i ike many would love a ruger single shot (No 1) in 303
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i ike many would love a ruger single shot (No 1) in 303
Sort of an old school Ruger #1 303Quote:
Originally Posted by 300_BLK
I just brought this
Remington sporting rolling block #5 303
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very cool akaroa1
I read a great review of the Ruger No.1 .303 in NZ Guns magazine, it was throated for the long 220 gr projectiles. I guess your Remington will be too?
let us know how she shoots!
Well @rockland you don't see any shooting reviews on rifles like this
They very rarely for shot and even less hunted with
But I have been after one of these for a while
There were only ever 198 sporting rifle #5s made in a handful of calibers
It is thought that only 28 were ever made in 303 British
It looks like at least 5 are known to be in NZ
So that's a fairly high number of the original 28
And this will be shot and it will be hunted with
I expect it to be pretty effective
First up are some new old stock Norma 180 grain spire points
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Originally Posted by Tahr
Tahr, my .303 has an excellent bore and will shoot 1.5 inch groups with the army open sights. With a scope who knows, maybe a bit better. But this is with handloads. With PPU or Winchester factory ammo it will do 3 - 4 inch groups so I thin a lot of the problem is the factory ammo. (When I say "handloads", I mean I loaded up the cheapest bullet with the max load in the ADI book and then shot it a couple of times. It's a .303.)
I am thinking of putting one of those mini red dot sights on my .303, like the Burris Fastfire. The coolness of this idea has quite overexcited me.
Heres on on a Garand type thing:
https://i.ibb.co/1d5F4dG/mini-g-gara...s-fastfire.jpg
Goddamit where do you find these things. I would kill for that one. But is it for blackpowder or cordite does it say on the barrel?Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
@JohnDuxbury the RRB #5s are full nitro proof
This model is from 1897 because it has the high extractor location screw
There were a number of subtle variations on the #5 action but they were all nitro
There were thousands of military #5s made
Mostly in 7x57 and they had a different extractor that's screw was much lower in the frame
Yes, you're right, I forgot about all the 7x57's.Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
@akaroa1 Did I see that on TM? It looks familiar :)
I am part of that extensive club as well. Contemporary reports on accuracy or The Riger No 1 in .303 varied between tack driver and poor accuracy which put me of rather. Hard to justify when you already have two No4's and a Martini in .30-40 Krag all of which shoot pretty well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300_BLK
GPM.
@akaroa1,Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
You are a very bad man. Fancy posting pic's of a rifle like that without prior warning. I fired a Remington rolling block in 50-90 IIRC and a Remington Hepburn in 38-55 many years ago which has left me with a weakness for nice old single shot rifles, or nice not so old single shot rifles. Every time I see one I have arguments with myself which go like this:
Gee thats a nice rifle.
What would you do with another rifle. You hardly use some of the ones you have?
But a (insert name of current rifle of interest here) would be good for (insert current fantasy uses here).
You get the idea. This can go on for a few hours until my tightwad tendancies triumph and nothing happens. One day perhaps.
Regards Grandpamac
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303 no4 mk2 at 100m
@grandpamac I'm genuinely sorry to have caused so much pain and tormentQuote:
Originally Posted by grandpamac
I will PM you with 24 hours notice before I drop any images of a single shot vintage rifle
I have a 303 here suitable for a project or parts. Bolt is broken. Cant find the mag. No butt plate.
Not interested in posting at all, so will need to collect from Nelson area.
FREE
Previous owner has returned to Texas
Stamped : GR BSA 1918 Sht LE
My old fully wooded free floated barrel #4 mk2 with peep sights regularly shot 25-30mm 5 shot groups with ex mil ammo. It sure was a honey. Should have NEVER got rid of it:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Sounds good, will take her.
So what's the best 174 / 180 grain jacketed bullets available in stock for deer out to 200 yards ?
Greetings,Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
I have found that the 174 grain Hornady round nose has given excellent accuracy in 3 different barrels, one of them badly pitted. Can't comment personally on performance on deer though. Availability could be another matter altogether.
Regards Grandpamac.
I sent you a PM with contact detailsQuote:
Originally Posted by Nzcoup1
@grandpamac I used to use them in my SMLE. No goat, pig or deer ever walked away. I've been trying to source a box or 2 but every store is out Cheers :)
Greetings @bumblefoot and all.
This thread has struck again. Barrel looked very good until I ran a couple of patches through it and it looked even better. From a friend as surplus to requirements. Just need to sort out some sights, cook up some light loads and we are off to the bush. I had forgotten how light these No1 rifles can be.
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[/quote] Contemporary reports on accuracy or The Riger No 1 in .303 varied between tack driver and poor accuracy which put me of rather. .[/QUOTE]
Contemporary reports on people's ability to shoot vary between tack driver and poor
So I would hardly blame the rifle
@grandpamac Awesome. I haven't even had time yet to put a shot through my new/old rifle. How dare work get it in the way of fun ;)
Well I took my new/old girl out to the farm to stick a few shots through her. I just bore sighted it and fired 6 shots. The last 3 I fired at a 30m target to get a rough idea what she was shooting like.
I was shooting off a Caldwell Tackdriver that was sitting on a wooden fence at about 3/4 below my usual standing shooting position. So not the most sturdy or stable. But my bore-sighting was pretty close. It shot 2 shots into 2-inches even from that unstable position. I can't wait to see what it'll do from a stable prone position. I'm stoked the way it shoots for a 106 year old rifle! I was using PPU 180-grain ammo
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Actually; looking again, it's closer to 1" Here's a short vid of the first shots out of the old girl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl46ATbxkq0
@grandpamac Finally put a few rounds through the old girl!
watching the video ...you arent wrong about handicapping yourself!!!!!
The 2 shots at the target were worse.... Balancing the bag on the fence and bending the knees like I was doing a 3/4 squat :D I just wanted to see how she'd go. The shots in the vid were just me killing a clay bank ;) A proper sight in will be in the next week or so; weather and work depending!
But it definitley looks promising. I'd say the rifle has hardly been used since the FTR was done. The action is super tight
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,Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
3-4inches was the specs they were built to achieve.....any better than that is very good going. still a very dead deer at under 200 yards.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteD
Well the old girl delivered the goods today. 106 years old and still filling the freezer :)
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Hell you don't look that old .
lovely eating them there "handbag deerzies" lovely to carry out too.....much easier than a big red LOL.
I feel like it some days ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by HILLBILLYHUNTERS
No reds where I was. Today was one of those "It it's brown. it's down" days. Just to try the old girl outQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
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 belongsQuote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
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
