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

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bumblefoot Resurgence of interest in the... 24-04-2020, 09:43 AM
Dama dama There does seem to be. I... 24-04-2020, 10:03 AM
stug Shot my first deer with an... 24-04-2020, 10:05 AM
30late Yes shot my first deer with a... 24-04-2020, 10:38 AM
Rocco Would love to get my hands on... 24-04-2020, 10:55 AM
erniec Shot my first deer with a... 24-04-2020, 11:30 AM
gundoc I have some excellent... 24-04-2020, 12:18 PM
Gapped axe I loved mine but have just... 24-04-2020, 12:59 PM
Bagheera Great story Gapped axe ! ... 24-04-2020, 01:19 PM
Cordite Suppose like getting... 24-04-2020, 01:40 PM
Finnwolf The charger clips for... 24-04-2020, 02:40 PM
Cordite Agree with all the above. Add... 24-04-2020, 10:46 PM
Cordite "Bloke on the Range" did a... 25-04-2020, 06:31 PM
Finnwolf Didn’t have sound on but why... 25-04-2020, 06:59 PM
Cordite Convention. The Lee... 25-04-2020, 07:18 PM
bumblefoot You can use the brass... 24-04-2020, 02:04 PM
Dama dama Mine wasn't 100% reliable. ... 24-04-2020, 01:33 PM
Moa Hunter Terrible action, pathetic... 24-04-2020, 02:26 PM
Hiawatha And a host of memories for so... 25-04-2020, 07:11 PM
Micky Duck the old girls work......what... 24-04-2020, 08:37 PM
kotuku I habve in my cabintet my 1st... 25-04-2020, 10:31 AM
grandpamac Greetings All, Thoroughly... 25-04-2020, 11:06 AM
bumblefoot Even though I have just... 25-04-2020, 11:22 AM
Marty Henry I think it's one of the... 25-04-2020, 11:36 AM
csmiffy Marty Henry unless you get... 25-04-2020, 11:46 AM
grandpamac Greetings Bumblefoot and All,... 25-04-2020, 12:13 PM
Lucky My first rifle was a... 25-04-2020, 12:22 PM
john m A mate took his iron sighted... 25-04-2020, 12:31 PM
bumblefoot grandpamac There was an... 25-04-2020, 12:41 PM
Tentman My Dads No1 Mk3 holds pride... 25-04-2020, 12:55 PM
Kiwi Sapper Can't help you with the... 25-04-2020, 02:06 PM
Lucky Great pics , never seen one... 25-04-2020, 02:29 PM
grandpamac Greetings Kiwi Sapper, I... 25-04-2020, 02:47 PM
bumblefoot Tentman Great story! 25-04-2020, 01:19 PM
Dama dama Micky Duck, I like the idea... 25-04-2020, 01:22 PM
bumblefoot I remember reading in an old... 25-04-2020, 01:24 PM
Kiwi Sapper I think it goes back to the... 25-04-2020, 02:12 PM
shooternz Australia had a dumb law back... 29-04-2020, 12:55 PM
zimmer IIRC that law banning mil... 29-04-2020, 01:21 PM
Tentman After a bit of a hunt I found... 25-04-2020, 02:44 PM
clickbang Would have came in tubes like... 25-04-2020, 02:54 PM
Kiwi Sapper Ahhhhhhhh. nostalgia.Those... 25-04-2020, 03:29 PM
bumblefoot grandpamac I found a 1/2 box... 25-04-2020, 03:28 PM
grandpamac I broke down some of the... 25-04-2020, 03:52 PM
doinit Not really sure how,,,but I... 25-04-2020, 04:16 PM
doinit Good grief the three0..long... 25-04-2020, 03:47 PM
grandpamac That scope looks a lot like... 25-04-2020, 04:00 PM
doinit It was a old 3x steel Weaver... 25-04-2020, 04:22 PM
bumblefoot The CAC I have would probably... 25-04-2020, 03:54 PM
bumblefoot Here's the old Three Oh with... 25-04-2020, 05:11 PM
grandpamac Greetings All, What a great... 25-04-2020, 05:38 PM
Pistov Bought a Parker Hale sporter... 25-04-2020, 05:43 PM
bumblefoot Was just thinking that I... 25-04-2020, 05:45 PM
stug Here is my first deer. Shot... 25-04-2020, 06:52 PM
Huk WHO IS THAT YOUNG FULLA :P HA... 25-04-2020, 08:13 PM
C404 on a similar note, would... 25-04-2020, 07:03 PM
csmiffy In the last couple of years I... 25-04-2020, 07:45 PM
ROKTOY I had one tucked away in the... 26-04-2020, 03:58 PM
Tentman I've been shooting a light... 25-04-2020, 07:55 PM
Cordite What does "very low ES" mean?... 26-04-2020, 09:03 AM
erniec Have thought of picking up a... 26-04-2020, 09:21 AM
csmiffy There is something to do... 26-04-2020, 11:53 AM
Cordite Maybe Ruger mixed up American... 26-04-2020, 12:34 PM
omark It's the variation in... 26-04-2020, 09:41 AM
omark And I forgot to add that I... 26-04-2020, 09:42 AM
csmiffy ROKTOY the way i'm going I... 26-04-2020, 04:53 PM
grandpamac Greetings Csmiffy, There are... 26-04-2020, 06:07 PM
grandpamac Just checked with Hatcher's... 26-04-2020, 06:25 PM
ROKTOY If you ever find yourself... 27-04-2020, 10:54 PM
Mooseman I like so many others started... 26-04-2020, 08:52 PM
G.I_Joel Have literally just purchased... 26-04-2020, 09:10 PM
Mooseman Back in the Day (71) I use to... 26-04-2020, 09:16 PM
7.62 Up until probably the late... 26-04-2020, 11:17 PM
john m I have a tidy PH with from... 27-04-2020, 12:29 PM
grandpamac And it will continue to smack... 27-04-2020, 12:38 PM
Finnwolf For left handers the Lee-... 27-04-2020, 12:41 PM
Cordite One is allowed to dream. (o:... 27-04-2020, 03:23 PM
csmiffy Cordite a quick think about... 27-04-2020, 04:13 PM
Cordite Ah... but the beauty of a Lee... 27-04-2020, 08:03 PM
kotuku Ima true cackhander and have... 30-04-2020, 11:52 AM
Kiwi Sapper Perhaps, but the photo... 27-04-2020, 04:23 PM
gundoc Nothing is impossible but it... 27-04-2020, 10:16 PM
Micky Duck there were limited numbers of... 27-04-2020, 03:51 PM
Tahr I had a vague recollection... 27-04-2020, 03:56 PM
Mooseman Nice one Bruce, worth... 27-04-2020, 04:06 PM
Mooseman Here is a picture of my two... 27-04-2020, 04:02 PM
Guest 137896 heres mine i can shoot... 27-04-2020, 09:08 PM
akaroa1 Vulcan Barrels has just... 27-04-2020, 09:14 PM
Spitfire Great to see they are still... 27-04-2020, 09:22 PM
Micky Duck hmmm137898 27-04-2020, 09:59 PM
Cordite Only 12 months guarantee??? ... 28-04-2020, 11:48 AM
grandpamac Look Micky, A left handed... 28-04-2020, 12:00 PM
Finnwolf Are the more pricy ones the... 28-04-2020, 02:17 PM
Cordite Well spotted. Respect! 28-04-2020, 08:54 PM
csmiffy ROKTOY there is a couple on... 28-04-2020, 09:13 AM
Micky Duck oh come along now fellas....I... 28-04-2020, 08:04 PM
johnd Are the .303 gaining... 29-04-2020, 01:52 PM
Cordite :OSMILEY: Gasp!!! 29-04-2020, 02:24 PM
muka88 A mate gave me two well used... 29-04-2020, 02:25 PM
Cordite :OSMILEY: Gasp!!! (now also... 29-04-2020, 02:28 PM
Scout Haha I have a heap of them... 29-04-2020, 02:37 PM
Cordite And you said to him, "Thank... 29-04-2020, 05:14 PM
Scout Oh Crap, good point, I... 29-04-2020, 06:08 PM
Guest i feel way fukn safer thank... 29-04-2020, 06:32 PM
Guest Or name 30-04-2020, 11:10 AM
grandpamac Greetings GDMP and All,... 30-04-2020, 11:24 AM
kotuku somewhere in my collection of... 30-04-2020, 12:13 PM
Scout Well I think a good time &... 30-04-2020, 05:47 PM
csmiffy ouch-literally dodged a... 30-04-2020, 05:54 PM
Scout Looked the same as that... 30-04-2020, 05:58 PM
Cordite It the primer, usually... 30-04-2020, 08:27 PM
csmiffy that is a bugger then. Cant... 30-04-2020, 06:03 PM
Guest is it still under warranty 30-04-2020, 07:32 PM
Scout Haha, right should have a go... 30-04-2020, 07:58 PM
kotuku ive had head/case seperations... 30-04-2020, 07:51 PM
Guest hope this isnt going to far... 30-04-2020, 08:43 PM
Scout I don't think it was the... 30-04-2020, 09:34 PM
Marty Henry I have had the same failure... 30-04-2020, 10:54 PM
Scout My bad photo, it's a 1940... 01-05-2020, 12:37 AM
grandpamac Greetings All, Hatcher has... 01-05-2020, 08:59 AM
kotuku Thank you kindly for that... 01-05-2020, 09:03 AM
Scout Lol grandpamac, thank you... 01-05-2020, 10:16 AM
Scout Gee guys neither of those... 01-05-2020, 11:19 AM
Cordite Love the bottom one, that... 01-05-2020, 11:32 AM
csmiffy like the top 2 second one is... 01-05-2020, 11:22 AM
csmiffy just spotted the tang safety... 01-05-2020, 11:38 AM
zimmer A bit of trivia - ... 01-05-2020, 12:26 PM
Scout zimmer did you shoot at the... 01-05-2020, 12:51 PM
bumblefoot Interestingly; I've never... 01-05-2020, 02:01 PM
zimmer Scout the club I joined at... 01-05-2020, 02:59 PM
zimmer Club not ckub. Crazy thing... 01-05-2020, 03:07 PM
Marty Henry I brought my first from... 01-05-2020, 04:00 PM
Boxton Mannlicher style is bloody... 02-05-2020, 06:16 PM
Guest can never have to many pics... 02-05-2020, 06:45 PM
Mangle That mannlicher stock is... 03-05-2020, 10:57 PM
Cordite Nicest sporterisation of a No... 05-05-2020, 10:34 AM
norsk I bought my first 303 off my... 03-05-2020, 11:21 PM
Rusky I have a 303 parker hale with... 03-05-2020, 11:43 PM
grandpamac Greetings Rusky, Some of the... 04-05-2020, 08:09 AM
Tussock Said a while back I would... 04-05-2020, 09:28 PM
Tentman In the bad old days saw lots... 04-05-2020, 10:35 PM
Tussock You are absolutely right ... 04-05-2020, 11:15 PM
Gapped axe Loved the calibre, shot a few... 04-05-2020, 11:46 PM
bumblefoot Gapped axe The surplus store... 05-05-2020, 12:52 PM
Ross Nolan Valentines - they advertised... 08-05-2020, 10:58 AM
bumblefoot Ross Nolan That's right it... 08-05-2020, 01:08 PM
tiroahunta Ahhh...I remember Valentines... 12-05-2020, 10:44 AM
Tussock I would love a jungle... 05-05-2020, 08:54 AM
johnd Just to keep the thread... 05-05-2020, 10:42 AM
Frogfeatures 138672 1901 MLE 1943... 05-05-2020, 11:31 AM
grunzter 1942 Lithgow No1 MkIII, 1943... 05-05-2020, 01:54 PM
Gapped axe I do remember something... 05-05-2020, 02:59 PM
tonyd Theres definatly a bit of... 12-05-2020, 08:37 AM
hebe I'm looking to get myself one... 12-05-2020, 10:57 PM
hebe Update. Have gotten hold of... 21-05-2020, 11:23 PM
Maxx How's the dogs ears? 23-05-2020, 02:47 PM
Cordite Probably keeps whining, head... 23-05-2020, 03:31 PM
hebe I shoot a suppressed 7mm08... 25-05-2020, 10:08 PM
grandpamac Greetings All, After seeing... 29-05-2020, 11:00 AM
bumblefoot C'mon everyone..... No more... 29-05-2020, 11:36 AM
grandpamac Thank you Bumblefoot and... 29-05-2020, 01:32 PM
kotuku my beloved.303 no4 mk1 is the... 30-05-2020, 07:08 PM
Bol Tackshin 7.7 Creedmoor, anyone?... 31-05-2020, 11:12 AM
Cordite SAAMI may accept 7.7x56R... 31-05-2020, 11:54 AM
grandpamac Lets all remember that the... 31-05-2020, 12:04 PM
bumblefoot Saw this on TM today;... 13-01-2021, 07:41 PM
Cordite Seller is a truly great guy,... 13-01-2021, 09:36 PM
Ingrid 51 I bought a 1943 No4 Mk1 star... 13-01-2021, 09:51 PM
Micky Duck try box of 150 and box of 180... 13-01-2021, 10:10 PM
kiwiaviator I shot my first deer with a... 13-01-2021, 10:25 PM
bunji Whoa kiwiaviator ,l bet your... 14-01-2021, 02:49 PM
kiwiaviator All good bunji. Unfortunately... 16-01-2021, 02:03 PM
Ingrid 51 Thanks for advice guys. As a... 14-01-2021, 07:32 AM
Ben-tard I did the same thing a few... 13-01-2021, 10:22 PM
Guest Yea the old 3 ohs dont come... 13-01-2021, 10:03 PM
Rees the Cartridge Yes, not so... 16-01-2021, 02:44 PM
dogmatix Missed this thread somehow. ... 24-06-2021, 10:36 PM
bumblefoot dogmatix Please apply a XXX... 26-06-2021, 10:53 AM
dogmatix Wait to you see Ray... 26-06-2021, 11:06 AM
Jusepy Hey anyone have a 303 enfield... 26-06-2021, 11:08 AM
dogmatix Send forum member 'private... 26-06-2021, 11:14 AM
Jusepy After picking up my 303... 05-07-2021, 10:48 PM
Carbine might have to dust off my... 05-07-2021, 11:17 PM
Tedz50 I have my fathers .303 BSA... 06-07-2021, 12:26 AM
Rees just stepping into the world... 08-07-2021, 01:25 AM
Tedz50 172428172429172430172431 ... 10-07-2021, 09:37 PM
Carbine Looks abit dirty should... 11-07-2021, 11:51 AM
bumblefoot Time to get back to reloading... 21-08-2021, 10:18 AM
Finnwolf This thread made me dig out... 21-08-2021, 11:08 AM
bumblefoot grandpamac 21-08-2021, 11:38 AM
hamish9701 No clue how many were made... 21-08-2021, 11:47 AM
AMac Great thread - the 3 O is... 21-08-2021, 12:18 PM
Cordite Has it got a mid-barrel... 21-08-2021, 03:53 PM
AMac Thanks Cordite - no bulge its... 21-08-2021, 06:12 PM
omark Large quantities. Most of the... 21-08-2021, 01:02 PM
Cordite I've heard of some No 4 (T)... 21-08-2021, 12:12 PM
grandpamac Greetings Finnwolf, There... 21-08-2021, 03:46 PM
dogmatix My 42 Longbranch No4Mk1* is 2... 21-08-2021, 02:01 PM
Finnwolf Nice! My Mk111 looks just... 21-08-2021, 02:10 PM
zimmer My first fullbore range rifle... 21-08-2021, 04:44 PM
Russian 22. Wait for a cheap sporter to... 21-08-2021, 03:51 PM
Jhon Don't Criterion have them in... 10-10-2021, 12:39 PM
Russian 22. yes, I was more talking about... 10-10-2021, 10:37 PM
Danger Mouse Out of stock last time I... 11-10-2021, 07:03 AM
grandpamac Greetings AMac, I think you... 22-08-2021, 10:08 AM
AMac Hi Grandpamac Thought of... 22-08-2021, 10:52 AM
grandpamac Greetings All, With this... 22-08-2021, 11:05 AM
Cordite grandpamac Removed the PH... 23-08-2021, 12:21 PM
grandpamac Greetings Cordite, I thought... 23-08-2021, 01:54 PM
bumblefoot Well I scored a Lee Loader... 09-09-2021, 08:41 PM
Micky Duck hold the line caller..... 09-09-2021, 08:50 PM
longshot If you want ADI load data... 09-09-2021, 08:55 PM
bumblefoot Thanks; I realise now that I... 09-09-2021, 08:57 PM
Micky Duck H4895.......is 2206 varget... 09-09-2021, 08:57 PM
bumblefoot Micky Duck Thank you 09-09-2021, 08:57 PM
bumblefoot The dipper that came with... 09-09-2021, 08:59 PM
Micky Duck what CC is on it???? 09-09-2021, 09:21 PM
Micky Duck BULLET WEIGHT 150 GR. HDY SP... 09-09-2021, 08:56 PM
longshot Also hornady 100gr .312 xtp... 09-09-2021, 08:58 PM
bumblefoot I am more excited than I... 09-09-2021, 09:04 PM
bumblefoot It just has "167" on... 09-09-2021, 09:32 PM
bumblefoot Micky Duck Thanks! 09-09-2021, 09:42 PM
Micky Duck 12.9GRNS TRAIL BOSS 38.6... 09-09-2021, 09:40 PM
bumblefoot This is the chart that came... 09-09-2021, 09:41 PM
Micky Duck well win 760 with 2.8CC spoon... 09-09-2021, 09:44 PM
Micky Duck and Ive used both with same... 09-09-2021, 09:51 PM
Micky Duck hold the line... 09-09-2021, 09:56 PM
Micky Duck 1/2grn different in .223 for... 09-09-2021, 10:20 PM
grandpamac Greetings Micky, Jhon and... 10-09-2021, 08:50 AM
Jhon mimms2 All in the words eh?... 10-09-2021, 08:53 AM
bumblefoot I emailed Lee about an hour... 10-09-2021, 09:23 AM
Jhon The last time I took... 10-09-2021, 10:08 AM
Carbine Churchill 1945 SMLE , drilled... 10-09-2021, 12:30 PM
bumblefoot Re: digital calipers........... 11-09-2021, 01:31 PM
Jhon Don't know about the Bunnings... 11-09-2021, 01:42 PM
bumblefoot I used to always clean the... 11-09-2021, 01:45 PM
grandpamac Greetings Bumblefoot, I... 11-09-2021, 03:04 PM
bumblefoot Thanks; the one I bought has... 11-09-2021, 03:22 PM
grandpamac Greetings Bumblefoot, Just... 11-09-2021, 04:43 PM
bumblefoot "7.7mm rimmed Creedmoor" :D... 11-09-2021, 04:54 PM
Frogfeatures Hang on to the PPU brass, its... 11-09-2021, 05:12 PM
bumblefoot I have been as that's what... 11-09-2021, 05:34 PM
bumblefoot mimms2 Brilliant idea. I'd... 12-09-2021, 08:54 AM
Micky Duck some of us decide seating... 12-09-2021, 12:01 PM
bumblefoot Micky Duck It was so... 12-09-2021, 12:47 PM
Micky Duck the day we stop learning,is... 12-09-2021, 01:51 PM
bumblefoot One step closer to reloading... 14-09-2021, 05:36 PM
Micky Duck love that companies mission... 14-09-2021, 05:43 PM
Jhon And yet they have never been... 14-09-2021, 05:57 PM
bumblefoot Micky Duck Will do. I... 14-09-2021, 05:49 PM
bumblefoot 178600 178601 14-09-2021, 05:53 PM
Micky Duck 38.4grns fit in a 2.8CC spoon... 14-09-2021, 06:01 PM
bumblefoot I've got some Hornady scales... 14-09-2021, 06:04 PM
bumblefoot Arthur McBride That's... 14-09-2021, 06:36 PM
bumblefoot And.... another step! Picked... 15-09-2021, 07:17 PM
bumblefoot It may have been built in... 17-09-2021, 06:24 PM
bumblefoot I love the old girl.... It's... 17-09-2021, 06:33 PM
grandpamac Greetings Bumblefoot,... 17-09-2021, 06:58 PM
Micky Duck you could always fit... 17-09-2021, 06:43 PM
bumblefoot Geez; everyone calm down... 18-09-2021, 07:20 AM
grandpamac Greetings Bumblefoot, I'm... 18-09-2021, 08:50 PM
Jhon Well done Wallabies!.Go hard... 18-09-2021, 10:59 PM
bumblefoot Bloody hell; enough of the... 19-09-2021, 08:20 AM
Jhon Time for a couple of yellow... 19-09-2021, 11:25 AM
Marty Henry Well I like lee enfields and... 19-09-2021, 08:45 AM
bumblefoot Marty Henry I know of 2 goats... 19-09-2021, 08:57 AM
bumblefoot Oops; wrong pic 178959 19-09-2021, 08:59 AM
akaroa1 I would dearly love to own a... 19-09-2021, 12:34 PM
Danger Mouse 179051 Enfield are awesome. 19-09-2021, 01:19 PM
PadLo Fucking awesome! 19-09-2021, 05:31 PM
Maxx Wow....a couple that old... 19-09-2021, 07:14 PM
Danger Mouse Photo courtesy of the owner.... 19-09-2021, 07:28 PM
Cordite The Arisaka is two piece... 19-09-2021, 03:07 PM
grandpamac Stop it you smooth talking... 19-09-2021, 04:16 PM
akaroa1 grandpamac I have a good... 19-09-2021, 05:24 PM
bumblefoot grandpamac It'd be... 19-09-2021, 04:56 PM
grandpamac Greetings bumblefoot, I... 19-09-2021, 05:11 PM
bumblefoot Those 2 goats are pretty... 19-09-2021, 04:59 PM
norsk Here is one of mine. ... 19-09-2021, 05:11 PM
norsk The thin barrel was designed... 19-09-2021, 05:57 PM
grandpamac 179098 Greetings All, Here... 19-09-2021, 06:57 PM
bumblefoot A silly little video of the... 19-09-2021, 11:32 PM
Jhon Excellent! Well done and thks... 20-09-2021, 08:30 AM
bumblefoot grandpamac How cool is this?... 08-10-2021, 10:58 AM
grandpamac bumblefoot you are a very bad... 08-10-2021, 12:46 PM
Micky Duck pretty sure I know where a... 09-10-2021, 07:59 PM
bumblefoot grandpamac :D I'd probably... 08-10-2021, 02:29 PM
grandpamac Greetings Again bumblefoot,... 08-10-2021, 03:39 PM
Micky Duck @Bublefoot......a 7.62x39mm... 09-10-2021, 08:01 PM
grandpamac Greetings Micky Duck, I... 10-10-2021, 07:17 AM
Micky Duck so this diagnosis may well be... 10-10-2021, 08:47 PM
grandpamac Greetings Micky Duck, I read... 13-10-2021, 01:53 PM
Guest For some reason Ive got a... 09-10-2021, 08:32 PM
bumblefoot Micky Duck There is a 45/70... 10-10-2021, 10:23 PM
Guest Your a bit early 11-10-2021, 06:42 AM
Danger Mouse It's a bot 11-10-2021, 07:03 AM
bumblefoot Arthur McBride Warms the... 12-10-2021, 06:00 PM
NZscopes Boss&Co 303 at Holts auction... 17-10-2021, 10:11 AM
paremata Something a bit different, an... 17-10-2021, 01:03 PM
Lucky 303 double rifle would be the... 17-10-2021, 02:00 PM
Micky Duck Bakail make double... 17-10-2021, 07:09 PM
bumblefoot I once used the Hornady 174gr... 18-10-2021, 04:26 PM
Tedz50 I was offered a 30 06 double... 18-10-2021, 08:02 PM
akaroa1 I just thought it was time to... 28-12-2021, 09:07 AM
Scout I have a nice Martini action,... 28-12-2021, 09:22 AM
akaroa1 @@Scout That MG barrel is... 28-12-2021, 09:34 AM
grandpamac Greetings Scout, If I may... 28-12-2021, 02:29 PM
Scout grandpamac lol yes I reckoned... 28-12-2021, 02:45 PM
grandpamac Greetings Scout, Thanks for... 28-12-2021, 05:10 PM
dogmatix Sure I've posted this else... 28-12-2021, 11:06 AM
Micky Duck if you think about it,a two... 28-12-2021, 06:11 PM
grandpamac Greetings Micky and Scout,... 29-12-2021, 08:07 AM
JohnDuxbury Try 220 grain .308 bullets in... 28-12-2021, 06:13 PM
Scout Yes I use a few of those in... 28-12-2021, 08:46 PM
bumblefoot I went bush for the day for... 18-02-2022, 08:31 PM
Sideshow This one’s up for auction. ... 18-02-2022, 09:28 PM
JohnDuxbury Sigh. They're called... 19-02-2022, 12:21 AM
bumblefoot I've just uploaded a new vid... 25-04-2022, 11:29 AM
bumblefoot My new baby! A BSA 1916 .303... 24-05-2022, 05:58 PM
Jhon I think we need to get... 24-05-2022, 06:47 PM
bumblefoot Should do eh. I still need to... 24-05-2022, 07:00 PM
Jhon Ha, thought I'd have to come... 24-05-2022, 10:33 PM
Tahr What would happen if you took... 24-05-2022, 06:57 PM
bumblefoot Tahr Pretty good I'd say. My... 24-05-2022, 07:05 PM
Cordite Tahr, shoot your .303... 24-05-2022, 11:42 PM
grandpamac Greetins All, I think I have... 25-05-2022, 02:18 PM
Double tap I was given a long branch no... 25-05-2022, 07:17 PM
JohnDuxbury Tahr, my .303 has an... 31-05-2022, 10:40 AM
JohnDuxbury I am thinking of putting one... 31-05-2022, 10:50 AM
XR500 My old fully wooded free... 31-05-2022, 07:58 PM
Nzcoup1 Sounds good, will take her. 31-05-2022, 09:10 PM
Pengy I sent you a PM with contact... 01-06-2022, 07:33 PM
6x47 The big issue is that they... 26-05-2022, 09:00 AM
Jhon Treat them like a bow, get... 26-05-2022, 09:21 AM
6x47 .. 26-05-2022, 09:01 AM
300_BLK i ike many would love a ruger... 26-05-2022, 10:59 AM
akaroa1 Sort of an old school Ruger... 30-05-2022, 11:13 PM
grandpamac akaroa1, You are a very bad... 31-05-2022, 05:43 PM
akaroa1 grandpamac I'm genuinely... 31-05-2022, 07:00 PM
grandpamac I am part of that extensive... 31-05-2022, 05:25 PM
Danger Mouse 198195 303 no4 mk2 at 100m 31-05-2022, 05:44 PM
akaroa1 [/quote] Contemporary reports... 03-06-2022, 03:14 PM
rockland very cool akaroa1 I read a... 30-05-2022, 11:50 PM
akaroa1 Well rockland you don't see... 31-05-2022, 12:54 AM
JohnDuxbury Goddamit where do you find... 31-05-2022, 10:56 AM
akaroa1 JohnDuxbury the RRB #5s are... 31-05-2022, 12:04 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Finnwolf View Post
    This thread made me dig out my 1942 Long Branch ‘3-oh’ that had been sporterised and barrel shortened and what looks like a home made foresight, the rear is still has the two position battlesight.

    Forgotten it has the two groove rifling (in average condition)

    Were many two grooves made and what accuracy did they have?
    I've heard of some No 4 (T) two-groovers.

    It was a manufacturing expediency to only cut two grooves, as rifling machines cut one groove at a time, but the two-groove barrels had to be shown to pass accuracy standards or this timesaving idea would simply not have been given approval.

    Once button rifling came in, where each groove is made simultaneously by drawing or pushing a button through the barrel there was no advantage in two groove rifling. If anything, for button rifling it would take extreme force to make 2 deep+wide grooves rather than 5 or 6 small grooves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Finnwolf View Post
    This thread made me dig out my 1942 Long Branch ‘3-oh’ that had been sporterised and barrel shortened and what looks like a home made foresight, the rear is still has the two position battlesight.

    Forgotten it has the two groove rifling (in average condition)

    Were many two grooves made and what accuracy did they have?
    Greetings @Finnwolf,
    There were a lot of two groove barrels made during WW2 in Canada and the US. Target shooters used to replace two groove barrels with the more normal 5 groove thinking the two groove ones were a war time expedient and must be crap. That has not been my experience. My Longbranch scoped .303 had a very rough two groove that shot really well. It was just a pig to clean. Fortunately I had a mint two groove barrel in the cupboard so had it screwed in. It shot even better, around a MoA with my soft loads and the 174 grain round nose. The .303 two groove barrel dimensions are quite weird with very deep narrow grooves but they generally give good accuracy and long service life. I won't be parting with mine.
    Regards Grandpamac.

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    My 42 Longbranch No4Mk1* is 2 groove. Shoots stupidly accurately.

    Here's my 1917 III* sporter mentioned earlier in the thread..

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    Quote Originally Posted by dogmatix View Post
    My 42 Longbranch No4Mk1* is 2 groove. Shoots stupidly accurately.

    Here's my 1917 III* sporter mentioned earlier in the thread..

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    Nice!
    My Mk111 looks just like yours, my sporterised Long Branch has a nicely made custom butt, unfortunately the comb is still too low. (As are normal Lee-Enfield)
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    Quote Originally Posted by dogmatix View Post
    My 42 Longbranch No4Mk1* is 2 groove. Shoots stupidly accurately.

    Here's my 1917 III* sporter mentioned earlier in the thread..

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    My first fullbore range rifle was a 2 groove Longbranch. I was never disadvantaged by it being 2 groove and it shot well at all ranges. Our club shot out to 800 yards. Other club members had imported A J Parkers (some purchased on trips to the UK) and Fulton Regulated. Also many imported Ball Burnished barrels to rebarrel their rifles.
    My 2 groover was virtually brand new barrel wise and only had some stock damage from square bashing. Paid £5.00 ex Linton Army Camp. Those were the days.

    I later shot with a Fulton Regulated 1954 Fazakerley.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AMac View Post
    Great thread - the 3 O is such a part of hunting history in NZ great to see such enthusiasm for the old rifles.

    When my Dad died I ended up with his sporterized SMLE which he did a lot of hunting with in the 1950's to 1960's in Canterbury where he had access to a property in Lees Valley I think the owner of the property's name was Less Burnett. Dad used to reckon that in summer he would hop on his motor bike after knocking off work and ride up to the valley with the rifle over his back and reckon he could have a deer well before dark. It had a parker hale aperture site adjustable for windage and elevation, initially he shot it right hand, but when that eye weakened he swapped over and shot it left hand - something the feels so uncomfortable to me. Eventually he put a 4x Nikko Sterling scope on it that I gave him but I can't remember if he went back to shooting with his right eye. He could shoot pretty well with it - I can remember him knocking goats off a bluff up behind the bach shooting off his knees would have been 1970's - I have since ranged these at 400m+ he said he was taught to shoot when he had to do compulsory military training in the 1950's after leaving school.

    It spent along time in the ceiling space above their garage - when I got the rifle I could see a long dark patch half way down the barrel and no amount of cleaning made any difference took it to the range and could hardly hit a A4 sheet of paper at 50m.

    It would be cool to get the old cannon shooting again - could anyone suggest the best place to look at picking up a replacement barrel ?
    Wait for a cheap sporter to pop up on trademe and go inspect the barrel. New ones are pretty expensive and usually come from USA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Russian 22. View Post
    Wait for a cheap sporter to pop up on trademe and go inspect the barrel. New ones are pretty expensive and usually come from USA.
    Don't Criterion have them in NZ? Around $650-$800??
    I know a lot but it seems less every day...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jhon View Post
    Don't Criterion have them in NZ? Around $650-$800??
    yes, I was more talking about NOS which is very rare. Occasionally decent second hand pops up

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jhon View Post
    Don't Criterion have them in NZ? Around $650-$800??
    Out of stock last time I checked

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    Greetings AMac,
    I think you said that the rifle is scoped. If so cutting a couple of inches of the barrel and re crowning could work wonders. Way cheaper than replacing the barrel.
    Regards Grandpamac.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grandpamac View Post
    Greetings AMac,
    I think you said that the rifle is scoped. If so cutting a couple of inches of the barrel and re crowning could work wonders. Way cheaper than replacing the barrel.
    Regards Grandpamac.
    Hi Grandpamac

    Thought of that but the dark area if nicely half way down for a good 150 mm so not much left after chopping.

    Cheers

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    Greetings All,
    With this thread now up to 230 posts it would be safe to say that there is still interest in hunting with a .303 even if largely ceremonial. Most of those posting seem to have a few years on the clock and may need a scope to be confident on taking a shot in what appears to us to be gloomy conditions. Scoping Lee Enfields is a bit tricky so I thought I should share what little I have learnt over the years.
    No1 rifles have usually been scoped using the Parker Hale base made for that purpose. One that I had done many years ago had high rings and I had always assumed that this was needed for the bolt to clear the scope. There was a No1 bolt in the cupboard and a couple of No 4 rifles so a check was made.
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    The No4 bolt is on the left and the No1 on the right. I popped the No4 bolt into its rifle and there was plenty of clearance so I screwed the bolt head of the No1 bolt and here it is in the No4.
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    The scope is a 2.5 power Lyman and the base is a No1 base that has been modified to fit the No4. It is quite rigid and shoots well and maintains its zero. It looks as though the low rings could be used for some scopes on the No 1. Check and see.
    I have never liked the Parker Hale bases for the No4 as they seem to be lacking in rigidity. A rail type base modified to fit the bridge would seem preferable. A barrel mounted scout type scope would be better still.
    Others may wish to respond with their scope solutions for the .303.
    Regards Grandpamac.

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    @grandpamac

    Removed the PH rail, instead put a mini red dot on a short length of weaver rail placed over the chamber, using the PH screw holes. Not sure you can call it a scout configuration as it's not a telescopic sight. Overall more elegant, beats iron sights, and stripper clips can be used again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    @grandpamac

    Removed the PH rail, instead put a mini red dot on a short length of weaver rail placed over the chamber, using the PH screw holes. Not sure you can call it a scout configuration as it's not a telescopic sight. Overall more elegant, beats iron sights, and stripper clips can be used again.
    Greetings @Cordite,
    I thought about red dot sights but have no experience with them so made no comment. Glad to hear it is working for you.
    Regards Grandpamac.

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    Well I scored a Lee Loader for the old 303 so am looking to start reloading for it again. Trust me to begin reloading when powder is as common as rocking horse s**t.... Anyway; powder's "meant" to be arriving next month.

    I don't suppose anyone has a pdf or a jpeg of a modern 303 Lee Loader powder chart? There is one pic in a thread on the forum but it's too small to see. The model I have is older and many of the powders seem to be obsolete. I used to use IMR4895 in it shooting Hornady 174gr round noses. It was a minimum load as I used it originally as a pig bail gun (16.5inch barrel I think). But it sure knocked over deer and pigs too!

    I scored a box of Speer Hot-Cor 150 to use in it. The last box Gunworks had so I'm interested to see what it'll shoot like with them. It likes Highland 150 factory ammo. I'm thinking of picking up a set of Hornady Balance Beam scales too for experimentation. I was thinking about ADI 2206h or 2208 for it. But I see the ADI site doesn't have load data on it now; you have to buy the manual

    When I was in my 20's I used to load for the 303 and 270. I used a Lee Loader for the 303 and a press for the 270. I stupidly sold all my reloading gear when on a bit of a hunting hiatus.... I also stupidly sold my Ruger M77 270 then too. Something I've regretted all of these years... Hindsight is wonderful.... Could never have sold the three-oh though! I bought it when I was 18; so have had it for over 40-years. If I had the m77 it would be 40-years old too......

    I used IMR4895 in the 303 and H4831 for the 270. Now I have a 308, 223 and 303 but will probably only handload for the 303. More for the fun than anything else. I quite like the idea of shooting a goat/pig/deer with handloads through a 77-year old rifle and then processing, smoking and curing etc everything from it. Sounds silly, but will be fun.

 

 

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