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szihn
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Re: Hunting with the 303, please report
23/02/18 03:12 AM

Thank guys.

I am looking for details because on the 2 Lee "Speed" rifles I am making I am installing express sights. They have to be filed to zero at 100,200 and 300 yards. I want to zero each rifle with a load that I know is dependable for the hunter. If I use a bullet that is so-so and the hunter wants to use another he will not have the sights set for that load or bullet.

So this is more then just a passing curiosity for me. I am looking for details on bullet performance so I know the rifles can be used on any game up to elk size and the hunter will not have to change his load.

Bones hit and broken,
Angle of the hit,
Total penetration,
Size of the game,
Retained weight (if the bullet didn't exit)-- and so on, are the kind of details I want.

I would set both for rifles to use 215gr Woodleighs, but they can be hard to get and are extremely expensive, so if I can find another bullet that works well on game up to elk size that is easy to get and/or cost less I will zero the rifles for it. If I use them to zero the guns and 2 years from now the customer can't get them, or can't afford them, I am going to paint myself into a corner.

I want to hear about Remington Core-Lokts and PPU bullets too, if anyone has experience with either one.

The Winchester Power Points get very good feed back, but you can't buy their bullets, only their ammo. At $40 a box most hunters will not buy it around here. but they will load their own. So the Power Point is on my list, but I'd use them to zero only if they were so much better than the bullets I can buy that there was no contest.

Remington makes their 180 gr Core-Lokt now and then, and sometimes you can buy them for reloading, but only about once every 3-4 years. Remington does EVERYTHING wrong when it comes to doing business and now is in bankruptcy, so their 303 bullets may be gone forever. That is a good reason for me to not zero with them at this time. If they were to "pull their heads out" and start selling the bullets again I would probably go with those, but I don't want to file express sights on 2 rifles to zero perfectly with ammo that can't be gotten or can't be afforded.

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Hunting with the 303, please report	szihn	22/02/18 03:33 PM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	eagle27	22/02/18 04:11 PM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Claydog	22/02/18 05:25 PM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	DarylS	22/02/18 07:06 PM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	szihn	23/02/18 03:12 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	NitroX	26/02/18 05:35 PM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	szihn	27/02/18 04:20 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Ripp	28/02/18 02:44 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	szihn	28/02/18 07:12 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Ripp	28/02/18 08:26 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	NitroX	27/02/18 04:16 PM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	DarylS	27/02/18 06:17 PM
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Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Cjdawe	27/02/18 11:49 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	szihn	27/02/18 03:15 PM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Marc	23/07/18 04:19 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	DarylS	23/07/18 08:31 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Marc	23/07/18 05:44 PM
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Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Jim_C	24/07/18 11:57 AM
Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Marc	24/07/18 03:41 PM
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Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Marc	25/07/18 08:02 PM
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Re: Hunting with the 303, please report	Jim_C	26/07/18 08:12 PM
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