I am looking for a place that I can order or find some surplus .303 British Ammunition. I live in BC so if anybody knows a place to find surplus ammunition in southern BC it would help. Thanks
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I am looking for a place that I can order or find some surplus .303 British Ammunition. I live in BC so if anybody knows a place to find surplus ammunition in southern BC it would help. Thanks
It's amazingly rare these days in Canada. I was tired of waiting and got the equipment to reload.
Lou
I haven't been able to find any surplus but you can get new ammo at sportsmansguide.com, and jgsales.com at decent prices.
Ok thanks, im was going to pick up some 303 dies anyways.
I also got sick of trying to find surplus 303 and started to reload. The consistancy that can be achieved in reloading is awesome and I find the price per round comparable to that of the last batch of surplus I found at a gunshow. It is very much worth the initial investment.
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Originally Posted by LeeEnfieldNo.4_Mk1
FWIW, I haven't seen any quality surplus down here in the US for about five years. All that turns up is 40's or 50's mixed Brit, or Paki. It does not get good reviews.
I would also have to say it is time to start reloading, and that reloading supplies have jumped in price too, but it is still the best deal in town.
:beerchug::beerchug::beerchug:
I have been told that most of the surplus .303 is gone. I recently bought some 1941 Canadian .303 ammo loaded with cordite but it is berdan primed. You can buy the new Serbian stuff for a reasonable price at Del Selin gunsmith in Vernon, BC. Someone should start producing .303 ball commercially here in Canada.
P & S Militaria in Sherbrooke, Quebec has Canadian Issue Surplus FMJ .303 British, 48 rounds per Box, $25.00. The only trouble is that Jean will not mail it locally or to any other province, pick up only. I was thinking of getting CCX to pick some up and trucking it to Winnipeg.
Samco has some prices dont look too bad. Not sure if they can sell in Canada, but you can call and talk to them.
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I would like to mention that the Pakistani surplus has a very bad reputation.
Most lots have a high percentage of click-bangs, with a number of click-click no bangs.
Every once in a while, someone gets a good batch, but the odds are aginst you.
:yikes::yikes::yikes:
I saw some .303 Pakistani surplus this morning at the Ancaster (Ontario) gun show....but after all the bad reviews decided to pass.
Is anyone here reloading with lead bullets (or is everyone using FMJ)?.
Peter (in Burlington)
They have UK Mfg and POF Mfg listed, for the same price.
I picked up 200 rounds of Greek .303 British (headstamp HxP 70) today at a show in Northern Illinois. Nice and clean and .65 cents a round. Supposed to be non-corrosive.
Anyone know about this ammo? The cool thing is, it was loaded into this Vickers July 45 machine gun cloth belt.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../303Belt-1.jpg
Was it at DuPage County Fairgrounds? I must have missed that deal, I walked all over looking for some 303 and best I could find was some POF. I know people say they've had bad experiences with it but I'll try my luck with what I can get right now.Quote:
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I really need to start reloading.
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I've just about fired the last of my Greek HXP 69 headstamp ammo. It's super clean and non-corrosive. Plus, its boxer primed and reloadable. The story I heard is that Winchester set up the Greek factory that made it...
I have alittle bit of '69 HXP and alot of '89 HXP. It is by far the best surplus I've been able to get. It is indeed non-corrosive, reloadable and nicely consistant.
While not surplus, Sellier & Bellot .303 (new) FMJ has shot well for me, over 400 rounds worth ranging from 100-1,000 yards and stayed "true" to the sight elevation ladder on my No.4 Mk1. The 7.92mm worked well in my father's WW1 Mauser as well.
If you gotta buy new, using S&B isn't bad.
I load with lead.
I load everything with lead !