I heard bandoleers went in the metal ammo bin as well years ago but if it was .303 ammunition used with the Bren mag filling machine then it would make more sense it was loose ammunition packed in cartons rather than bandoleers which would all be in 5 round stripper clips. To load the Bren mags with the filling machine the 5 rounds would have to be stripped from the stripper clips to put in the filler machine. Seems like a lot of work.
Now the carrier did also have service rifles stowed in the carrier. Could the metal ammo bin hold both cartons of .303 to refill the Bren mags and have a bandoleer or 2 for the service rifles?
Any thoughts on this.
Derk
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