Is milsurp 303 ammo still available somewhere?

-raqh- said:
I'm looking to purchase 303 in bigger and cheaper quantity than 20 rounds box for 25$+. Is there still some place around? I've been looking everywhere I know and people on here seem to always say it's still a super popular and available round but it ain't looking like it to me.

Thx for your input.




PS: Sorry if it's been answered already, I still can't use the search button for some odd reason, anything I search end up giving no result found for results..?
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It's still a super popular round, that's why it's not available.
 
vinver said:
Last year, I found a guy at a gun show selling Canadian surplus (1943 and 1950 dates)in unopened boxes, at $100 for 3 boxes of 48. I bought all 3, Thinking I hit the jackpot. Turned around, and he was putting 3 more boxes on the table behind me. I almost cried realizing my wallet was empty :( . I asked how much he had, and he wryly said, "Oh, just a bit (wink) " . Next time out, took out a wad of cash before the show, but none to be found. Ended up putting the money back into my account later that day.. still wondering if there was anymore stashed somewhere.
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unopened is always nice look great on the shelves
 
Here in UK I'm reliably informed by the actual importer that I bought the very last two boxes of .311 Sierra 174gr bullets in the country. Not even for me, either.

The last of the tolerably good Greek stuff has also gone, as has the '7.7mm British' from RSA and Greece.

tac
 
.311 bt is available. Budget Shooter has some. I haven't had a lot of luck though with boat tail stuff. I use some cast bu it's not my favorite.
 
plinker 777 said:
^ I don't seem to have a problem with accuracy shooting factory boat tail stuff with my No4 Mk2, my No1 MkIII hates the sh1t.
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My #1 Mk111* hates it. I have only tried it in a couple of my #4s and the bts didn't do so good so I haven't carried on with them. Even at 100 yards the groups spread out noticably.
 
I believe that I have no issues with Bt's in my No. 4 is because it's a mark 2 (1952? maybe '54) and the bore is tight as it was almost in unfired condition when I got it.

My #1mkIII (1916 and all original) is nowhere near "shot out", has strong pronounced rifling, no frosting or rust, crown is great but it can't shoot Bt's worth a damn...have to get me a FB mold and cast and roll my own. :(
 
Lucked into 3 of the old Dominion .22 plastic boxes full of the old 215 Gr. Dominion bullets. Unfortunately doesn't feed well through the MkIII Ross, but works OK in the #4 Long Branch. Using up the can of powder to reaload that came from the same source.
 
.303 available, no doubt tens/hundreds of tons of the stuff.................in the holds of sunken ships on the bottom of the North Atlantic.
 
Supplies of milsurp .303 ball dried up years ago. Pakistani made ammo is known for being unreliable. I think Prvi loads it though. Mind you, that doesn't mean there's any here. Market's too small and continuing government interference.
DO NOT USE THE POWDER OUT OF A 7.62 X 39! You have no idea what it is.
 
sunray said:
Supplies of milsurp .303 ball dried up years ago. Pakistani made ammo is known for being unreliable. I think Prvi loads it though. Mind you, that doesn't mean there's any here. Market's too small and continuing government interference.
DO NOT USE THE POWDER OUT OF A 7.62 X 39! You have no idea what it is.
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Who cares what it is? Reloading with Russian bullets and powders has been done for decades, and it's proven to be a reliable way to reload cheap plinking ammunition. The powders are similar enough that they are extremely unlikely to cause any issues. Keep the loads reasonable, thoroughly mix and then measure your recovered powder and you'll be fine. I disassemble a hundred or so 54Rs, amalgamate the powder in a powder jar, mix a little and then redistribute into my .303 cases, and put in about 10% less than the 54R charge. The same can be readily done with x39, just make sure you weigh the charges of a dozen or so rounds, and use the average as your charge weight for the .303.
 
Blastattack said:
Who cares what it is? Reloading with Russian bullets and powders has been done for decades, and it's proven to be a reliable way to reload cheap plinking ammunition. The powders are similar enough that they are extremely unlikely to cause any issues. Keep the loads reasonable, thoroughly mix and then measure your recovered powder and you'll be fine. I disassemble a hundred or so 54Rs, amalgamate the powder in a powder jar, mix a little and then redistribute into my .303 cases, and put in about 10% less than the 54R charge. The same can be readily done with x39, just make sure you weigh the charges of a dozen or so rounds, and use the average as your charge weight for the .303.
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I would not mix the powder from surplus you do not know what it is from x39 pull the bullet dump the powder straight into the .303 case for x54r pull the bullet weigh the charge reduce by at least 10%
 
I have no doubt their are still millions of rounds across in Europe. Only problem is finding it. It won't be by the warehouse full like it was decades ago, probably a few pallets that just keep getting moved "out of the way" in some dusty corner of some government warehouse in some small country.

This is shown by the latest batch of Greek that made it into the US last year. Evey one thought it was gone, but then a small amount is found. Another example, the Austrian 7.62x51 Marstar just got a hold of.
 
LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1 said:
I have no doubt their are still millions of rounds across in Europe. Only problem is finding it. It won't be by the warehouse full like it was decades ago, probably a few pallets that just keep getting moved "out of the way" in some dusty corner of some government warehouse in some small country.

This is shown by the latest batch of Greek that made it into the US last year. Evey one thought it was gone, but then a small amount is found. Another example, the Austrian 7.62x51 Marstar just got a hold of.
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the problem with old ammo is its not 100% that especially if its British made .303 better off trying to get some cheap steel case ammo made up in .303. and that 7.61x51 did not last long
 
antiqueguy said:
the problem with old ammo is its not 100% that especially if its British made .303 better off trying to get some cheap steel case ammo made up in .303. and that 7.61x51 did not last long
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I know what you mean, as for the 7.62 is has not even landed yet and is not for sale yet either. The "Sold Out" is just because its listed but not in stock yet.
 
antiqueguy said:
I would not mix the powder from surplus you do not know what it is from x39 pull the bullet dump the powder straight into the .303 case for x54r pull the bullet weigh the charge reduce by at least 10%
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I'm not mixing different powders, I'm mixing all the powder that came out of the cartridges I just disassembled. Amalgamating and mixing will even out any variance and make your cheap plinking rounds somewhat more consistent.
 
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