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On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:04:14 -0500, Califbill
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:52:51 -0700 (PDT), True North
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I'm sorry I sold my 'sport' model 303 rifle for $20.00 back when I was working.
Ammo was easy to get. Old timers used to say millions of rounds,
including tracers, were dumped into the harbour after the 2nd world war.


I think the problem started when the last of the WWII surplus dried
up. There are still plenty of companies loading .303 but I don't think
there is much that is cheap, It is .75 to a buck a round at the bulk
guys.
The Brits went to the NATO calibers decades ago.


Except for the powder, could be a great mining opportunity in the Harbour.
The value of brass and lead.

I doubt the value of the metal would mitigate the dangers of 70 year
old cordite and dealing with the marine fouling.


The cordite could be a basis for good fertilizer. Auto feeder, to an
underwater cutter. Then wet cordite. Lots of nitrates. So all parts
sellable.