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Originally Posted by kajn65
However, ther are a couple of points I neglected to mention in my previous post on the subject. So it is probably best that I mention them now before progressing any further, as they do hold quite heavily to why I'm asking for my .303 casings to be in a certain condition.
...... Inert .303 British Ammuntion, with either Spent or Dummy Primers intact, Service Mk7 or Mk8 Bullets installed....... They look like Live Ammuntion except they don't have the feel (weight) of such. The same also holds true to authentic WW2 ammuntion that are describing us to make.
It seems that I'm the only one in my group who is interested in doing such a thing. Hence, my specific request(s).
Keyan
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I don't think there is a human alive who can feel the weight of an assembled cartridge and determine whether or not if it contains 39gns of propellant! If this is your safety method for ensuring you do not mix live and dummy ammunition, it has a serious potential for error.
Your request was also quite specific regarding Boxer primers. Why is that? While Berdan primer cases
can be reloaded, it is a much more time consuming process, and as such Berdan cases lend themselves much more readily to making dummy cases. Also, Boxer cases tend to have a higher value due to their higher utility with modern reloaders. You could possibly get as many Berdan cases as you like for free at a Service Rifle shoot, while the Boxer cases will be jealously hoarded. The vast majority of WW2 .303 was Berdan primed, so that will be your most common find.