Ahh but Goudie, our 100 rounds were in mags that were sealed in plastic bags with nothing to cut it with, such was the sense, and you signed for those 100 rounds.
However when going on the range they would use up the near life ex stuff, trying to get into it was a nightmare even with scissors and when we finally did they would often be rounds short, the armour I knew telling me that it was normal as whoever got the fun job of filling them would often skimp on it.
I had visions of if the Ruskies ever invaded, there would be loads of dead RAF blokes with semi unwrapped magazines in hand lying about the Squadron sites.
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