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Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre?
      25/03/08 03:59 AM

I've a very close friend, who has always had at least a few .303's in his gun locker and curently probably closer to 150. The .303 Brit #3 was his first big game rifle and it's killing ability on moose made it a favourite of his. The primary ammo, if he could get it, was the 215gr. kling-kore Dominion ammo. I've built him numerous 'better' rifles from .30 cal. to .375 wildcats and currently a .458 2" for his guide backup rifle, but he's just as likely to grab a .303 or Smidt-Rubin 7.5x55 for a quick moose hunt with his kids as any other rifle in the locker.
: At this time, I'm re-barreling a P14 for him with a B.King .308 barrel, and chambering it with a .303 reamer, pilot ground to .300". This is so he can shoot .303 factory out of it if he so wishes, although the prime reason for the tight bore is so he can use 220gr. Hornadys in standard .303 brass, with accuracy. His current .303 FL die set, with an undersize expander ball that doesn't touch, FL sizes .303 brass perfectly for the .308" bullets. The undersize expander ball is merely to hold the primer ejector pin.

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* .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter 25/03/08 01:33 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? Ripp   31/03/08 12:32 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? Grenadier   31/03/08 09:18 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   16/04/08 12:23 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? DarylS   16/04/08 12:54 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? 9.3x57   16/04/08 12:47 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? Nakihunter   16/04/08 01:12 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? Anonymous   16/04/08 02:05 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? Mike_Bailey   16/04/08 12:53 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? bonanza   25/03/08 09:30 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   26/03/08 05:03 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? 88MauSporter   25/03/08 10:31 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   26/03/08 05:02 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? 9.3x57   25/03/08 11:37 AM
. * * More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 JabaliHunter   15/04/08 10:39 PM
. * * Re: More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 JabaliHunter   06/06/08 01:40 AM
. * * Re: More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 oupa   07/06/08 06:15 AM
. * * Re: More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 JabaliHunter   07/06/08 07:53 AM
. * * Re: More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 tophet1   07/06/08 11:30 AM
. * * Re: More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 oupa   14/06/08 01:23 AM
. * * Re: More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 DarylS   14/06/08 09:59 PM
. * * Re: More .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 shinz   07/07/08 11:26 AM
. * * .303 British bullet tests courtesy of 9ThreeXFifty7 JabaliHunter   15/04/08 10:35 PM
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. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   16/04/08 08:32 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? 9.3x57   17/04/08 12:47 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? Plains99   17/04/08 06:57 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? weedypigeon   17/04/08 02:12 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   26/03/08 04:51 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? CowboyCS   25/03/08 11:18 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? ALAN_MCKENZIE   25/03/08 11:38 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? NitroXAdministrator   26/03/08 01:01 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? 9.3x57   26/03/08 02:57 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   26/03/08 04:59 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? 9.3x57   25/03/08 02:13 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   25/03/08 03:22 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? DarylS   25/03/08 03:59 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   25/03/08 04:24 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? DarylS   25/03/08 12:17 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? JabaliHunter   26/03/08 05:00 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? moltogordo   06/07/08 02:25 PM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? DarylS   26/03/08 08:20 AM
. * * Re: .303 British as a hunting calibre? dnovo   26/03/08 09:16 AM
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