My google fu leads me to believe this to be .303 Brittish Machine gun Ammo according to the Mk 8z designation, but not from 1985? Didn't see that headstamp either...

Bren ammo?

thoughts?

first hit typing it in google was this

http://www.enfield-rifles.com/mk-vii-mk ... c6198.html

http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/303headstamps.html

it also state nny 85 is ppu

"PP or nny
Prvi Partizan, Titovo Uzice, Yugoslavia. (Yugoslav arsenal code PPU, which in Cyrillic looks like 'nny'.) Their latest address is... Prvi Partizan, Milosa Obrenovica 2, 31000 Uzice, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, Phone: +381 31 511 382, Fax: +318 31 515 350 Email: office@prvipartizan.com The Prvi Partizan company was founded in 1928. In those days it was operating under the name FOMU - Arms and Ammunition Factory Uzice involved in shotgun Ammunition manufacture. The factory had developed pistol and revolver Ammunition production by the year 1938. This factory has produced .303 cartridges in... Ball, Mk 7, 7Z , 8 and 8Z and various sporting loads. Since the break up of Yugoslavia the factory is in Serbia and Ammunition is sold in boxes that have the Wolf brand... Information from Michael Douglas who also took the box Photos. "

thanks for the info. Wonder what it's worth... one on GB

PPU, as noted, Privi Patizan.

Mk8, 174 grain full metal jacket boattail

Z- non cordite powder.

85, made in 1985.

Made for machine guns with the boattaik bullet. Rifle amm is MkVII, 174 gr flat base.

Boattail ammo will not shoot well out of Enfields that have mostly been shot with cordite rounds.

Your thumb is really grossing me out

Is that even a thumb? Kinda freaky...

no shit it goes from fat mechanic knuckle to ladies finger tip

HAHA, just a funny angle i suppose. Although, i do have fat thumbs... :)

I have a box of 303 Winchester with primers 19 out of 20 in the Box brass only with original box if anybody is interested. Make me an offer