O.S.O.K.
09-08-2010, 10:44 AM
SOG has some 1950's production Kynoch Mark 7 303 Brit ammo for sale. $229.50 for 500 rounds (10 boxes at 22.95/ea).
From what I can gather, this is military surplus ammo with 174 grain military bullets, corrosive primers and cordite. The stripper clips are nice...
The price is good - decent by today's standards anyway and I know that this is what the brits used routinely - and it looks clean. But does anybody have any experience or good first-hand knowledge of this stuff?
Yes, I know that cordite tends to cause throat errosion - but all of my SMLE's were fed this stuff for their entire service lives.... and they're fine. I can't see a little more hurting them much.
I have very little to no 303 Brit for my current 3 rifle SMLE collection and was wanting to remedy that situation... but I'm not sure this is the stuff.
I figure it's got to be miles ahead of the paki click/bang crapola but maybe not as good as the Greek stuff that I'd prefer.
Comments?
http://www.southernohiogun.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/A/M/AMO-303UKSCweb.jpg
From what I can gather, this is military surplus ammo with 174 grain military bullets, corrosive primers and cordite. The stripper clips are nice...
The price is good - decent by today's standards anyway and I know that this is what the brits used routinely - and it looks clean. But does anybody have any experience or good first-hand knowledge of this stuff?
Yes, I know that cordite tends to cause throat errosion - but all of my SMLE's were fed this stuff for their entire service lives.... and they're fine. I can't see a little more hurting them much.
I have very little to no 303 Brit for my current 3 rifle SMLE collection and was wanting to remedy that situation... but I'm not sure this is the stuff.
I figure it's got to be miles ahead of the paki click/bang crapola but maybe not as good as the Greek stuff that I'd prefer.
Comments?
http://www.southernohiogun.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/A/M/AMO-303UKSCweb.jpg