.303 british bullets

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Looking for a good source for .303 british bullets suitable for hunting at a decent price for reloading. Would like them to be in the 174-180 is grain range, little over over little under wouldn't bother me. Looked at the big two retailers but most of it seems to be in the 150 range. Solid coppers would be best but i'm open minded if there are good alternatives.
Daniel
 
Daniel, you need to go onto the big bullet makers web pages and search their .311 and .312 bullets. Hornady, Winchester, they are out there. Sierra makes a target "MatchKing" in 174 gn., I believe. I have those and they shoot wonderfully well. Dave
 
For hunting, you can't go wrong with Woodleigh bullets, Hornady and Speer. They all make the bullets. I use the Hornady 174 gr HPBT for target shooting.
Trade ex have (had) the Woodleigh bullets in stock. They also had HPBT bullets in bulk.
 
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When you figure in the cost of a box of Woodleigh bullets then the shipping you'd be better off buying a bullet mold.The price of jacketed bullets has gotten stupid...........Harold Anyone that can afford to plink with jacketed must have won a lottery
 
To those who told him to use cast bullets. The man has a 303 British for hunting. If he uses cast, the best he can expect is 30-30 performance. I doubt if that is what he wants.
I don't think bullets have gone up all that much. Just bought a box of 100 Speer Hot Core, 30 claibre 165 grain, for $30 plus tax. Plenty of bullets in one box to sight in, have a few training sessions with it, then have lots left over for hunting.
 
Can't find any decent .303 in central AB lately........scooped a box of .311 Sierra's at the Red Deer show but the stores have no stock.Even no sale sports in Calgary had diddley........................Harold I'm gonna try paper patching some .30 cal just for an experiment
 
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To those who told him to use cast bullets. The man has a 303 British for hunting. If he uses cast, the best he can expect is 30-30 performance. I doubt if that is what he wants.
I don't think bullets have gone up all that much. Just bought a box of 100 Speer Hot Core, 30 claibre 165 grain, for $30 plus tax. Plenty of bullets in one box to sight in, have a few training sessions with it, then have lots left over for hunting.
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Now, Bruce, there you go getting all sensible again!
 
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"...Solid coppers would be best..." You'll have to make 'em. Barnes doesn't make one.
Assuming you have a Lee-Enfield, slug the barrel before you do anything. Their barrels can measure from .311" to .315" and still be considered to be ok. Over .315" is considered shot out. Then use the closest diameter.
Steve at .303british.com, seasonally, makes 200 grain .313" and .314" bullets.
Do not use match bullets for hunting anything but varmints. They're not designed to expand.
 
Steve hasn't made any for two years as he said there was no demand.....Barnes does make a 150gr .311 X bullet..............Harold
 
The British always said that the .303 shot its best with bullets made to the upper limit of tolerance (.312") than they did with smaller diameters.

Hornady makes a very nice 150 that shoots rather well from half a dozen or so of mine. Nice thing is that you can seat 'em out so the whole cannelure shows and you still don't crowd the leade.

Sierra 180s are what my Ross prefers (as do a couple or six Lees). I load down with these, 37 to 38 grains of IMR-4895, depending on the rifle, seated to the OAL of a Ball round. Come out at about 2250 ft/sec, which is the actual by-test most accurate velocity for the .303.

Either of these bullets will do a nice job hunting, the 150 Hornadys on deer, the Sierras for moose, elk and other large, unfriendly things.

Have fun!
 
I'm going to bring in some Sierra 303 .311 150gr SPT Prohunter bullets in the next couple of weeks. I have some FMJBT bullets in stock right now.
I'm going to try for some cheaper SP bullets also. Check out my WTS post link below.
Regards, Henry
 
Probably what I use most of in a pair of Jungle Carbines I have are Hornady 174gr RN. The last batch I picked up at P&d or WSS in Edmonton and the sticker says $33.oo. A while back I picked up some Woodleigh 215gr through Corlanes in Dawson Creek, but they're a little on the pricey side by comparisson. I've also used the Sierra 180gr spitzer but accuracy wise I find the Hornady 174's a little better. It may be that the Sierra are 0.311" whereas the Hornady and Woodleigh are 0.312" and my rifles 'like' that slightly bigger diameter bullet.
 
Friend of mine has a No1 Mk3 that keyholes factory ammo, but shoots the Hornady .312 just fine with 42 gr of 4320.

Two things in play here: it is slightly larger diameter, and much shorter because it is a round nose.

Ted
 
Johnn Peterson said:
Probably what I use most of in a pair of Jungle Carbines I have are Hornady 174gr RN. The last batch I picked up at P&d or WSS in Edmonton and the sticker says $33.oo. A while back I picked up some Woodleigh 215gr through Corlanes in Dawson Creek, but they're a little on the pricey side by comparisson. I've also used the Sierra 180gr spitzer but accuracy wise I find the Hornady 174's a little better. It may be that the Sierra are 0.311" whereas the Hornady and Woodleigh are 0.312" and my rifles 'like' that slightly bigger diameter bullet.
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Well, as per the details I've posted above, I still have those Hdy 174gr RN in an unopened box of 100. An EMT of $35.00 will get em to your door.

Anyone interested can PM me. SOLD.
 
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