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    "The smell of cordite wafted across the battlefield..."

    What does cordite smell like?
    Phillip McGregor (OFC)
    "I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthur

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhillipM View Post
    "The smell of cordite wafted across the battlefield..."

    What does cordite smell like?
    Phil,

    I'll never know. I've pretty much decided those RGs from 1950 will go into my antique bullet collection. I have a decent supply of .303s that I've personally reloaded plus the HXP ammo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhillipM View Post
    "The smell of cordite wafted across the battlefield..."

    What does cordite smell like?
    It has a slight smell of burnt hair to it.
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