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Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:55 am
by bunkysdad
I found this ammo deal on Gunbroker the other day. Cost me 40.00 shipped, but I hadn't spent a dime on my No 5 Jungle Carbine so I felt pretty good about the deal. :-)
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:05 am
by desdem12
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:19 pm
by pacanis
A guy I know gave me two of those filled with .303 British on stripper clips. Slightly different design it looks. They are stamped on the back, but I can't make it out.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:33 pm
by Longcolt44
pacanis wrote:A guy I know gave me two of those filled with .303 British on stripper clips. Slightly different design it looks. They are stamped on the back, but I can't make it out.
Are those steel cases? I have a lot of .303 but no steel case. I even have some .303 F&N tracers.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:38 pm
by pacanis
I didn't pull them all out, but they appear to be brass; FN marked FMJ, like the one shimming the rifle up.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:49 pm
by Longcolt44
Must be the lighting, they look steel in the photos.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:51 pm
by Longcolt44
bunkysdad wrote:I found this ammo deal on Gunbroker the other day. Cost me 40.00 shipped, but I hadn't spent a dime on my No 5 Jungle Carbine so I felt pretty good about the deal. :-)
What is the headstamp BD?
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:56 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
Looks a bit like my Korean era bandoleer.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:11 pm
by tjtM38
Those look like cupro-nickel jacketed bullets. I'm guessing this is really old ammo. I would assume that it is corrosive priming.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:09 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
Cordite rounds probably, looks like the 1938 dated stuff J&G sent me eight years ago.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:48 pm
by bunkysdad
I should be receiving it any day now. As soon as I know more I'll post it here.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:24 pm
by etprescottazusa91
That looks like some nice .303 BD are going to fire it or stash it as a collectible?
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:13 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
Stash it and use it as a display item.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:39 am
by bunkysdad
If it turns out be Cordite, I would want to save it for sure.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:39 am
by Junk Yard Dog
If it's WW2 British then it's cordite. Shake the cartridge, if you can hear powder moving around it's not cordite, cordite tightly packs the case.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:35 pm
by bunkysdad
It is a very interesting propellant to say the least.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:46 am
by Junk Yard Dog
That's why they called it CORDite
explosive string
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:40 am
by desdem12
Linguini and clam sauce for a propellant.
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:51 am
by Junk Yard Dog
It can be if the clams have turned
Re: Bandoleer of .303 British
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:07 pm
by Ironnewt
That there Cordite is someweird looking "SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET"
