Thread: that Greek .303 ammo is on sale at the moment

$1 each at gun city until midnight. Hasn't been this price in a while.

I've used it. Get a few misfires and need to anneal it if your going to reload it. That's my experience with it anyway

Originally Posted by blip

I've used it. Get a few misfires and need to anneal it if your going to reload it. That's my experience with it anyway

I haven't had any misfire so far, but I've only used about 60 rounds so far through my rifle.
I have no idea if it's any good for reloading, but I've seen the brass listed for sale, so it must be usable.
Some of my brass looks like its corroded away slightly on the edge of the opening.
Would need lots of milling to polish this stuff up too!

Ive reloaded it. Ive found if you dont anneal it the neck wont size down.

Originally Posted by Old_School

I've seen the brass listed for sale, so it must be usable.!

I think all that you can assume from that is that some people would sell anything

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I think all that you can assume from that is that some people would sell anything

This was at gun city!

Its the dregs left over now.
So check each round for obvious corrosion and loose projectiles.
Shake each round, if it doesn't make a sound, the powder is wet. So not shootable.

I've bought hundreds of rounds. Ended up pulling them all. Cleaning, resizing, new Fed primers and new ADI powder and reseated.
Noting wrong then. Shoots well in my 303s.
You can also buy just the projectiles from GC.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

Its the dregs left over now.
So check each round for obvious corrosion and loose projectiles.
Shake each round, if it doesn't make a sound, the powder is wet. So not shootable.

I've bought hundreds of rounds. Ended up pulling them all. Cleaning, resizing, new Fed primers and new ADI powder and reseated.
Noting wrong then. Shoots well in my 303s.
You can also buy just the projectiles from GC.

OK, seems to be a bit of a mixed bag im assuming?
The stuff ive got looks OK, just a bit tarnished, they had been putting them through a mill to polish them a bit, but now they dont really bother anymore.
I guess CAC is the only real option left? Corrosive sure, but its supposed to be reliable, just remember to clean out your barrel well afterwards.

Originally Posted by Old_School

OK, seems to be a bit of a mixed bag im assuming?
The stuff ive got looks OK, just a bit tarnished, they had been putting them through a mill to polish them a bit, but now they dont really bother anymore.
I guess CAC is the only real option left? Corrosive sure, but its supposed to be reliable, just remember to clean out your barrel well afterwards.

Don’t forget that as little as 30 rounds of cordite loaded ammo (CAC) ball will start to burn out your lead which will inhibit accuracy with boat tail pills!

Originally Posted by Old_School

This was at gun city!

we rest our case.......pun intended

they tumbled that ammo when it arrived the cardord boxs were green as thats why its sold in plastic bags after a few hours in the lyman tumblers they had running in there chch shop

tumbling loaded ammo...hmmmm wonder what that actually does to the powder and priming compounds....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

tumbling loaded ammo...hmmmm wonder what that actually does to the powder and priming compounds....

I would think it's a good way to unseat projectiles and therefore let moisture in.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

tumbling loaded ammo...hmmmm wonder what that actually does to the powder and priming compounds....

I wonder if it ever caused any rounds to get set off in their tumblers! Dont think you are supposed to put live rounds through them?

Originally Posted by omark

Don’t forget that as little as 30 rounds of cordite loaded ammo (CAC) ball will start to burn out your lead which will inhibit accuracy with boat tail pills!

Ive never put boat tail rounds through this, they are supposed to be hard on the barrel arent they?