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Marrakai
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Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge???
      09/12/07 02:07 PM

Ripp:
The .303 was only ever an "elephant gun" if the shooter at the time, like Selous with his .275 and .256 small-bores, never polluted his barrel with a soft-point! I would go further to say that the .303 was successful only with the Mk VI and earlier ammo, loaded with 215gr solid-core RN FMJs. The chambering was considerably less successful with the later composite-core Mk VII 174gr spitzer bullet!

Going on those I have had the pleasure to examine, most .303 sporters used in Africa probably had the earlier fast-twist barrel for the heavier RN bullet. My A&N-retailed Martini Enfield and Lee Speed sporters do.

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* Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? 9.3x57 08/12/07 02:09 PM
. * * Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? 500Nitro   08/12/07 02:21 PM
. * * Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? 9.3x57   08/12/07 02:29 PM
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. * * Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? NitroXAdministrator   08/12/07 04:06 PM
. * * Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? Ripp   09/12/07 02:40 AM
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. * * Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? Ripp   09/12/07 03:24 AM
. * * Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? Marrakai   09/12/07 02:07 PM
. * * Re: Elephant-Killinest-Cartridge??? 9.3x57   09/12/07 02:31 PM
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