Bandoliers and chargers for Lee-Enfields and Garands (bandoliers only re Garand)

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What is the best way to find the following for sale:

-Lee-Enfield bandoliers and cardboard fillers and chargers

-Garand bandoliers and cardboard fillers(have plenty of 8-round clips)

In a pinch I have made fillers from card stock and they work pretty well, but I do need to find the bandoliers for both and the L-E chargers.

All ideas appreciated.

Albertacowboy (sober for now but we'll see by this time tomorrow!)
 
FWIW, I once bought some 5 pocket, Lee Enfield bandoliers, with 50 rounds on chargers.

They were British milsurp dated from the 1950's.

The ammo was pretty crappy (cordite) and the bandoliers weren't very good either. (The small brass clasps had a tendency to break off.)

About the only good thing in them were the 10 - five round chargers that the ammo came on.

BTW, there were no cardboard fillers with them.
 
MapleSugar said:
FWIW, I once bought some 5 pocket, Lee Enfield bandoliers, with 50 rounds on chargers.

They were British milsurp dated from the 1950's.

The ammo was pretty crappy (cordite) and the bandoliers weren't very good either. (The small brass clasps had a tendency to break off.)

About the only good thing in them were the 10 - five round chargers that the ammo came on.

BTW, there were no cardboard fillers with them.
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RG (Radfield Green) headstamp manufacture, in a wooden crate with two 300 round cans inside?
No, these did not have cardboard in the bandolier.
 
I couldn't walk down an aisle at the Calgary Easter gun show without tripping over the .303 bandoleers that seemed to be spilling off some of the dealer tables. Prices varied wildly, and completely independent of condition, whether or not it was a repro, etc. Same applied for slings, stripper clips, bayos, all the do-dads and goo-gaws to go with your Enfield.

A lot of those dealers pretty much spend the year going from show to show.

The stripper clips at Corwin Arms are a very reasonable price, but make sure it isn't the only thing you're ordering, or the $14 flat rate shipping might sting a bit.
 
tootall said:
RG (Radfield Green) headstamp manufacture, in a wooden crate with two 300 round cans inside?
No, these did not have cardboard in the bandolier.
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I'm not sure, I bought them by the bandolier at my local gun store.

I think it was something like $15 or $20 for 50 rounds, at a time when a box of 20 Federal Classic 180gr. SP's went for something like $13 - $15 at Canadian Tire.

I think I only bought one or two bandoliers and decided it was better to stick with the Federal ammo.

I did like the chargers though.
 
The Wizard said:
You do know GOOGLE is your friend! Just type in "M1 bandoleers" and you will be surprised at the results. As for SMLE chargers and bandoleers I got mine the same as MapleSugar. Bought a "can" of 1950's .303 on chargers and in bandoleers. Since you guys are kind of, sort related to England you might try here: http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/enfield-303-bandolier-product,1261
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So are you, my friend.

We're children of a common mother.

You're just the rebellious ones that always have to get their way.

We're the ones still attached to Mother England by the apron strings.
 
grelmar said:
The stripper clips at Corwin Arms are a very reasonable price, but make sure it isn't the only thing you're ordering, or the $14 flat rate shipping might sting a bit.
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Lol, thankfully that's easy to overcome.

I'll take some Enfield strippers and some mosin strippers and a vz58 folder stock and a....................…
 
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