Remington .303 British 174 gr. FMJ Ammo

[Art]

My local Academy had some of this new manufactured .303 Brit. ball ammo for $24.00 for 20. Since I'm always on the lookout for .303 FMJ I picked up a box and shot it off today. Long story short, it compares favorably to the WCC .303 FMJ ball my No 4 Mk II was sighted in with. It shoots to the same point at 200 yards as the WCC and is about equal in accuracy. Hopefully I'll be able to find some at a price under $25.00, but that is about the price for most U.S. manufactured FMJ ammo in military calibers.....when you can get it of course.

[m1ashooter]

Thanks for the report. FYI their Monarch brand of ammo is made by Privi which is good ammo. I didn't think to look for 303 I was too busy looking for 30 carbine.

[joem]

I bought three cases at auction on the cheap. Only have 50 to 75 rounds left. Sure wish i could hit another auction like that.

[Fred]

I've two cases, 768 rounds and 672 rounds ( the later having 3 boxes of 32 rounds each used up) of Pakistan 303 Mk VII from the 1960's and about two cases of Vickers .303 MG ammo (without the belts) from 1944 and 1945 as well as a few hundred rounds of possibly cordite .303 made in 1981 I think. I'm going to go pull it all out and count what I have exactly. When I figure out what I have, I'll make a decision to keep it or sell it all along with my all matching and virtually unused 1952 Ishapor No 1 Mk III* plus Bayonet and scabbard w/leather frog. The Ishapor is absolutely dead on accurate at 100 yards, giving 2 3/4" groups, and that is with my stigmatism. I've no doubt that a person with sharp eyes could put them all within an inch.

[joem]

Two of the cases were Vickers MG with the belts which have been sold and the cordite had the bullets pulled and the cases trashed. PM me and let me know what you have ans how much.

[Fred]

OK, I think that it's Cordite. It's all Very clean and sound. I'll have to photo each type of head stamping of the 303 and you can tell me what it is.

[Fred]

Here are the four types of head stamps. The two cases of Mk VII from Pakistan are stamped as being made in 1967 and 1966. The other two head stamps are from the Vickers MG round. These are dated 1944 and 1945. Apparantly there were two separate cases of them. There is an unknown quantity of them so I'll have to count each one. They fill up a .30 caliber carbine ammo box though. The other type of 303 is Mk VII and is of a lesser quantity but will be in the hundreds. I think they were made in 1981, as they have A81 on the head stamp. These I will count too.
Well, here are the four basic types of head stampings. HS 1..jpgHS 2..jpgHS3..jpgHS4..jpgHS5..jpg

[Fred]

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There are 24 such boxes of 32 rounds each in one of the cases that were made in 1967 and there are 21 such boxes of 32 rounds each in the other case that were made in 1966, three boxes having been used. There were no "click boom's" in any of the rounds I fired.
Can anybody identify the first pictured round with the A61 on the head stamp?

[Hal O'Peridol]

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There are 24 such boxes of 32 rounds each in one of the cases that were made in 1967 and there are 21 such boxes of 32 rounds each in the other case that were made in 1966, three boxes having been used. There were no "click boom's" in any of the rounds I fired.
Can anybody identify the first pictured round with the A61 on the head stamp?

South African. Good ammo

[Fred]

Thanks Hal. I appreciate your assistance! Oh, I just had my glasses on and looked at the head stamp again. It has an "A81" not A61 on it. So I guess that it was made in 1981? Anyway, there are 264 of that type of cartridge and 503 of the Vickers WWII 1944 and 1945 dated cartridges.