British .308/7.62 NATO ammo in unusual storage manner

[Silver Fox]

I have a .50 cal ammo can with 8 of these, 50 round ammo English ammo holders. Is there anyone around who can tell me what the ammo was that is in these and what was the purpose for transporting ammo this way?

Thank you

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[Mikej]

I have a .50 cal ammo can with 8 of these, 50 round ammo English ammo holders. Is there anyone around who can tell me what the ammo was that is in these and what was the purpose for transporting ammo this way?

Thank you

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@tac would more than likely be one of them. It's probably middle of the night over there now.

 

[Idaho44]

The one's I had contained 30-06 match. Re-purposed, they are good for any caliber that conforms that case configuration.

 

[Silver Fox]

So you bought .30-06 match and that was how it was sold to you?

 

[Coastal_Tim]

Radway Green was a make available in surplus bulk on links through Classic Firearms 5 yrs ago. Not an answer, just a possibility.

 

[tac]

Radway Green was a make available in surplus bulk on links through Classic Firearms 5 yrs ago. Not an answer, just a possibility.

Correct answer. They sold at Bisley via the surplus 7.62x51 dealers, many moons ago, for about 50p - back then that was a dollar. Hardly ever see them these days, BTW.

Like many things back in the day, they were well-made and high quality items that will likely last forever. Maybe longer.

 

[Oryguner]

Good ole Radway Green 7.62 X 51 food for the British L1A1 or any other NATO weapon of that caliber. Got a couple cans like it here and wish I had more. Great ball ammo but Berdan primed so not readily re-loadable. The Brits might have been a little obsessive compulsive with the packing but quicker/easier to deal with than a bunch of paper wrappings like the com block calibers IMHO.

 

[tac]

Good ole Radway Green 7.62 X 51 food for the British L1A1 or any other NATO weapon of that caliber. Got a couple cans like it here and wish I had more. Great ball ammo but Berdan primed so not readily re-loadable. The Brits might have been a little obsessive compulsive with the packing but quicker/easier to deal with than a bunch of paper wrappings like the com block calibers IMHO.

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The packaging was designed by the STANAG committee of logistics and not the British. Having been an end-user for many years, you can take that to the bank.

 

[Silver Fox]

So essentially the green plastic case is in NO way an indicator of what ammo is supposed to be in the can I got, correct?

More I dig through it, the more I find mixed head stamps

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[tac]

I've never seen anything other than 7.62x51 NATO in these plastic containers. Subsequent to their original use, who can say what you can put in them? Basically, anything that fits.

 

[Silver Fox]

Yes. I will post a pic of some of the various head stamps. After what you have told me, I now know somebody has just mixed surplus in the can of 800 rounds.