Name: 0.303 British
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<h2>Synonyms</h2><p>7.7 × 56R; 0.303 Lee-Enfield; 7.7 Arisaka; 7 mm Type 89</p><h2>Armament</h2><p>All British service Lee-Enfield rifles, Vickers, Maxim, and Bren machine guns, modified Browning M1919 and M2 machine guns.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>One of the earliest small calibre rifle rounds, this appeared in 1889 and remained the standard British service round until replaced by the 7.62 × 51 mm NATO cartridge in the 1960s. A powerful round, its sole defect was its rim, which complicated the design of automatic weapons and demanded care in loading magazines. Innumerable variations in cartridge and bullet design took place during its life, but the final standard ball rounds were the Mks 7, 7Z, 8 and 8Z. The 0.303 British cartridge was adopted by the Japanese Navy in 1929 as the Type 89 to replace the 6.5 × 50SR mm round then in use, but they subsequently considered that the rimmed design might cause feeding problems and so changed to the 7.7 × 58SR mm design. They later changed again, this time to the 7.7 × 58 mm rimless cartridge, thus creating a logistics nightmare of no less than three different 7.7 mm cartridges.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>A rimmed, bottlenecked brass case with Berdan or Boxer primer. The 0.303 bullet was a compound design using a core of part lead and part aluminium in order to obtain the correct centre of mass, in a copper, gilding metal or GMCS jacket. The round was most usually loaded with Cordite propellant, but nitro-cellulose propellants gradually appeared; these all have the Mark number followed by the letter Z. The propellant makes no difference to the shooting, but is indicated for storage and accounting purposes.</p><p>CANADA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>SNC Industrial Technologies Inc</p><p>Type: Ball CDN Mk 8: FMJ; 11.4 g; MV 730 m/s</p><p>EGYPT</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Aboukir Engineering Industries</p><p>Type: Ball: FMJ, non-streamlined; MV 720 m/s</p><p>GREECE</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>PYRKAL: Greek Powder & Cartridge Company</p><p>Type: Ball: FMJ; 11.3 g; MV 732 m/s</p><p>INDIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Ammunition Factory, Khadki, Pune</p><p>Type: Ball: FMJ; Cartridge, 0.303 Ballistite Mark 1Z: bulletless cartridge used to discharge 36M rifle</p><p>grenade to a range of 185 m; a 7.62 mm version is also made. Loaded with double base propellant.</p><p>Blank: crimped mouth; contains double base propellant</p><p>PAKISTAN</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Pakistan Ordnance Factories</p><p>Type: Ball Mk 7: FMJ; 11.2 g; MV 732 (±12) m/s</p><p>PORTUGAL</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>INDEP</p><p>Type: Ball M378: FMJ; lead/aluminium core; 11.3 g; MV 780 m/s; Berdan primed</p><p>Ball: FMJ; lead/aluminium core; 11.3 g; MV 780 m/s; Boxer primed</p><p>SOUTH AFRICA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>PMP , A Division of Denel (Pty) Ltd</p><p>Type: Bullet type Soft Point; weight 9.7 g; V 5 800 m/s Type: Bullet type FMJBT; weight 11.3 g; V 5 747 m/s Type: Bullet type Soft Point; weight 11.3 g; V 5 747 m/s</p><p>SWEDEN</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Norma AB</p><p>Type: Ball 17712: JSP; 9.7 g; MV 829 m/s</p><p>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Eldorado Cartridge Corp (PMC Ammunition)</p><p>Type: Ball: FMJ; 11.2 g; MV 739 m/s</p><p>Ball Match: HPBT; 11.2 g; MV 739 m/s</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Remington Arms Company Inc</p><p>Type: Ball: SP; 11.7 g; MV 750 m/s</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Winchester-Olin</p><p>Type: Ball: JSP; 11.6 g; MV 750 m/s</p><p>YUGOSLAVIA , FEDERAL REPUBLIC</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Yugoimport SDPR</p><p>Type: Ball Mk 7Z: FMJ; 11.27 g; MV 732 m/s</p><p>Ball Mk 8Z: FMJ, SL; 12.4 g; MV 732 m/s</p><p>Ball: FMJ; 11.3 g; MV 749 m/s</p><p>Ball: FMJ; 12.4 g; MV 748 m/s</p><p>Ball: JSP; 11.7 g; MV 748 m/s</p>

A rimmed, bottlenecked brass case with Berdan or Boxer primer. The 0.303 bullet was a compound design using a core of part lead and part aluminium in order to obtain the correct centre of mass, in a copper, gilding metal or GMCS jacket.

The round was most usually loaded with Cordite propellant, but nitro-cellulose propellants gradually appeared; these all have the Mark number followed by the letter Z. The propellant makes no difference to the shooting, but is indicated for storage and accounting purposes. One of the earliest small calibre rifle rounds, this appeared in 1889 and remained the standard British service round until replaced by the 7.62 × 51 mm NATO cartridge in the 1960s. A powerful round, its sole defect was its rim, which complicated the design of automatic weapons and demanded care in loading magazines. Innumerable variations in cartridge and bullet design took place during its life, but the final standard ball rounds were the Mks 7, 7Z, 8 and 8Z. The 0.303 British cartridge was adopted by the Japanese Navy in 1929 as the Type 89 to replace the 6.5 × 50SR mm round then in use, but they subsequently considered that the rimmed design might cause feeding problems and so changed to the 7.7 × 58SR mm design. They later changed again, this time to the 7.7 × 58 mm rimless cartridge, thus creating a logistics nightmare of no less than three different 7.7 mm cartridges. Compatible platforms include all British service Lee-Enfield rifles, Vickers, Maxim, and Bren machine guns, modified Browning M1919 and M2 machine guns.

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