.303" Ball ammunition:

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch powder mk I

This is the first version of the approved .303 ball ammunition, a rimmed case with a total length of 56mm. The case has a boxer primer (seperate anvil and one firehole) and is filled with 71,5 grains of compressed blackpowder. The bullet is round nosed with a lead/antimony core and a cupro nickel envelope.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch powder mk II

The blackpowder mk II has a slightly thicker envelope with a larger turn over at the base, to avoid the separation of the core and the envelope.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Cordite mk I

The cordite mk I has a propellant of 31 grains of cordite instead of blackpowder. The headstamp has the code letter "C" included.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Cordite mk II

Unlike the three cartridges mentioned above, the Cordite mk II has a berdan primer. (the anvil is part of the case with 2 fireholes)

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Cordite mk III

The ball mk III has a bullet with the front of the envelope pierced. A metal cup is placed in the hole with the front edge turned over the envelope. The ball mk III was almost immediately withdrawn after approval making it a very rare cartridge.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Cordite mk IV

The bullet of the ball mk ÍV has a different nose cavity and a pure lead core.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Cordite mk V

The bullet of the ball mk V has a lead/antimonyy core to avoid squirting of the core at the rear of the envelope.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch mk VI

The ball mk VI has almost the same bullet as the mk II with a little thinner envelope.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch mk VII

The bullet of the mk VII was pointed, with either cupro nickel, cupro nickel clad steel, gilding metal or gilding metal clad steel envelopes.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch mk 7

Production after 1945, marked with a 7 instead of VII

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch NC mk VII.z

This cartridge has a propellant of 41 grains of nitro-cellulose (NC). the headstamp includes the code letter "z".

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch mk 7z

Production after 1945, marked with a 7z instead of VII.z

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch mk VIII.z

the bullet is boattailed and has a cupro nickel or gilding metal envelope. the ball mk VIII.z was issued for the Vickers machine gun.

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch mk 8z

Production after 1945, marked with a 8z instead of VIII.z

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Short range practice mk I

A semi pointed shaped bullet, with the upper part of the cartridge case stained black for identification

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Short range practice mk II

The propellant for the cartridge was changed (a 12 grains tape of cordite)

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Short range practice mk III

Yet an other propellant for this cartridge (18 grains of cordite)

• Cartridge SA ball .303 inch Short range practice mk IV

The Short range practice mk IV has a pure lead core (instead of a lead/antimony core)

• Cartridge .303 inch Gaudet Short range practice

The Gaudet Short range cartridge has a short lead bullet with no envelope, placed on old cases and secured with an extra heavy neck cannelure. Named after the inventor, a Canadian officer, Major Gaudet. The cartridge was loaded with 10 grains of blackpowder.