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Re: School me on the British 303
[Re: LoCo]
#2065358
03/21/17 02:44 PM
03/21/17 02:44 PM
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alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 36,170
alabama
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prolly killed more men and game animals than any other cartridge in the world.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: School me on the British 303
[Re: LoCo]
#2065375
03/21/17 02:54 PM
03/21/17 02:54 PM
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behind my Dillon
dave260rem!
Skinny’s Ex
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Skinny’s Ex
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,691
behind my Dillon
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.303 British (7.7x56R for European Metric types) does best with medium speed powders and 150-174 grainers.Keep ranges moderate and it's a killer of things. It's older than BhamFred too.
Only hits count.
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Re: School me on the British 303
[Re: dave260rem!]
#2065467
03/21/17 03:53 PM
03/21/17 03:53 PM
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Posts: 18,033
North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,033
North AL
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It's older than BhamFred too. WOW!!! That's old!
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: School me on the British 303
[Re: LoCo]
#2065486
03/21/17 04:06 PM
03/21/17 04:06 PM
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Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,511
sellers, montgomery county
paulfish4570
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,511
sellers, montgomery county
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handloading is the best way to get the best out of your .303. if your rifle is a smle or no. 4 mk 1, it will feed roundnose bullets just fine as well as spire ponts. if it's a p14 (.303 version of the american model 1917 in .30-06), it will feed only spire points. i killed my best buck with hand loaded hornady 150-grain .311 spire point, running abut 2,650 FPS, out of a sporterized p14 ...
paulfish4570
Joshua 1:9
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Re: School me on the British 303
[Re: LoCo]
#2065502
03/21/17 04:14 PM
03/21/17 04:14 PM
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Posts: 7,249
just south of the Tennesse riv...
roadkill
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 7,249
just south of the Tennesse riv...
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What kind of ammo am I going to find readily and affordable? Its not hard to find. Usually in the $25 per box range, 180g soft points. Surplus used to be cheap but its all gone now. Recommend stay away from the Pakistani surplus. As mentioned, is best to reload for it. Privi (Serbian) makes a great FMJ round at about $19 a box. So I should go kill one deer or coyote open-sights and all, then put it back in the safe? Only if you really don't like them.
Last edited by roadkill; 03/21/17 04:16 PM.
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Re: School me on the British 303
[Re: paulfish4570]
#2069013
03/25/17 03:51 AM
03/25/17 03:51 AM
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Posts: 360
Blackbelt
LoCo
OP
4 point
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OP
4 point
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 360
Blackbelt
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handloading is the best way to get the best out of your .303. if your rifle is a smle or no. 4 mk 1, it will feed roundnose bullets just fine as well as spire ponts. if it's a p14 (.303 version of the american model 1917 in .30-06), it will feed only spire points. i killed my best buck with hand loaded hornady 150-grain .311 spire point, running abut 2,650 FPS, out of a sporterized p14 ... This is a MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E.(or may say SMLL?) 1942, has a "M" on the bolt.
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Re: School me on the British 303
[Re: Stob]
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03/25/17 05:39 AM
03/25/17 05:39 AM
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Posts: 36,170
alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 36,170
alabama
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It killed a lot of African game with 215 gr. loads. friend of mine killed bout 40 elephants with one on culling hunts.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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