Thanks Tuna. You are right of course. Better safe than sorry is the way to go. Still puzzled as to why they would pack ammunition in round tubs. Not the most practical shape for storage. I’ve fired the Canadian 1943 tracer before, about 20 years ago and like me it is not getting any younger. Back then there were no misfires but only 2 in 5 lit up. Good plinking ammo but not when the bush is dry. Can’t remember how we cleaned up after shooting it. We didn’t know back then if it was corrosive or not but folklore said that if you put a couple of non corrosive rounds down the barrel after shooting corrosive you reduced the corrosive effect.
The loose rounds my friend gave me are proving interesting with a number of head stamps I don’t recognise. I’ll get one of my cartridge collecting mates to check them out as I don’t want to shoot collectable cartridges.
Is it not better to place a question mark upon a problem while seeking an answer than to put the label `God` there and consider the matter closed? Joseph Lewis