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Gunor
05-08-2016, 01:29 PM
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One of these on a FB pages - Lee Enfield.

For 303 British, Alox coated.

just wondering the style. Any advantage?

Geoff in Oregon

runfiverun
05-08-2016, 01:48 PM
well I'd say home swaged from a cylinder of lead and a punched through gas check.

only advantage I can see is it's made from the tools he had on hand.

Traffer
05-08-2016, 02:13 PM
They look similar to gyrojet rockets.

longbow
05-08-2016, 02:50 PM
Looks to me to be one of or at least very similar to the Corbin base guard bullet:

http://www.corbins.com/bgk-1.htm

Gunor
05-08-2016, 08:50 PM
Looks like freechek tool - for the copper 'gas check'

thanks Longbow