Reloading .303 British : Cast bullets in the .303
Author: DragunovSubject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 24 2023 at 7:53pmAny other .303 cast bullets shooters here? If so, please tell me about your journey.
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Reloading .303 British : Cast bullets in the .303
Author: Doco OverboardSubject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 25 2023 at 7:52amYes,I cast lead 303 bullets using a Lee 312 mold.It makes a 185- 190 gr bullet with the scrap lead and wheel...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 25 2023 at 10:22amI cast bullets for the .577 Snider, .577/450 Martini Henry and .45-70 for the Trapdoor Springfield. All Blackpowder...
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Author: DragunovSubject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 25 2023 at 11:04amBrit & Doco, I agree that bullet diameter appears to be a limiting factor when shooting cast bullets. I had...
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Author: Sapper740Subject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 26 2023 at 6:17amI've only ever cast bullets for handguns so I won't be much help here. I wanted to replicate the old .44 Special...
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Author: DragunovSubject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 26 2023 at 3:18pmSapper, coincidently enough I just deprimed, resized and cleaned just shy of 200 .44 Special cases this afternoon....
View ArticleReloading .303 British : Mk 7z vs my Match Loads
Author: DragunovSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 26 2023 at 3:31pmBrit, I was wondering if this velocity difference holds true if powder charges are similarly tweaked. In other words,...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 26 2023 at 3:47pmI did notice that the standard deviations are quite high on the 40.0 gr Varget load with WLR primers, much much...
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Author: GoosicSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 2:49am(PREFACE: For testing purposes only, the rifle used was the 1944 Maltby made No4Mk1.)I had 190 rounds of Winchester...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 4:08amDid you happen to note the velocity standard deviations on those loads? Also, what powder charges on the handloads?I...
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Author: Uncle GrinchSubject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 27 2023 at 4:31amI cast for my No4 and my 1891 Argentine and my M39 Finn Mosin with Lyman’s 314299 with gas checks. It has allowed...
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Author: GoosicSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 4:40amThe second paragraph contains both the MV and charge weights of each handload.The averaged deviation in muzzle velocities...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 5:34amInteresting your Varget loads have 60 fps more velocity with one grain less powder than my loads. Must be the...
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Author: GoosicSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 6:13amMy recorded and averaged FPS for the Varget is actually on par with my load data. The load data included a C.U.P. of...
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Reloading .303 British : Mk 7z vs my Match Loads
Author: britriflesSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 10:45am Goosic wrote:Many, many moons ago, I was told by a very well known LR shooter, knowledgeable with the Lee-Enfield...
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Author: martini1215Subject: Collecting .303Posted: December 27 2023 at 6:34amOh the bren, and its follower LMG, basically a bren in 7.62 so a straight mag.Beatiful to shoot but we cant own them in the...
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Author: GoosicSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 11:24amI have never had to worry about inferior or inconsistent results.I have done my research and my work-ups and have a...
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Reloading .303 British : Cast bullets in the .303
Author: Sapper740Subject: Cast bullets in the .303Posted: December 27 2023 at 1:22pm Uncle Grinch wrote:I cast for my No4 and my 1891 Argentine and my M39 Finn Mosin with Lyman’s 314299 with gas...
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Reloading .303 British : Mk 7z vs my Match Loads
Author: Sapper740Subject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 2:47pm britrifles wrote: Goosic wrote:Many, many moons ago, I was told by a very well known LR shooter, knowledgeable with...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Mk 7z vs my Match LoadsPosted: December 27 2023 at 3:12pmSapper, yes that was my thread. My 40 gr Varget load tops out at 800 yds on electronic targets. It’s running under...
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