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Thread: Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

  1. 26-11-2022, 03:06 PM #451
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    https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.co...185990&image=0

    Here ya go boys drool over this….
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  3. 26-11-2022, 03:47 PM #452
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sideshow View Post
    https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.co...185990&image=0 Here ya go boys drool over this….
    Could you put an R18 XXX rating on that please? To much for my old ticker.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sideshow View Post
    https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.co...185990&image=0

    Here ya go boys drool over this….
    Pretty low estimate on price and glaring typo 1980 probably should be 1890 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    Pretty low estimate on price and glaring typo 1980 probably should be 1890 ?

    Thats a sporting rifle built on an SMLE. Its probably from the 1950's going by the stock. not the same thing as the fine sporting rifles they were making pre WW1...
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    My old BSA sporting rifle with the Lee Speed tang safety...



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  7. 26-11-2022, 06:41 PM #456
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury View Post
    My old BSA sporting rifle with the Lee Speed tang safety...



    Nice walnut
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury View Post
    My old BSA sporting rifle with the Lee Speed tang safety...



    Yeah that is a cracking rifle
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    Quote Originally Posted by csmiffy View Post
    Yeah that is a cracking rifle
    Yes one of mine & looking much better now with a Lee Speed Full Rib barrel fitted as opposed to the stuffed MLE barrel that was on it then.

    As stated above .375 in the Speeders is the .375 EX 2 1/2in, I have a couple of them & one 8mm which is the 8X50R that I'm after the brass for just now .

    Funny I just got home this very minute with another SMLE 303, fitted with a nice H barrel in good nick & P&H target peep sight.

    Greener was one of the few company's that built there own Sporters & Lee Speeds (which are mostly BSA Sporters/Lee Speeds) I have one of those also, it is a cool old rifle, mine unfortunately has a very tired barrel, the early ones were full Lee Speeds, that one at Holts may have been reproved in 1980 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scout View Post
    Yes one of mine & looking much better now with a Lee Speed Full Rib barrel fitted as opposed to the stuffed MLE barrel that was on it then.

    As stated above .375 in the Speeders is the .375 EX 2 1/2in, I have a couple of them & one 8mm which is the 8X50R that I'm after the brass for just now .

    Funny I just got home this very minute with another SMLE 303, fitted with a nice H barrel in good nick & P&H target peep sight.
    Makes a nice change from the rusty garden stakes you usually get given
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    Haha yes that is very true bud !

    I actually just rang him to say I need to give him more money as barrel is excellent, he couldn't get the bolt out because of the P&H sight & assumed it was poked !
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    Just spent an hour loading up some military ball for my old SMLE. It has a like-new barrel on it and shoots very well, my eyes are getting too old to shoot with open sights like I used to, but I can still shoot the .303 although I now have an aperture sight to put on it (not a target sight, just a little peep sight. This is a hunting rifle) This is how it shoots with 180 Speer round noses and full load of AR2209:

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    Out of interest what has everyone found as the best 180ish grain hunting projectile assuming it shoots ok out of particular rifle?
    170gr sst, 180gr RN?
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    Apologies, thought the sst was 170. It's only 150
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    I shoot .308 bullets in a couple of mine that have good bores 180gr Hornady Spitzers & in a couple of worn Speeders I shoot Norma 196gr .318 bullets .

    Before that the Hornady 174gr RN & Spitzer, don't shoot the Old girls far so RN is Ok !

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    The 180gr Hornady.
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    180 grain Speer RN is good, the 174 grain Hornady RN is good. The Winchester 180 Power Point SP is good. The Highland / PPU 180 Grain BTSP is good. (I have not shot anything with 150 grainers as far as I know. I think.)

    If you have an old bore, dont shoot boat tails in it, flat base will shoot better. 220 grain .308 may shoot in a good .303 bore.

    Good idea from SCout re shooting .318 bullets in a worn or large bore
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