Reloading .303 British : TrailBoss powder loads for 180g cast bullets
Author: MacdSubject: TrailBoss powder loads for 180g cast bulletsPosted: February 06 2018 at 7:05pmSo I finally got out to the range today. Results with Trail Boss at both 10.5 and 15 were...
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Author: britriflesSubject: What is this Ammo?Posted: February 06 2018 at 5:19pmChecked my notes, 10 rounds of IVI ‘04 MK VIIIz chrono’ed at MV=2484, ES=43 and SD=11.6 from my LB No.4 (.3035 bore/.315...
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Author: MacdSubject: What is this Ammo?Posted: February 07 2018 at 6:29amBe interested to see the other end of that box of cartridges. Perhaps they are soft points. Good info britrifles. The GD site is...
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Author: PedroSubject: What is this Ammo?Posted: February 08 2018 at 2:01pmI do wonder if, perhaps for a while whether the Rangers' LE rifles, once replaced will be put into store and kept. That way, if...
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Reloading .303 British : What is this Ammo?
Author: ShamuSubject: What is this Ammo?Posted: February 08 2018 at 2:20pmThat would be the smart thing to do, which pretty much guarantees it won't be done!
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Author: hoadieSubject: What is this Ammo?Posted: February 08 2018 at 5:37pmSpeaking of that...Tony Sugden (R.I.P.) told me that when he went to the Falklands, they had pulled Bren guns out of storage...
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Reloading .303 British : What is this Ammo?
Author: ShamuSubject: What is this Ammo?Posted: February 09 2018 at 5:56amI think they were the 7.62 (L4A4) Brens?They probably had some stored because the magazine feed was better than the belt in bad...
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Author: MacdSubject: TrailBoss powder loads for 180g cast bulletsPosted: February 09 2018 at 9:53amThis morning I finished my evaluation of the .303B brass from this range trip. The brass was FL...
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Reloading .303 British : TrailBoss powder loads for 180g cast bullets
Author: ShamuSubject: TrailBoss powder loads for 180g cast bulletsPosted: February 09 2018 at 3:27pmThat exactly duplicates my tests it gets fatter, but shorter.
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Reloading .303 British : Acceptable Groups
Author: britriflesSubject: Acceptable GroupsPosted: February 14 2018 at 8:07pmThis thread is several months old, but the search for accuracy just never stops. I now wished I had not done so much “load...
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Reloading .303 British : reloading for martini -enfied
Author: mauser98nutSubject: reloading for martini -enfiedPosted: February 15 2018 at 1:18amSo almost nine years later I finally get back to it,no need to rush things! loaded up a box of reduced loads...
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Author: britriflesSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 20 2018 at 10:43amI would have thought that 41 grains of Varget under a 180gr bullet would have had a bit more velocity than that. I...
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Reloading .303 British : Time to Test “New”Loads
Author: MacdSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 20 2018 at 2:57pm Shamu wrote:Not sure with the Redding but the 3031 is a bear to meter on some units because of the long grains. I usually...
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Reloading .303 British : Time to Test “New”Loads
Author: britriflesSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 20 2018 at 6:33pm Shamu wrote:Varget was considerably slower than posted for me, even with fairly stout loading (41.0 Gr gave me...
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Reloading .303 British : Time to Test “New”Loads
Author: MacdSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 20 2018 at 7:46pm britrifles wrote: Shamu wrote:Varget was considerably slower than posted for me, even with fairly stout loading (41.0 Gr...
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Author: ShamuSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 21 2018 at 5:54amyeah, I checked several manuals & worked the load up. no pressure signs so far. Oddly Varget has always run slow for...
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Reloading .303 British : Time to Test “New”Loads
Author: GoosicSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 21 2018 at 6:37amI'll add my two cents here and leave it alone afterwards. This is the flattest shooting round I've worked up,and it stays...
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Author: HonkytonkSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 21 2018 at 9:11amGoosic. Is that accuracy out of a No4 Mk1 Sniper with a 3.5x scope?
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Author: GoosicSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 21 2018 at 10:19amThat is with a standard issued No4 Mk1* Savage.My best three shot group at 100 yrds was .427" with a Parker Hale Supreme...
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Author: HonkytonkSubject: Time to Test “New”LoadsPosted: February 21 2018 at 11:14amImpressive marksmanship.
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