what ammo is this

[jdawg]

oal 3 inchs
rim 1/2 inches
aprox 30 cal
taper 3/8 to 7/16
looks like a 303
fmj bullit
there is holes in it looks like possibly cordite powder in it
the dents are painted red
head stamp top d a some mark middle 19 prime pocket 23 bottom vii

found on a friends farm in a single stack magazine

 

[CZ85Combat]

Look like dummy .303 rounds to me

used for training

 

[jdawg]

there are three of those red indents

 

[Ganderite]

They are genuine dummy rounds used for testing magazine feeding, extraction, etc. Made from an unprimed Berdan case. What you see inside is a wood stick to prevent the bullet from being pushed into the case in a bad rifle feed situation.

 

[NSRA Member]

.303 Dummy

As stated above, that is indeed a "Dummy Round"

The indents and holes and special primer-won't-fit-here primer pocket are all methods used to ensure anyone using it for training can easily identify it as a dummy round.

 

[LawrenceN]

Dummy rounds for sure. I have a Lee Enfield stripper clip with 5 of those puppies. There was a box full of loose rounds in a "whatnot" antique store in Victoria, and I grabbed some at .10 cents each. Kicking my ass now that I didn't pick up more.

 

[Little Tyke]

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For shure a dummy 303 Round.

 

[green]

Cartridge, S.A., Dummy, Drill, .303-Inch, MkVI, (Canadian Pattern).