WW2 .303 ammunition

[bryanintowson]

In Army rifles the high quality HXP brass did tend to expand into and hold on to any small imperfections in the chamber. Could this be what's happening?

That seems pretty reasonable. I have not fired surplus ammo in this No1MkIII* but in a friends rifle the surplus stuff extracted much easier however firing it was a bit dicey as the number of hang-fires was pretty high. If I recall that batch was from 1954 or so. I'll have to try some of the surplus stuff in my rifle.

[bombdoc]

In Army rifles the high quality HXP brass did tend to expand into and hold on to any small imperfections in the chamber. Could this be what's happening?

HXP.. High Quality Peter?

I would have put Privi ahead of HXP in the quality stakes.. I have a load of HXP cases from some of the last batches we bought for the cadets and some of them were decidedly rough! I suspect they were dipped in ouzo as part of the quenching process..

[Peter Laidler]

I take the point Bombdoc. Maybe the softness of the HXP brass allowed it to expand into the imperfections put the HXP stuff in the NOT such high quality.

PS Hope you're well.....

[mike1967]

As promised Chris7171, Pack of 48.

[mike1967]

And a Canadian one.Attachment 66185

[Richard Hare]

Speaking of hang-fires, a while ago I shot a target with 1927 ammunition. (Think Canadian but need to check)

Not as hang -fire amongst them, but only 10 shots if I remember correctly.
Group was a bit more open than usual, but not bad at all!

I first checked a couple of sights to make sure 1927 wasn't real collectors ammo.

Richard.

[Charlie303]

A few years ago LERA (Lee Enfield Rifle Association) bought some Winchester .303 ammo made in 1941. The guys who shot it reported that it didn't perform that well, didn't seem to have the legs, though I don't recall anyone actually chronographing it. I didn't shoot any, not wanting to put corrosive ammo though my rifles. But I did collect a few of the empty boxes and cases;

Attachment 66242Attachment 66243Attachment 66244

[CINDERS]

I think a long time ago we had a thread on the crimping of the primer on WRACO rounds for MG usage

[CINDERS]

Packet of 48 MH 1941 for perusal and an early packet of 50 .310 Super (Pink/White packet normally Blue/White) not that often seen, I also found a 62 MF Mk VII in a motley mix up 32 round packet there are some real early ones of different manufacturers will go through and list some what I think are unusual dated ones also at what point did Footscray stop production of the Mk VII round. TIA

[mike1967]

at what point did Footscray stop production of the Mk VII round. TIA

1962 is the last Head stamp, I believe 1961 does not exist.