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StephenCoker
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Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?
30/04/13 01:45 PM

Methinks you're exactly right, Marrakai! Those Scotmen were known to be a frugal lot. I suppose they couldn't help themselves all the time. Yes, Caprivi, even if his name was Alexander Henry. I imagine some shop foreman trying to figure out how to use up some left over or scrapped damascus tubes, and smiling at this little bit of ingenuity.

The barrel slugged at .3275". She's a tired old girl! All of my .303 loads on hand key-holed at 50 yards (150 grains on up to the proper 215 grain Woodleighs). So, do we:

1. Re-barrel and maintain the original .303 chambering?

or

2. Rebore and rechamber the existing barrel to .375 express?

I'm presently leaning towards option 2 as it means slightly less work, while maintaining a traditional cartridge known to be cambered in the Lee sporting rifles, and used by Scottish firms. See, I'm almost as frugal as a Scottish maker!

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	StephenCoker	11/04/13 12:54 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Sarg	11/04/13 07:57 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	texan72	12/04/13 01:40 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	StephenCoker	13/04/13 06:13 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	2152hq	13/04/13 07:00 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Sarg	13/04/13 04:22 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Caprivi	14/04/13 03:52 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	StephenCoker	17/04/13 02:37 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Caprivi	18/04/13 02:06 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Sarg	18/04/13 07:44 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Caprivi	21/04/13 12:26 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	StephenCoker	22/04/13 12:41 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Caprivi	22/04/13 12:58 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Sarg	22/04/13 06:58 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	StephenCoker	23/04/13 02:30 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	StephenCoker	29/04/13 12:41 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Marrakai	29/04/13 11:23 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Caprivi	30/04/13 10:51 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	StephenCoker	30/04/13 01:45 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	MikeRowe	30/04/13 10:29 PM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	simonsaorsa	02/09/13 05:55 AM
Re: An Alexander Henry Lee Metford Sporting Rifle?	Old_rifle_nut	05/03/15 11:10 AM

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