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Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:44 pm
by Tower75
Hi, all.
Right, I think I'm going to have to admit that my reloading gear is lost to me for a while. All of it is buried behind miles and miles of "garage-junk" and it's not coming out anytime soon. It's been a looong time since I've seen it, or done any shooting.
This leads me to ask, where can I buy factory .303" from? I've never bought the stuff, only ever reloaded, or bought surplus ammo by the hand full: I still feel like a novice after almost ten years shooting*
*Granted if you add up the time spent shooting in that period it will equate to about 5 weeks.
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:45 pm
by meles meles
Privi Parisan and Kynoch both make .303
We use Kynoch.
http://www.kynochammunition.co.uk/
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:52 pm
by duff eyed doyle
I have always found the sellier and bellot .303 to shoot very well and choose that in preference to the privi. I think they still sell it at the nra range office.
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:24 pm
by ukrifleman
Henry Krank sells Privi ammo, including .303.
If you are thinking of reloading the brass, boxer primed Privi is good quality.
ukrifleman.
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:33 pm
by dave_303
I've used both Prvi and S&B, both shoot well, prices vary, I've seen Prvi as high as £70something per 100, sometimes as low £60
The last lot of S&B I bought was £44 per 75 rounds, it worked out around £60 per 100 if I recall.
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:36 pm
by David TS
David at Kynamco hasn't loaded any .303 target for about two years now, as he can't get components at a sensible price. I'm there tomorrow, I will ask him if the position has changed.
HPS Targetmaster also do .303, good stuff, and is my current supplier.
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:41 pm
by meles meles
We got ours a while ago, and it may have been old stock then...
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:51 pm
by bnz41
If your looking to reload the brass at some point later I would stick to PPU much better brass than S&B for reloading.
I found some S&B ammo varies some what...
Try C&G for PPU or Ian at ITL shooting supplies (cheaper £60 per 100 on his web site) near Bisley
+1 for HPS at Bisley as well
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:54 pm
by IainWR
NRA Armoury sells S&B 180 gr and PPU 174 gr .303". We have six-figure stocks of both.
Re: Factory .303"
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:05 pm
by Gaz
S&B isn't bad stuff at all in 303, but I believe it's either loaded fairly hot or has soft primers.
That said, I haven't had any pierced primers in quite a while, so maybe I had a dodgy batch.