Thread: 303 174gr with 2206H

First post on here. I'd be keen to know what the Greek ammo shoots like out of the box (or Gun City zippy bag) as far as consistency is concerned. From the above figures is sounds fairly hot for .303 Brit, but if its consistent, I'd be tempted to pull the Military project & pop some 174 gr Hornadys in & take the old girl for a walk when it gets a bit cooler.

Originally Posted by shananah

First post on here. I'd be keen to know what the Greek ammo shoots like out of the box (or Gun City zippy bag) as far as consistency is concerned. From the above figures is sounds fairly hot for .303 Brit, but if its consistent, I'd be tempted to pull the Military project & pop some 174 gr Hornadys in & take the old girl for a walk when it gets a bit cooler.

I am getting around 4 MOA at 100yds with greek ammo. I have found that a simple shake test seems to cull all the corroded / hang fire / dud primer rounds. I shake the cartridge beside my ear, and if I can hear and feel the powder moving inside, its good to shoot. I found around 30 duds in 300 rds that I sorted though the other day.

Originally Posted by shananah

First post on here. I'd be keen to know what the Greek ammo shoots like out of the box (or Gun City zippy bag) as far as consistency is concerned. From the above figures is sounds fairly hot for .303 Brit, but if its consistent, I'd be tempted to pull the Military project & pop some 174 gr Hornadys in & take the old girl for a walk when it gets a bit cooler.

I wouldn’t say it’s hot. You must shake test each round as the poor storage means that about 1-10% are duds having got wet.
I have also seen a squib load so be careful
Gun city must be at the bottom of the barrel as most of the stuff I’m now seeing on ranges is d grade in quality with brass badly corroded etc. however I’ve seen some good shooting with the earlier batches