Out of intrest what sort of groups are people getting out of the old girls?
There note really bench rest rifle's and my aging eyes are probably the limiting factor but intrested to know what people are able to achieve.
Out of intrest what sort of groups are people getting out of the old girls?
There note really bench rest rifle's and my aging eyes are probably the limiting factor but intrested to know what people are able to achieve.
Greetings @bumblefoot,
I am going to scope my latest .303 but I am dithering about mounts. The rifle has bee drilled for a Parker Hale base and I have both some low and high rings that I could use plus I have the screws I would need. To me the rear screw holes look a bit out of line and I would need to find a base. The option in to modify a one peice Weaver base to fit so a bit of head scratching is needed. It is not as though I need the rifle for next week end. Time will tell.
Regards Grandpamac.
Well the old girl delivered the goods today. 106 years old and still filling the freezer
lovely eating them there "handbag deerzies" lovely to carry out too.....much easier than a big red LOL.
75/15/10 black powder matters
I wish that increased popularity of using the .303 translated to more importers and retailers stocking more variety of .311 projectiles
@grandpamac I feel it only decent to warn you that the Remington #5 303 is now in my possession where it belongs
It has passed inspection this evening and after a decent bore cleaning in the morning and some hand loads being constructed it is likely to be fired and the results posted here
With graphic pictures
So you might want to look away for a few days or weeks
I'm not responcilble if you do peek
Out of interest, does anyone still make new rifles in .303 ? Or is it simply seen as an old-fashioned and out-dated cartridge and manufacturers need to sell product so...
Thankyou @akaroa1,
Over the past week or so I have developed some coping straregies and have a back up plan of a quiet room with some soothing recordings of rifle fire on the range that I have recorded for this purpose. With this and your kind warning I should be OK. I must say that I am quite looking forward to your report. This last week I gave my son my No4 iron sight rifle that I no longer use and he sent back a photo of it with fore and top wood very similar to that used on some No4 .308 conversions. It certainly looked better than when it left here. This was useful training for your forthcoming report.
Many thanks Grandpamac.
Here ya go @grandpamac Who says Lee Enfields have weak actions? "Lee-Enfield No.4 Action Extreme Stress Test"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bhWxFbYdyw
@grandpamac you are safe from the padded room for a while more
I struck a very significant problem this morning and won't be test firing for some time
The joys of owning historically significant vintage rifles and wanting to shoot them
I don't blame the previous owner because unless you were going to shoot it you wouldn't have found this problem
Problems are just solutions waiting to be implemented
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