303 ammo....tell me what ive got!

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So I picked up some ammo today at a gun show and am looking for a bit of info about it

I have "Churchill Gunmakers 174gr soft nose", headstamp K 67.

Also have "Cogswell and Harrison Ltd 174 gr soft nose bullet". These are marked "specially loaded for use with Sandhurst and M.60 Royal Enfield Rifles". Headstamp K 62. Both came in boxes of 10.

What can you tell me about these? The headstamps sites ive found dont seem to apply. Would they be non-corrosive? The price was right ($0.50 a round), I bought 4 boxes total. I should have cleaned him out of his stock, but alas my brain farted.

Thanks
 
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The 'K' indicates Kynoch.
The M.60 Royal Enfield Rifles might be the name of the Corps of Cadets at The Royal Military College at Sandhurst. That'd be a guess.
Cogswell and Harrison Ltd and Churchill are/were retailers.
cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes#K
 
This is all reloaded ammunition by Interarms who owned Cogswell's and Churchills back then.

The "K 67" was originally contract Ball Mark 7 ammunition made by Kynoch which Interarms purchased and had reloaded with soft point bullets for sale in the USA. The trade names like "Sandhurst" and "Royal Enfield" were invented by Interarms to give them a more "British" ring.

They are Cordite loaded and will almost certainly have corrosive primers.

Regards
TonyE
 
Our local hardware store got in some of that stuff when it was new. I bought it and shot it and had no problems.

I am quite certain that if the primers were corrosive, the barrel would have some rust by now!;)
 
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