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Posted: 7/15/2018 7:28:50 PM EDT

I have some wwii 303 British ammo. Would you guys shoot it? Some of it attracts a magnet. Some of it attracts a magnet.
Thanks for any help

Posted: 7/15/2018 7:35:02 PM EDT

[#1]

Shoot it all you want but it will be click......bang, or just click. Cordite did not age well.

Posted: 7/15/2018 8:46:21 PM EDT

[#2]

Shoot it....... I have shot some ugly green .303 over the years.

Posted: 7/16/2018 8:55:42 AM EDT

[#3]

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Shoot it all you want but it will be click......bang, or just click. Cordite did not age well.

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Cordite ages fine...it's the primer compound that doesn't..and causes hang fires or duds.

Posted: 7/16/2018 10:51:49 AM EDT

[#4]

Almost certainly corrosive but blast away. Just clean properly and promptly.

Posted: 7/18/2018 3:29:44 PM EDT

[#5]

What is its country of origin? Pakistani is not considered reliable.

Posted: 7/18/2018 5:08:40 PM EDT

[#6]

I've shot WWI-headstamp .303. It worked fine.

Shoot it. Clean afterwards (it's all corrosive).

Posted: 7/29/2018 7:54:22 PM EDT

[#7]

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Shoot it all you want but it will be click......bang, or just click. Cordite did not age well.

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Try shooting some WWI stuff! Its full of click, bang, click,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bang, or the ever popular click,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,shit how long do I wait!

Posted: 7/30/2018 7:52:31 AM EDT

[#8]

I pulled a few bullets from those and though the Strand like Cordite powder was neat looking

As other said I have experience the click bang of those rounds. Kind of like shooting a flint lock

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