Thread: Ammunition shortage

Originally Posted by woods223

Been thousands of deer shot with 303 fmj back in the day bud. Occasionally used to cut tips off with pliers and clean up tip with file sometimes to aid expansion.

Not a good idea at all unless you want the jacket to seperate from the core and massive failure of the action when you fire the next shot!!!

Yes I know that theory. Back in the 60-70’s hundreds of rounds were modified around the country without mishap, they even sold jigs for doing it and hollow- pointing. Just what was done back then. But as originally stated thousands shot with fmj.

Originally Posted by woods223

Yes I know that theory. Back in the 60-70’s hundreds of rounds were modified around the country without mishap, they even sold jigs for doing it and hollow- pointing. Just what was done back then. But as originally stated thousands shot with fmj.

Ex Army 303 FMJ was hollow pointed by the CAC factory and sold as sporting ammo in the fifties and sixties. Sporting ammo from American and even European sources was hard to come by and I remember buying SAKO 308 and 222 and paying a premium price.