Reloading .303 British : Heavy slugs for 303
Author: A square 10Subject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 17 2024 at 2:57pmsounds like a deer killer here , we have a lot of brush in our deer hunting areas so carbines are the preferred item ,...
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Reloading .303 British : Heavy slugs for 303
Author: ShamuSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 17 2024 at 6:22pmI just gave away a couple of boxes of heavy bullets some 215 Gr SP & some 215 Gr FMJ Rebated BTs.I tried them but they...
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Reloading .303 British : Heavy slugs for 303
Author: 303carbineSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 23 2024 at 3:29pm A square 10 wrote:sounds like a deer killer here , we have a lot of brush in our deer hunting areas so carbines are the...
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Author: ShamuSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 23 2024 at 6:31pmThat's fine for a No5.
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Reloading .303 British : Heavy slugs for 303
Author: 303carbineSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 24 2024 at 10:10am Shamu wrote:That's fine for a No5.I also tried some 220 grain .308 diameter Hornady RN out of the No5, they shoot a bit...
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Author: ShamuSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 24 2024 at 10:11amGood decision IMO. The most accurate loads are frequently a little bellow max.
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Reloading .303 British : Heavy slugs for 303
Author: hoadieSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 24 2024 at 1:33pm215 gr??? on a deer??? Your gonna hafta lick the bullet after you shoot it if'n you want any meat!!
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Author: ShamuSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 24 2024 at 2:45pmBWHAHAHAhahaha!
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Author: paddyofurnitureSubject: Heavy slugs for 303Posted: October 24 2024 at 2:55pmYou will not have to gut it / field dress it.All the innards will be going out the exit hole.
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Reloading .303 British : Tweaking my Varget Match Load
Author: britriflesSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 26 2024 at 5:45amEarlier this year, I ran an Optimal Charge Weight (OCW) ladder test on the No. 4(T), which I reported on here in...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 26 2024 at 5:55amChrono results for the 40.3 grain Varget load with 174 gr SMK seated to 3.07 OAL, measured with Garmin XERO....
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Author: SgtrickSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 26 2024 at 8:02amVery nice shooting.
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Reloading .303 British : Tweaking my Varget Match Load
Author: britriflesSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 26 2024 at 8:15amThanks. I just noticed that five of the shots at 300 yds scored a “10.9”, meaning they were on the edge of the...
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Author: Sapper740Subject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 26 2024 at 3:39pmThat's a very low SD.
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Author: britriflesSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 26 2024 at 4:56pmI think a match grade primer would reduce the standard deviations a bit more. Match grade primers have...
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Author: MayhemSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 26 2024 at 4:56pmNice shooting and thanks for the write up.
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Author: ZedSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 27 2024 at 11:29amThanks for sharing this information Geoff.I have some testing to do for the .303's. I have some Norma 202...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 28 2024 at 11:50amShaun, my suggestion for you is to choose a powder charge that gets you approx 2400 fps at the muzzle velocity...
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Author: ZedSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 29 2024 at 4:24amThanks Geoff.Yes I use 174 grain SMK's. I will take another look at the Norma load data.I can probably check velocity...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Tweaking my Varget Match LoadPosted: October 30 2024 at 6:26am1/2 inch group at 50m, that's 1 MOA which I expect is pretty tough to beat for any L39. Sounds like you have an...
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