Thread: 303 group-bad bedding?

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Why are you guys talking about cordite? They have not used cordite since before WW1. (Greek surplus .303 doesn't use cordite and was not loaded with corrosive primers.)

Most .303's I have met were wrecked by sheer neglect.

The last lot of CAC Military ammo I had was loaded with cordite dated 1957 and was very accurate ,
you are right most .303's were not well maintained

Originally Posted by shooternz

The last lot of CAC Military ammo I had was loaded with cordite dated 1957 and was very accurate ,
you are right most .303's were not well maintained

It wont have been cordite, it would have been something else I forget the name now. Cordite is sticks, not powder. They loaded the .303 mk7 with nitrocellulose something or another powder since the start of WW1.
Cordite or Ballestite as a propellant was the first type of smokeless ammo - if you have the original 215 grain round nose bullet (mk6?) load pre WW1, then that will be loaded with actual cordite.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

It wont have been cordite, it would have been something else I forget the name now. Cordite is sticks, not powder. They loaded the .303 mk7 with nitrocellulose something or another powder since the start of WW1.
Cordite or Ballestite as a propellant was the first type of smokeless ammo - if you have the original 215 grain round nose bullet (mk6?) load pre WW1, then that will be loaded with actual cordite.

They used both cordite and nitrocellulose I have seen cordite loaded rounds wth a 64 data, The Greek .303 is loaded with ball powder, CAC 57 was definitely cordite we pulled the projectiles
from 300 of them to load in boxer primed new brass and modern powder it did work we got 1 MOA with a mint P14

Originally Posted by shooternz

They used both cordite and nitrocellulose I have seen cordite loaded rounds wth a 64 data, The Greek .303 is loaded with ball powder, CAC 57 was definitely cordite we pulled the projectiles
from 300 of them to load in boxer primed new brass and modern powder it did work we got 1 MOA with a mint P14

I have got some .303 lying around here dated 54, 57, and 58. Just for my own curiosity I might pull a couple of bullets. For sure I thought CAC didnt use cordite