Thread: Beware the Hangfire !!

Originally Posted by fernleaf

Hangfires are nasty things.

I experienced more than a couple when I was shooting a lot of .303 MkVII Ball through Lee Enfields - fortunately following the 30 second Rule no doubt saved my pretty face.

Certainly told you what .303 Ball to stay away from - anything made by Pakistani Ordnance Factory (poorly stored during Service led to primer decay), anything made by Radway Green prior to 1950 (just poor quality), and some Aussie WW2 years/makers.

Yep, I don't like using my old #4 mk1 with surplus ammo, one batch in particular misfires about 1 in 5 rounds. I mean I recently fired 10rds and had 1 misfire, tried more and had another at rd 10, then stopped shooting. What does everyone do to dispose of old ammo btw? OTOH I don't like buying .303 British at over $3/rd either!