.303 British Surplus Ammo

[GeeRam]

I recently acquired a few rounds of WWII .303 which was from local a Resistance cache; dating from a drop in 1944.
50 rounds in clips in the original bandolier and a few extra clips.
Attachment 86885

Very nice find

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[RCS]

Cinders, I do not have an original Dum Dum cartridge, quite rare, the Dum Dum has the D headstamp as Indian cartridges did not include the mark number during
this time period. The Dum Dum also had an exposed lead tip like a soft point hunting bullet.

The Mark 11 C, D^C 1V and D^C V all had nickel jacket hollow point bullets at 215 grs from my photo

[browningautorifle]

Sometimes people will sell these types of cartridges as they aren't guaranteed to go bang, or hangfire. Since there's an insatiable appetite for it and they don't want to reprime it they sell it. Buyer beware...

[green]

The DI ammo is Boxer primed non corrosive.

[lawrence_n]

The DI ammo is Boxer primed non corrosive.

OK, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the DI ammo is Berdan primed (hence, not reloadable) and it's the DIZ ammo that is Boxer primed.

[green]

OK, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the DI ammo is Berdan primed (hence, not reloadable) and it's the DIZ ammo that is Boxer primed.

All Defence Industries ammo was Boxer primed and used the DI as maker ID and the Z as powder indicator.
The other Cdn maker was Dominion Arsenals, DA hs, and they used Berdan primers and cordite through 1945.

[browningautorifle]

Defence Industries ammo was Boxer primed

I've had lots of excellent reloading out of DI brass. Long lasting...

[green]

I've had lots of excellent reloading out of DI brass. Long lasting...

Agree , best brass for reloading ever.

[CINDERS]

You make me jealous RCS with that H.P round is that one that was produced in India!

[Roger Payne]

The HP rounds were only produced for a very short period & were withdrawn because they contravened international conventions (can't remember which one(s) now.....Hague?? Someone will no doubt rescue me!). They all looked pretty much the same & will be marks III, IV, or V. The MkIII is very rare but the Mks IV & V are not particularly uncommon.

Sadly miss Tony Edwards at times like this.