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Offline kevin.303

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.303 headstamp
« on: February 19, 2003, 07:01:37 AM »
i'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question but it was as close as i could find.i have a couple of rounds at home that are stamped WW-super .303 british they are larger then 180 gr and areflat nosed. i've never heard of this brand before
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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2003, 07:46:12 AM »
It's no mystery at all, Kevin.

WW Super is/was the headstamp for Winchester-Western commercial ammunition.  At one time, WW used a brand name called "SuperSpeed" to indicate the were high-velocity cartridges.

Winchester bought out Western Cartridge company in the late 1920's or 1930's, I believe.  Your cartridges are probably post-WWII manufacture.

As for the flat nose (bullets) being larger than the 180 grain bullets you've seen, they could be 220 grain soft-points with the tips battered from handling.
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