From: gord@islandtelecom.com 
  
 "Dave"  wrote: 
  
 > wrote in message news:OaF_e.314874$on1.271297@clgrps13... 
 >> Gord Beaman  wrote: 
 >> 
 >>> They're very likely .303 FMJ rifle rounds (most certainly -not- 
 >>> .22 cartridges). I've likely fired fifty thousand of those 
 >>> things, we used to use them in Lancaster Bombers as machine gun 
 >>> rounds...I used to own a rifle which fired them before the gov't 
 >>> got all antsy and girly about stuff like that...they're pretty 
 >>> common... 
 >> 
 >> Comparing them to some pics on the net, that's about right.  They're a tad 
 >> larger than the 5.56 I remember.   The packaging is also very similar. 
 >> 
 >> Although I am a civilian, do you think I can drop by a base in my hood and 
 >> drop them off as amnesty ammo? 
 > 
 >Now why would you ask that after I mentioned that it's entirely possible 
 >that the ammo, if it actually was manufactured in 1943, is possibly 
 >unstable, and would pose a risk to personnel that would have to handle the 
 >amnesty box - and not to mention you, while you're transporting it? 
 > 
 >Pick up the phone, call your local police or RCMP, and ask their advice. 
 >They'll be quite happy to pay a visit and look at it, and decide the best 
 >course of action for disposal.  They're not going to give you twenty 
 >questions about it, since if you had other motives, you wouldn't be calling 
 >them and asking about disposal instructions. 
 > 
  
 I agree with Dave about the best way to dispose of them, although 
 I'd take issue about the danger...I have several of them here and 
 I don't think they're any more dangerous than any other live 
 ammunition...just give some local cop shop a reason to feel 
 useful. 
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 -Gord. 
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