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Well yes I could be mistaken but I have seen one so converted and heard of another. Consider also since the first No4's were produced at Maltby in June 1941 and as far as I'm aware didn't have a cut...

Henry Krank have the PPU brass listed in the UK.

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I saw this in 2013 and mentioned it to one of the staff there I couldn't persuade him to remove it from the case so I could examine the rifle. I gather it came to them as part of a collection...

Well I've posted this on the HBSA forum hopefully we can do something as NZ shooters did when faced with the same scenario a few years ago.

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Hi thanks for the help I've been in new Zealand since before Christmas and this is my first log on since, I should have mentioned after cleaning the date emerged as 1941 not as per my original post...

thanks for the help it turned out to be Latvian after a little sympathetic cleaning.

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Thanks for the link I'm aware what mark the round is its the factory headstamp is throwing me its been suggested it might be an early Spennymore but that would have been a a broad arrow rather than a...

Just picked up a .303 deactivated round cupro nickel bullet head stamps are V11 and a single V dated 1944. Anyone know which the factory who made it?

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Ouch try heating it and then adding the penetrating oil it seems to suck it in as it cools and works a treat.

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The 32 round box looks like its from ROF Hirwaun (Wales) where much of the Canadian .303 was repacked loads of them turned up in the UK about 20 years ago from somewhere as surplus.

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Some were produced in WW11 that couldn't hold 10 rounds thought they were all binned by now. The acceptance mark a small b should be absent if this is one of them.

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I believe ROF Maltrby had the worst record of oversize chambers dies I use Lee collet dies for neck sizing really good and leave my Lyman dies in the box set up for when a full length rezise is...

Actually camerl2009 the life of a .303 barrel used with cordite MKV11 ball was around 12000 rounds as MKV11 Ball upsets into the rifling at the leed, whilst this erodes faster with cordite than ball...

Lot 460 looks like a converted No1 Mk6 trials rifle pity someone has fitted target sights.

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The No1 Mk111* was still in service with the UK Army Cadet Force in 1961.

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BES still make both the MkV1 and MkV11 bullets in the UK don't know the cost but I can certainly locate a number for them if anyone needs it.

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Yep .45 acp operates at above .455 proof pressure and the .455 was designed to use hollow based bullets as the throat is smaller than the chamber. It has been done though and I believe converting...

Please P14's and 17's don't count I couldn't stand the thought of all those other rifles out there I haven't got.

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To spare a dear friends blushes he shall remain nameless, once in error he loaded a batch of .303 with 41 grains of Unigue rather than N140 for use in his SMLE it was a friday evening he was rushing...

Hi Fredrick

I see you had some good sense in marrying a girl with welsh antecedents. The RWF flashes by the way are a left over from their service in the West Indies when the order to abolish the...

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It really was a dreadful piece of kit to use and was nicknamed the Elephant Gun, the accuracy wasn't bad once you were told that the torque settings of the screws was the critical bit. Although...

Nice one

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Hi Peter

in answer to your question re mag filling (Ok I've been off line for a bit) the tests at the end of training required that 28 rounds be loaded into the bren mag in

32 seconds 10 marks...

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They were normally banded on the butt Green indicated good condition, yellow worn but useable and white drill purpose only.

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nice I have two one of which was a basket case managed to get a forestock, rear sight and a front band from Efd. I've started a rebuild the bridge charger guide had to reformed as did the knox form....