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Lencops and other Sorry I chipped into this topic without going thru all the previous posting Very rude of me.............. I se now from a very quick look back that the Rifle Range location has been spoken about. Apologies to all .Iwil go back thru the posting from the start and will ...
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at least it was british made ammo..1973 the cartridge is the second to last year of British made .303 ammunition. The last batch of L9Z blanks and Mk 7 Ball rounds was made in 1974, after that, .303 rounds were supplied from Greece until the .303 was finally retired from service in around 1986/87.
 
mw0njm. said:
at least it was british made ammo..1973 the cartridge is the second to last year of British made .303 ammunition. The last batch of L9Z blanks and Mk 7 Ball rounds was made in 1974, after that, .303 rounds were supplied from Greece until the .303 was finally retired from service in around 1986/87.
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The ammo from Parker would have been circ. 1942. :D:D:D

About the same age as my Lee Enfield.



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The Bank of england calculator states that the equivalent monetary value to £7 in 1973 would now be £72.44.
 
That was not the point. The post was meant to show that the cost had increased considerably in real terms. Obviously the comparison is rough as "real terms" is a somewhat difficult thing to determin e
 
looks to me as though all those other lovely buildings to the left of parkers has also been demolished...how sad

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Astoness said:
looks to me as though all those other lovely buildings to the left of parkers has also been demolished...how sad

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Yes it's 332 - 348 Moseley Rd

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2019/01981/PA Full Planning Part demolition of existing buildings, repair and restoration works to listed buildings at 332-348 Moseley Road to provide 10 residential units, demolition to existing buildings and erection of 2 x two storey dwellings at 344-348 Moseley Road and erection of 2 x...
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Hi,

When I used to shoot at Hurley Range in the 1960s, .303 Mk V11 cartridges cost 3d each!
They came in boxes of 32.

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