south african ammo?

[fez]

Don't know how to do pics but will describe best possible. Headstamp has a u 41 and v11. Box states:
50 cartridges/patrone
(cordite) (kordiet)
Solid pointed bullet
Koelpunte Onbeslaan
174 grains/grein
non fouling vuilwerend
Maunufactured by
vervaardig deur
The Mint Pretoria
Die munt
SONDER LAAIPLAATJIES

Anyone have an idea?

[fez]

Never mind I found it on the second pass thru of the headstamp sticky. Missed it the first time around. It is South African.

[l921428x]

what caliber is it? I used to buy all the SA 762x51 I could find but that was 8/9 years ago.
maybe this will help you

http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes

[fez]

[QUOTE=l921428x;391590]what caliber is it? I used to buy all the SA 762x51 I could find but that was 8/9 years ago.
maybe this will help you

http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes[/QUOTE
It's 303 British. Sorry.

[l921428x]

where did you get, find it, buy it?
now I can understand the 174 grain weight.
I found that the sa 762x51 was a pleasure to shoot,
accurate w/o a whole lot of deviance.

[fez]

where did you get, find it, buy it?
now I can understand the 174 grain weight.
I found that the sa 762x51 was a pleasure to shoot,
accurate w/o a whole lot of deviance.

I couldn't sleep last night. Something was bothering me about that label. It does not state a caliber at all. The gun show seller hand wrote 303 brit on it. I measured it out to some Iraq ammo I shot and it's a match.

[fez]

By the way I almost did not buy my Enfield because or price/availabilty of ammo. Factory stuff at $16 and up for 20 rounds is pricey for me. I just search for cheaper surplus. I'm a retired working class guy on fixed income (ss only). 9mm,7.62x39 and 22 is it for me. However, as I only get to the public range about once a month and keep up practice with my sd hand guns I figured I would only be shooting the Enfield 2-3 times a year. But even if I'm not shooting her it's still just nice to handle. LOL.