Where can I find .303 Surplus ammo?

[NoobCannon]

Spitzers, soft points, hollow points, they'll all work as long as they'll run through my old Enfield.

 

[DougW]

I reload with Spitzer SP and Match King. They all work great. Reloading keeps my .303's running.

 

[kk0g]

http://ammoseek.com/
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/9mm

 

[HGM22]

Sort of off topic, but isn't .303 difficult to reload for? Maybe something with the oversized Enfield chambers? I've always wanted an Enfield but the lack of good surplus ammo and hearing that it is hard to reload for has kept me away.

 

[shinz]

Sort of off topic, but isn't .303 difficult to reload for? Maybe something with the oversized Enfield chambers? I've always wanted an Enfield but the lack of good surplus ammo and hearing that it is hard to reload for has kept me away.

The oversized chamber thing can be guarded against by adjusting the resizing die out so that it only resizes enough to ensure reliable chambering, not as the die manufacturer recommends, this goes helps to prevent case stretching & head seperations. Annealing every few loads goes a long way to prolonging brass life by way of preventing neck splits. Checking for thinning in above the base after each firing with a small probe with a bend on the end is good insurance too.
Steve.

 

[DougW]

What Steve said!



Some of my reloads. I have a bunch of rifles, but only shoot one. Makes reloading easier; neck sizing only. Some of these have been reloaded 8 times now. Only case head seperation has been with Sellier & Beloit.

 

[Sistema1927]

Just in case there is still some of it in the supply chain: POF=POS.

 

[Ignition Override]

HGM22:

My only motivation to learn reloading was to solve the problem of affordable/reliable surplus .303 having vanished.

I've reloaded numerous cases over four times each, and the only signs of concern are the very thin whitish rings which appear by the rims after several times.
These go in the trash.
My only reloading has been with Prvi and a small number of old military cases.

With more than one Enfield, the reloaded cases which were first used in a specific rifle might only allow the bolt to easily close in that same gun.

For example, ammo first used in the #4 with the green sling won't allow the bolt to close in the other #4 (or in a #5) with the blue sling etc.

 

[shinz]

As an extra to my reply to HGM22 above & following on from what Ignition Override has said, its worth buying a seperate resizing die for each 303 you shoot for if you're serious about case life, Lee ones can be purchased as serates & are cheap enough to make this affordable. Or set up your resize die for the rifle with the neatest chamber & then back it out for the larger chambers, noting how much you've backed it off & note these settings for each rifle. I tend to use this for my rifles. My jungle carbine gets backed off the most.
Steve.

 

[Smokey in PHX]

j&gsales.com

They carry commercial ammo. Sometimes have surplus even though not listed on their website.