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    Posted: October 30 2014 at 2:34pm
I have a Siamese Mauser that has been re-barreled in .303 British. 303 British is becoming hard to come by but "Cheaper Than Dirt" has some Greek surplus. This is supposed to be as good as surplus can get.

It's Boxer primed, non-corrosive and according to CTDs description...steel cored. I'm not a fan of steel cored ammo. According to my barrel maker, it causes excessive wear. You may or may not agree with that but that's what they said.

Oh well, I guess I'll just break it down and reuse the primered brass. It was still cheaper than once fired brass!

Except....I hit it with a magnet and got nothing. Then I broke one down and the  exposed base end is clearly lead. I cut it easily with my pocket knife. I then cut one open. If there's a steel core in there I sure couldn't find it. This thing is a thick copper jacket with a lead core.

I am a happy camper...:)

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Its an internet rumor. Maybe someone cut into the nose of a MkVII round & saw the alloy tip & assumed the worst?
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