POF .303 surplus ammo.. shoot or save?

[WarPig1976]

Have 64 rounds of POF .303 the stuff hang fires. I want to pull the pills and reuse the cordite in new brass. My question is, is this stuff collectible or otherwise desirable.??

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[NRA]

def. not collectable

[WarPig1976]

Roger... These puppy's are getting pulled.

[jonnyc]

Not collectible or in any way desirable.

[vintage hunter]

''In no way desirable''? I wouldn't go quite that far jonny, I imagine there's plenty of folks out there(myself included) that would acquire all they could get hands on just for the Mk.7 bullet.

[jonnyc]

OK, you got me there.

[jimb16]

I don't think I'd try to use the cordite. It is corrosive and it is difficult to get it out without damage to the rods. Being that old, it also isn't as reliable as when it was made. I will say though, that it is interesting to watch it burn.

[WarPig1976]

I'm doing it for giggles so I'm not to worried about a consistant burn rate. I've already pulled a few, the rods dump out in one piece. All I do is dump one cartridge into another so the load is the same. Hang fires are caused by bad primers a result of poor storage.

There really is NO reason not to shoot "corrosive" ammo. Clean your gun when you get home with hoppes #9 and no problems. Clean your gun a couple days later and yes your bore will be speckled with rust. I forgot to clean my SKS one time and a month later sure enough rusted Crome lined bore AND Cromed bolt face.

[browningautorifle]

I don't think the cordite is corrosive. The primers used with the cordite charged ammo might be though. He's not using those though.

[Bruce McAskill]

The cordite it's self is not corrosive but as stated it's the primers that are. But the cordite does cause increased barrel wear as it does burn the steel in the throat of the barrel more then other rifle powders do. Hoppes #9 will not remove the salts left over from corrosive primers. The only thing that will remove it is water in one form or another. USGI WW2 bore cleaner works very well and yes it contains water.