Source for bullets?

Thanks for the kind offer Chris. I’ll dig out the details and email them to you.

Cheers
Elliott

Has your group given this Whitley project a proposed Sq color scheme and markings yet or just waiting until there are a few more pieces to pop together before determining that? I would be willing to work up an illustration for it if you can scratch up the data required. Might help in fund raising and promotion.

See my site below-Aircraft Illustration for the type work I do. I’m always looking for that next project to tackle, and rather than finish one and put it away to gather dust, get it out there doing something would be a nice change.

Regards
Chris

As in any industry words have particular meanings.

In trying to help the original questioner it does no harm to provide accurate information for usage in the arms and ammunition business.

It would be the same as somebody with limited aviation knowledge referring to ailerons and calling them flaps?

Your reference to spelling has me baffled.

Moggy

Jesus I think we all know what he meant.We aren,t all kindagarten kids trying to spell now are we.Pick,pick,pick. 😀

Instead of “cartridge” you should have put “cartridge case”:

Indeed. Or less formally ‘brass’

Moggy

Can I refer everybody back to Mikes excellent summary

Bullet
Cartridge
Propellant / powder
Primer

All go together to form a round.

Talk of ‘heads’ and ‘projectiles’ is unnecessary and inaccurate. The question was accurately phrased, WP wants bullets.

Not quite, although I agree that “heads” is completely meaningless.

Instead of “cartridge” you should have put “cartridge case”: the cartridge is the entire case+bullet+propellant+primer unit, and therefore means the same as “round”, although it’s a little more formal. And “projectiles” is not inaccurate – that term is used to refer to anything fired from a gun, whether it be bullet, shot or shell.

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum

Just buy a copy of “Gun Mart”. There will be plenty of stockists who sell .303 bullets and they will not be expensive. They are commonly used for target shooting. Do not try to buy any hollowpoint or soft-point version as they can only be used for hunting in the UK and must be specified on a Firearms Certificate. I recall that the original “Dum Dum” bullet was a modified .303 bullet used by the British in India.

Thanks Rob

PM sent.

Right then, I know someone who can get you 3800 bullets at 30p per bullet – he buys the bullets and the cartridge cases and clamps them together, so could also find the 200 bullet heads you need. Are you interested? I’ll be having a look at the bullets on Sunday so could get photos etc, I could look after the bullets till you are able to pick them up if it helps

Right then, I know someone who can get you 3800 bullets at 30p per bullet – he buys the bullets and the cartridge cases and clamps them together, so could also find the 200 bullet heads you need. Are you interested? I’ll be having a look at the bullets on Sunday so could get photos etc, I could look after the bullets till you are able to pick them up if it helps

You could ask Bisley if you could have some of the heads when they clear out the butts, there will be thousands probably there all in sand or soft ground, as a kid I used to dig bags full off an old rifle range

Good idea John

I’ll give it a try. Bisley is also an excellent idea.

Dig out your yellow pages and give your local gun club a ring, there is always someone who re-loads their own ammunition and .303 is a very common round so chances are that there would be some willing donations of old cartridges.

Regards,

John.

Hi Rob

PM sent.

Not sure what your laws are regarding importation, but I’m sure I could find a few machinegunners over here in the US who might be willing to put together some linked .303 belts (cases and inert bullets only – no primers or powder) for a fair price. Would an item like that be restricted for import into the UK?

You could also try the NRA at Bisley they may be able to point you in the right direction.

Martin

Or perhaps this site

http://www.cobbatoncombat.co.uk/sales/inert.htm

Making your own bullets and working for under a $ an hour….sounds like you want to become an ARTIST! 😉

I should know…I am one!

Good hunting

Isn’t the internet GRAND!

Chris

Try this web site, they sell inert “drilled” ammo for display use.

http://www.oldammo.com/ammo/british.txt

Chris

Bullets are always safe until you sit them in a cartridge on top of a propellant charge. OK, so I’m being picky but a bullet is the bit that does the damage. The bit that holds the propellant and percussion cap is a cartridge and the whole assembly is referred to as a round.

Can I refer everybody back to Mikes excellent summary

Bullet
Cartridge
Propellant / powder
Primer

All go together to form a round.

Talk of ‘heads’ and ‘projectiles’ is unnecessary and inaccurate. The question was accurately phrased, WP wants bullets.

Moggy

Have you also considered resin casting the projectiles?Get a set of 10 done up in a master then pour merrily away with the resin.Most modelling stores have resin casting sets for the detail freaks making up their own plane bits. 😉

Sounds like you only need projectiles.

The 303 is not actually .303 of an inch in calibre, it is actually .311 inch. If you can get projectiles that are in 308 calibre cheaper then they will be a close enough fit for a display. The only trouble might be getting Full metal jacket ammo which is not normally used for hunting. Standard Ball or FMJ ammo is inert and completely safe to handle. Casting rounds will require casting equiment and a bit of time if you are doing a lot. Unless you work for a dollar an hour it would probably be cheaper to just buy from a gun shop… unless you could foresee doing this alot then the casting stuff might be worth investing in.

Not sure what your laws are regarding importation, but I’m sure I could find a few machinegunners over here in the US who might be willing to put together some linked .303 belts (cases and inert bullets only – no primers or powder) for a fair price. Would an item like that be restricted for import into the UK?

Speaking of .303s. Anyone out there seen or have a link to a good pic of a Catalina PBY’s side blister .303 guns? I am working on an illustration of an RAF Cat involved with a UBoat and think they may want to be shooting their pop guns at it. I have found plenty of pics of the US version, but understand the RAF used twin .303s in the side Blisters.

I have seen it listed as twin Vickers and twin Brownings…Hmmm…the internet can drive one to drink!

Please point me to a link or pop a picture, and don’t eat the bullets…..slow death by lead poisoning! 😉

Chris

I must have a piccy of my Grandad’s cat somewhere with this (he sank U601)