Author: Gun Nut 4
Subject: 215gr heads
Posted: December 26 2015 at 7:59am
The original ammunition for the .303 British had a 215 gr full metal jacket bullet. I suspect the sporting soft points may have a slightly broader profile, owing to the fact theirs cores are insert from top to bottom, where as in the full metal jackets the core is insert bottom to top. I load a tapered LYMAN 205 gr. cast bullet ( Mold, 314299), with both LEE and RCBS dies and have had no problem, but then again the cast bullet profile is a bit different. I do have some 215 gr sporting bullets, but haven't attempted to load them, preferring to shoot cast instead. Bob's idea about reshaping the seating plug sound like a solution, a lot of seating plugs seem to be designed with tapered bullet tips in mind. I'll have to keep in mind should I switch to jacketed bullets.
Subject: 215gr heads
Posted: December 26 2015 at 7:59am
The original ammunition for the .303 British had a 215 gr full metal jacket bullet. I suspect the sporting soft points may have a slightly broader profile, owing to the fact theirs cores are insert from top to bottom, where as in the full metal jackets the core is insert bottom to top. I load a tapered LYMAN 205 gr. cast bullet ( Mold, 314299), with both LEE and RCBS dies and have had no problem, but then again the cast bullet profile is a bit different. I do have some 215 gr sporting bullets, but haven't attempted to load them, preferring to shoot cast instead. Bob's idea about reshaping the seating plug sound like a solution, a lot of seating plugs seem to be designed with tapered bullet tips in mind. I'll have to keep in mind should I switch to jacketed bullets.