Quick question about Kynoch .303 7Z ball

[spinecracker]

Does anyone have any good or bad experiences with Kynoch .303 7Z ball ammunition from the 60s? A friend has 100 rounds he wants to pass on to me, and I would like a little background information before I go blasting

Edit - the reason I am mainly asking is that I do not know whether I should sell the ammo (any takers and how much for 100 rounds?) or should I just blast away at the range. I do have projects to fund, and every penny helps lol.

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[Amatikulu]

I can't talk specifically about 1960's kynoch ammunition but I can about 1950's Kynoch ammunition. I laid in a large stock of K52 headstamped ammunition when it was 14 cents a round. It has proven to be reliable and accurate. It has the standard full metal jacket, flat based bullet and cordite loading.

[spinecracker]

Thanks for that. I was thinking of selling both 50 round boxes for $70 (got to feed that Enforcer habit lol), but I might just keep one and sell the other.

[Edward Horton]

The only diffrence is 7z was loaded with Nitrocellulose instead of cordite powder and both had flat base bullets, and the 8z had a boat tail bullet.

[spinecracker]

Thanks, Ed. Informative as ever Your reply also panders to my love of old documents (you should see me during the Hay-on-Wye Book Festival in Wales - I give no quarter, and expect none in return lol)

[spinecracker]

I think I may have died and gone to heaven. I think I can get hold of up to 6000 rounds of 1960's Kynoch .303 surplus - somebody pinch me!

[Alan de Enfield]

I think I may have died and gone to heaven. I think I can get hold of up to 6000 rounds of 1960's Kynoch .303 surplus - somebody pinch me!

If youv'e got the cash - go for it !!!

[spinecracker]

Well, it might take me all year to shoot that lot....

I will be going to the range on Friday (I hope) so I'll let you know how it shoots. If it shoots well, then I'll get a bunch, and see if anyone else on the forum wants some. Typical of this to happen when I am in the process of streamlining in favour of 7.62 NATO-chambered Lee Enfields lol.

[Nigel]

Some of the best .303 surplus I've shot is 1960's MkVIIz. It is also non-corrosive. I'd be interested in some.

[spinecracker]

Sorry, Nigel, but the rounds are in the US, otherwise you'd be getting a PM right now