IVI 303 brass
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IVI 303 Brit brass is very good stuff and reloadable,I don't know where people find their info from.Biodegradeable brass ,I think he was talking about his toilet paper after he grunts in a salal bush. Did he tell you that Elvis was still alive???
Personally I have found in the past that IVI ammo worked terribly in a Lewis gun. The factory crimp is a joke, to say the least. Brass I suppose is biodegradable after a century or so. Watching the History Channel this week, where they are excavating some of the world war 1 battlefields, .303 ball ammunition is still being dug up. As for reloading, yes it can be used. Just remember that because of the design of the cartridge case, it is only good for about 4-5 reloads. After that time you really need to keep a broken case extractor handy. One thing about IVI .303, if your not attached to the cadets, Canadian rangers or an aircrew that carries an Enfield as a survival firearm, you admitting to having stolen DND property 
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Personally I have found in the past that IVI ammo worked terribly in a Lewis gun. The factory crimp is a joke, to say the least. Brass I suppose is biodegradable after a century or so. Watching the History Channel this week, where they are excavating some of the world war 1 battlefields, .303 ball ammunition is still being dug up. As for reloading, yes it can be used. Just remember that because of the design of the cartridge case, it is only good for about 4-5 reloads. After that time you really need to keep a broken case extractor handy. One thing about IVI .303, if your not attached to the cadets, Canadian rangers or an aircrew that carries an Enfield as a survival firearm, you admitting to having stolen DND property
Really? Seems to me that DND sells the brass as scrap, and anyone who bids on it can obtain it.
Conversly, anyone with DND connections should probably not be in possession of the brass or ammo when not actually training.
IVI Performance
Imperial IVI in 243 W. gave the poorest performance of any factory ammo I ever tested. On the box it said the 100 grain bullet had a muzzle velocity of 3200 FPS.
Ruger 77, 243 rifle, 5 shots over good chronograph.
The high was 2602, the low was 2473, for an average of 2473! Hi Low spread was 125.
Now, before you all scream that 1) My chronograph didn't work,
or 2) My rifle was wore out, let me explain.
Without even leaving my seat at the bench, I just procceeded to shoot five of my handloads, 100 grain Sierra bullet, 4X grains of Norma 205 powder.
High was 3112, low was 3069. Average 3094, Hi Low spread was 43.
I rest my case.
Imperial IVI in 243 W. gave the poorest performance of any factory ammo I ever tested. On the box it said the 100 grain bullet had a muzzle velocity of 3200 FPS.
Ruger 77, 243 rifle, 5 shots over good chronograph.
The high was 2602, the low was 2473, for an average of 2473! Hi Low spread was 125.
Now, before you all scream that 1) My chronograph didn't work,
or 2) My rifle was wore out, let me explain.
Without even leaving my seat at the bench, I just procceeded to shoot five of my handloads, 100 grain Sierra bullet, 4X grains of Norma 205 powder.
High was 3112, low was 3069. Average 3094, Hi Low spread was 43.
I rest my case.
No true. The DCRA at one time not toooo long ago issued it for the annual matches and alotted it out PRA's for matches. Still some around.
.303 Ball hasn't been issued to the DCRA in over 15 plus years. As a matter of fact ammunition supplied to the DCRA should be virtually non existant these days as 20 years ago annual ammunition allocations were almost eliminated. It would not surprise me in the least that today that they have been eliminated.
No, he's not correct in regards to Rangers and loaded .303. We all have our issued allotment at home with our rifles, though I have heard that's not the case in all Patrol's.
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IVI 303 brass is just as good as any other commercial cartridge brass. The last number of years, IVI 303 cartridges have been made on their commercial production line for the Rangers. They are loaded with soft point bullets, 150gr IIRC. They are then packaged in the familiar plain brown boxes and stamped with the usual military markings on the box. It's boxer primed and, when using a Lee collet neck sizing die, can be re-loaded many, many times. Bio-degradable, well yes, but it'll take about 50 years or so 
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One thing about IVI .303, if your not attached to the cadets, Canadian rangers or an aircrew that carries an Enfield as a survival firearm, you admitting to having stolen DND property
Stevo, you missed this the first time around.
I shot brand new '92 IVI .303 back in about '94. It was issued for a Vintage Match here in Ontario and shot very well. The DND/DCRA allotment of all ammo ceased about that time
but there is still some IVI and DA kicking around.
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Buwahahahah!
Seriously, now that I've composed myself and cleaned my drink off of my keyboard, IVI is excellent quality brass for the price. Which is usually free for scroungers like myself, reload away!
