaned my rifles thoroughly after a range session. If I were you I would not shoot it as it is starting to be collectible. I have a few unopened boxes and have had many offers for a box or two. Canadian WW2 ammo in original packed bandoleers is even more collectible and valuable unfired if you ever come across any.
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i managed to get 30 rounds of that in the original bandoleer for free from a friend, headstamp shows "DA VII 1942" the bullets look like they are silver in color.. any idea what that is?
 
I've shot DA VII 1942 cartridges. If the projectile is silver looking they are either Cupro Nickel jacketed or steel jacketed. They are also loaded with cordite, and have a cardboard wad directly behind the base of the bullet. They are safe to fire, however, most of these rounds I've fired have hang fire issues.

Because of that, I don't shoot them anymore. When I run across some of these rounds I pull the projectiles and cordite, deaden the primer with G-96, replace the projectile and give them to the re-enactment guys for display etc.
 
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Good ammo is being polite. Best .303 Ball I've ever fired was that stuff. Made the IVI we got later look like complete crap. Was too. Have a box that was heading towards being DP cartridges, long ago.
Oh. Non-corrosive and boxer primed.
G96 won't do squat reliably to primers. Neither will WD-40. Light oil might. Heavy on the might.
 
superbee said:
I am looking for some 303 surplus.If anybody has some for sale or know of any case lots for sale,please let me know.
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Unfortunately there are no more case lots of surplus .303 British. No more "cheap" ammo. The last surplus .303 I bought was 15 or 20 years ago and it was the South African. The suppliers back then told me that was it for surplus .303 and it seems they were right. Sadly the people like myself who bought a bunch of it back then know how valuable it is. I wouldn't even sell it for a dollar a round now. Remember when buying surplus ammo "Buy Cheap and stack it deep" LOL
On a side note you may want to consider reloading as an economical way of shooting .303 British. Its defiantly cheaper than commercial ammo
 
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