Thread: Pump 223

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Yes but it got the arse thanks to the cartridge that was proposed for it its recoil and the fact that Cordite removed rifling quickly thanks to the high speed and high pressure coupled to the poms being reluctant to abandon huge inventories. So it was retooled to 303 and did its best work with the Americans as the P14 and as sniper rifles.

Greetings All,
The .276 Enfield cartridge was a cracker though. Not much chop as a military cartridge but wouldn't have looked out of place in a modern rifle. A 7 mm semi short magnum.
Grandpamac.