Thread: Lee Enfields and the 30-40 Krag.

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

I remember reading 70's Aussie Sporting Shooter mags and Nick Harvey used to talk about 303's rebarrelled to 30-30. Something to do with firearm regulations if I remember right...

It was due to a restriction after WWII in NSW on ownership of military calibres. Not sure if any other states imposed the law.

No so much 30-30s but the classic one was 7.7x54 which I think was shortening the chamber by taking up the standard barrel by 1 turn, which got them around the law.
And of course it spawned all the rifles using the military actions but fitted with barrels chambered in 303/25, 303/270, 303/22?.

I think only graziers and pest controllers could still own a rifle in 303B.