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Reloading .303 British : primed cases, what to do with them?

Author: ShamuSubject: primed cases, what to do with them?Posted: November 18 2018 at 3:31pmI've had mixed results with WD 40, some worked fine & others sat for weeks & still fired. I don't know...

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Reloading .303 British : primed cases, what to do with them?

Author: HonkytonkSubject: primed cases, what to do with them?Posted: November 18 2018 at 3:48pmI have removed 100's of live primers from rounds. Inertia hammer to remove the projectile, pour powder...

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Reloading .303 British : primed cases, what to do with them?

Author: StanforthSubject: primed cases, what to do with them?Posted: November 19 2018 at 2:43am Shamu wrote:I've had mixed results with WD 40, some worked fine & others sat for weeks & still...

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Reloading .303 British : primed cases, what to do with them?

Author: britriflesSubject: primed cases, what to do with them?Posted: November 19 2018 at 5:11amI don't think you would damage the sizing die.  The Lee die has a tapered mandrel as the neck expander,...

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Reloading .303 British : Light load for a CMP match

Author: stevenjay1Subject: Light load for a CMP matchPosted: November 20 2018 at 9:17amThanks Britrifles, The three shot groups are sighters, I shot some 5 and 10 shot groups yesterday and they opened...

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Reloading .303 British : Best powder for reloading

Author: LucasSubject: Best powder for reloadingPosted: November 21 2018 at 2:21pmI don't know why over the years, I have neglected BLC-2, but it is a great powder for the Enfield, turning out very good...

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Reloading .303 British : Best powder for reloading

Author: britriflesSubject: Best powder for reloadingPosted: November 21 2018 at 4:27pmLucas, your quite right about that.  Hodgdon website shows max load of 46.5 gr BL-C(2) for .311 174 gr. Bullet at...

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Reloading .303 British : Best powder for reloading

Author: LucasSubject: Best powder for reloadingPosted: November 21 2018 at 4:38pmDon't throw it away!  Spherical powders will last indefinitely with any reasonable care.   I am using a can that is over...

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Reloading .303 British : Best powder for reloading

Author: Pukka BundookSubject: Best powder for reloadingPosted: November 21 2018 at 5:57pmI think my favourite powder for 174-180 gr. is  Norma #202. V nice powder for this calibre.

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Reloading .303 British : Best powder for reloading

Author: GoosicSubject: Best powder for reloadingPosted: November 21 2018 at 6:40pmI use the norma 202 exclusively 

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Reloading .303 British : reloading for martini -enfied

Author: piscoSubject: reloading for martini -enfiedPosted: November 21 2018 at 7:31pmhi new here you don’t have to set the barrel back on a martini to correct h/s remove the breach block and strip it...

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Reloading .303 British : Light load for a CMP match

Author: OldhandSubject: Light load for a CMP matchPosted: November 22 2018 at 9:37amIf you have a bad shoulder, I strongly suggest a Past Pad.  They sell for about $30 on eBay, you wear it on your...

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Reloading .303 British : Hornady Cases after the fact...

Author: GoosicSubject: Hornady Cases after the fact...Posted: December 18 2018 at 8:43pmI had somewhat of an issue  the other day with Hornady  once fired brass both in .303 and .308. In both instances...

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Reloading .303 British : Hornady Cases after the fact...

Author: Pukka BundookSubject: Hornady Cases after the fact...Posted: December 19 2018 at 5:40amnot sure what your problem was, but if used over in the same rifle, it's best with the .303 to just neck...

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Reloading .303 British : Hornady Cases after the fact...

Author: ShamuSubject: Hornady Cases after the fact...Posted: December 19 2018 at 7:25amSounds horrible.Have you tried annealing a few then resizing just to see?

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Reloading .303 British : Hornady Cases after the fact...

Author: GoosicSubject: Hornady Cases after the fact...Posted: December 19 2018 at 12:32pmPukka.  This brass was brand new until last week when I ran them through my rifles. That being said, they have...

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Reloading .303 British : Hornady Cases after the fact...

Author: britriflesSubject: Hornady Cases after the fact...Posted: December 19 2018 at 7:10pmI wonder if the brass is undersize in length from rim to shoulder. Could be that there is too much case...

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Reloading .303 British : Hornady Cases after the fact...

Author: SW28fanSubject: Hornady Cases after the fact...Posted: December 20 2018 at 5:48amI have not had much luck wit Hornady Brass either.  I got some 30-06  Brass and it did not fully obturate  (Talk...

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Reloading .303 British : Time to Get a New Batch of Cases

Author: britriflesSubject: Time to Get a New Batch of CasesPosted: December 25 2018 at 2:14pmAbout at the end of life of anothother batch of 300 or so cases for my .303.  These have lasted me about 3...

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Reloading .303 British : Time to Get a New Batch of Cases

Author: MarkGSubject: Time to Get a New Batch of CasesPosted: December 25 2018 at 2:41pmA lot of people seem to have problems with factory-loaded US commercial cases cracking due to uneven expansion in...

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