Thread: 303 markings

Originally Posted by BushHunter

Thanks for the link NZShoota, Really good info there. gundoc thanks for your input, you know your stuff. What you have said is what I pretty much read in the link. Yep it's a BSA and been rebarreled at some stage, it's got HV stamped in front of the rear sight. Different PB numbers and bolt number is different again. I was told it was used as a home guard rifle, but theres no HG stamped anywhere. Rifle belonged to my grandfather and it spent the majority of its life hunting in the Wairarapa.

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Still shootable?
Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Still shootable?
Grandpamac.

Years ago I put a couple of rounds through a ph book at 50 yards, they went through sideways. I will get it checked over one day. It would be nice to get it out for a last hunt.

Originally Posted by BushHunter

Years ago I put a couple of rounds through a ph book at 50 yards, they went through sideways. I will get it checked over one day. It would be nice to get it out for a last hunt.

A real basic test - how far does a projectile on a loaded round go into the muzzle. If it goes up to the start of the case neck mmmm......

Originally Posted by zimmer

A real basic test - how far does a projectile on a loaded round go into the muzzle. If it goes up to the start of the case neck mmmm......

All the way! I'm guessing just maybe a cut an recrown of barrel may help here? Also what other checks, Headspace?

Originally Posted by BushHunter

All the way! I'm guessing just maybe a cut an recrown of barrel may help here? Also what other checks, Headspace?

If a loaded round goes into the muzzle right to the case mouth, then before you reach for the hacksaw use a kinetic puller and try and drop the round into the barrel. It MAY JUST drop all the way through and you can drop your plans of shortening the barrel for no gain. You may just need oversize bullets to make it shoot better.

(Also... you may not wish to invest in a set of full wood for it, but market forces will tell you that eventually the thing becomes valuable enough to do so -- whether by you or your grandkids is the only question)