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    Mk V11 ammo

    Wonder if anyone can shed any light on this, I,ve got approx 500 rounds due, all boxed in 10 round box,s some going to ammo collectors etc but may have the option of approx 1500 more.
    Dated 1928 I think or 1923?




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    In a nutshell, the red label Air Service .303 was manufactured to tighter OAL tolerances, with a strawboard wad rather than the glazed board used in the standard stuff (the strawboard disintegrated closer to the muzzle, keeping it out of the airscrew). There were some initial problems with keeping synchronized guns happy.

    Source: Texbook of Ammunition, 1944

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    Bigduke,

    Its incredibly good ammunition - in my experience it is better quality than current 7.62mm target ammo....!

    I have a quantity, but face the collector/historians' dilemma: can I bring myself to shoot off irreplaceable 80-year old antique ammunition?

    I'd be very interested in acquiring some more, if your source has some free. I think this stuff all came out of Albania, along with the Winchester black/green/red, some Canadianicon DI and a skip-full of mixed headstamps.

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    There was some of that at Scotarms (Newark) auction a while ago.

    Edited to add more info now I've been thru' the catalogue :

    July 2010
    2 of Original 20 round boxes of "Red Label Synchronised Guns RAF " cartridges.
    20 rounds .303 Cal by Winchester dated 1941
    19 rounds of .300 cal (30-06) dated 1941

    Made £10.00 (+ buyers premium) for the two boxes.
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    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    The Winchester '41 ammo courtesy (in a very small way!) of my uncles who moved to work in the plant that was fully involved in .303 SAA production. New Englandicon area somewhere.

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