I picked up this box of original .303 Britishicon ammo at a gun show recently.
My research shows it was made at ROF Radway Green in 1955.
At first I thought this might have been near the end of production of this round there but it
seems production of the .303 was continued until 1973 so not even close to the end.
My question to you good people is shoot it or save it? Does it have any value?
It cost $20 usd for the box after a bit of negotiating. If he had more I would have taken it all.
The seal on the box was broken before I bought it but it's complete and all matching headstamps.
My next question, is this corrosive ammo? When I bought my first Enfield 40 years ago
I was buying similar but with older dates ammo for $3 usd a box. My how times have changed.
When cleaning at the end of a days shooting back then treating it as corrosive was automatic.
As I remember this ammo shot excellent, never had a misfire and was very accurate. - Bill
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