Not sure what surplus ammo i was givin

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Recoiljunky

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hello all i was givin a whole bunch of the bullet on the left. i was told that they were 303 british. but i noticed that the sholder is shaped different than the the remington "middle" and S&B "right". the rim is stamped "HXP 73" has green sealer around the primer. the rim is .531 x .062 bullet diamiter at the mouth of the casing is .310. my question is are these 303 british and are they safe to use in my jungle carbine?


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thankyou,
steve
 
Those all look like .303 British cases. HXP (Greek Powder & Catridge Co. Athens, Greece) made 303 rounds under contract for Britain.

The only thing that I can't quite tell is if the shoulder on the HXP cartridge looks different than the other ones. From the photo it certainly does.
 
I have 2 crates of HXP 303, it's greek stuff, highly sought after as it is boxer primed and easily reloaded. it's very consistent and I shoot it out of my enfields all the time. you have nothing to worry about.
 
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